| 87016 | Mailu (Borebo Dialect) | lolololo | | | Thomson (1975) | |
| 88386 | Mailu (Darava Dialect) | lolololo | | | Thomson (1975) | |
| 88112 | Mailu (Delebai Dialect) | lolololo | | | Thomson (1975) | |
| 87290 | Mailu (Domara Dialect) | lolololo | | | Thomson (1975) | |
| 87838 | Mailu (Geagea Dialect) | lolololo | | | Thomson (1975) | |
| 86468 | Mailu (Ilai Dialect) | lolololo | | | Thomson (1975) | |
| 86742 | Mailu (Island Dialect) | lolololo | | | Thomson (1975) | |
| 221339 | Maiwa | me 'yoine | | | SIL (1973) | |
| 259493 | Maria (Maranomu Dialect) | ukua- | | | Dutton (1970) | swim |
| 259496 | Maria | ʔoru gena- | | | Dutton (1970) | swim |
| 76871 | Mbaniata | vazoa | swim | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 76870 | Mbaniata | ria | bathe | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 76783 | Mbaniata (Lokuru Dialect) | riaia | bathe | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 76782 | Mbaniata (Lokuru Dialect) | ria | swim | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 76521 | Mbilua | lilitɔ | bathe | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 76523 | Mbilua | ruazo | swim | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 76522 | Mbilua | siusiutɔ | bathe | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 76320 | Mbilua (Ndovele Dialect) | ruazo | swim | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 76319 | Mbilua (Ndovele Dialect) | siusiuto | bathe | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 302 | Mena | mu taꝑuta·mau | | | Franklin (1973) | |
| 4830 | Menya | eqa hakiqi | [kiq] underlined | | Lloyd (1973) | |
| 218405 | Migabac | je misa iluŋkegac | | | SIL (1975) | |
| 3099 | Minanibai | koroi | | | Franklin (1973) | |
| 29611 | Molof | inseai | | | Voorhoeve (1971) | |
| 3518 | Morigi | oluʔo | | | Wurm (1973) | |
| 259497 | Motu | nahu- | | | Dutton (1970) | swim |
| 14873 | Mountain Koiari | etova- | swim | | Dutton (2010) | |
| 3416 | Mubami | e′ege′o | | | Franklin (1973) | |
| 214141 | Nakai | ʔɑˈɽɑd̪nɛm | | | Hughes (2009) | |
| 17303 | Northeast Kiwai (Arigibi Dialect) | 'a:bu | | | Wurm (1973) | |
| 31491 | Northeast Kiwai (Gibaio Dialect) | 'óřuo | | | Wurm (1973) | |
| 2998 | Northeast Kiwai (Gope Dialect) | oruʔo | | | Wurm (1973) | |
| 1014 | Northeast Kiwai (Urama Dialect) | oruʔoi | | | Wurm (1973) | |
| 16353 | Odoodee (Hesif Dialect) | hɔ̃wɔ̃ tuabeye | | | Shaw (1986) | |
| 16253 | Odoodee (Kalamo Dialect) | tabiyaye | | | Shaw (1986) | |
| 75456 | Oirata | 'naʔajɛ | | | Taber (1993) | |
| 3723 | Omati | mowatofe | | | Franklin (1973) | |
| 6048 | Onabasulu | (hanodasasu) | | | Shaw (1973) | |
| 16153 | Onabasulu | tasafe | | | Shaw (1986) | |
| 4616 | Opao | ma veveve | | | Brown (1973) | |
| 4036 | Orokolo (Kaipi Dialect) | ariveai | | | Brown (1973) | |
| 4720 | Orokolo | ma hara | | | Brown (1973) | |
| 16053 | Pare | ume ʔida | | | Shaw (1986) | |
| 2154 | Pare | ume ʔi-da | | | Shaw (1973) | |
| 5234 | Pawaia | sa soʔořawe | | | Macdonald (1973) | |
| 117 | Pawaia | onasuɛ | | | Trefry (1969) | |
| 54864 | Proto-Binandere | *siw- | swim | | Smallhorn (2011) | |
| 206750 | Proto-Eleman | *sola | | | Ross (2014) | swim |
| 14871 | Proto-Koiarian | *(e,i)so- | | | Dutton (2010) | |
| 211528 | Proto-Oceanic | *kakaʀu | [?] | | Blust (1993) | |
