Source: Franklin (1975)
Franklin KJ. 1975. Comments on Proto-Engan. In SA Wurm, Ed. New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study: Papuan languages and the New Guinea linguistic scene. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, pp. 263-275.
Provided Lexicon:
| ID | Language | Word | Entry | Source Gloss | Annotation | Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80857 | Enga | bird | yáka | |||
| 80626 | Ipili | you pl. (pronoun d:2p) | yakaba | |||
| 80534 | Ipili | they (pronoun d:3p) | yakaba | |||
| 80598 | Fasu | what? | yakapa | |||
| 81014 | Wiru | to go | yakó | |||
| 80294 | Huli | chin | yanga | chin | chin | |
| 80292 | Samberigi | chin | yankake | chin | chin | |
| 80383 | Fasu | name | yano | |||
| 80876 | Fasu | louse | yapani | |||
| 80668 | Wiru | house | yapù | |||
| 80948 | Wiru | to hear | yatekò | |||
| 81080 | Wiru | to laugh | yáu toko | |||
| 80536 | Fasu | they (pronoun d:3p) | yi | |||
| 80687 | Ipili | pig | yia | |||
| 81051 | Fasu | to cough | yiyoko ane | |||
| 80582 | Angal | we dual (pronoun d:1p, dual) | yɔ | |||
| 81058 | Huli | dry (be dry) | yo bira | |||
| 80850 | Wiru | tree | yomò | |||
| 80354 | Wiru | hand | yono | hand | hand | |
| 80712 | Samberigi | earth/soil | yu | |||
| 80903 | Huli | to hold (in hand) | yu bia | |||
| 80893 | Huli | to catch | yu bia | |||
| 80715 | Ipili | earth/soil | yuu | |||
| 80713 | Enga | earth/soil | yúu |