Source: McElhanon (1967)
McElhanon, K.A. 1967. Preliminary Observations on Huon Peninsula Languages. Oceanic Linguistics. 6, 1-45.
Provided Lexicon:
| ID | Language | Word | Entry | Source Gloss | Annotation | Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91096 | Borong | good | auaa | good | good | |
| 92384 | Borong | to blow (wind) | uu- | (he) blows | (he) blows | |
| 91614 | Borong | head | osoga- | (its) head | (its) head | |
| 91572 | Borong | meat (flesh) | busi- | (its) meat | (its) meat | |
| 90942 | Borong | hair | dzui- | (its) hair | (its) hair | |
| 92104 | Borong | to vomit | lon- | (he) vomits | (he) vomits | |
| 91964 | Borong | lake | aŋgoŋ | lake | lake | |
| 92272 | Borong | to sew | euŋme- | (she) sews | (she) sews | |
| 92188 | Borong | warm/hot | geriawok | warm | warm | |
| 90802 | Borong | small | meraak | small | small | |
| 92216 | Borong | brother | dat- | (his) brother | (his) brother | |
| 91600 | Borong | skin | sele- | (its) skin | (its) skin | |
| 91740 | Borong | right-side | orowak | right (side) | right (side) | |
| 92090 | Borong | to breathe | osoŋgoŋ | (its) breath | (its) breath | |
| 91180 | Borong | not | mende | not | not | |
| 91208 | Borong | road/path | kanak | road | road | |
| 91222 | Borong | water | apuk | water | water | |
| 91236 | Borong | smoke (of fire) | kaasok | smoke | smoke | |
| 91250 | Borong | to hit | kpe- | (he) hit him | (he) hit him | |
| 91264 | Borong | to know (facts) | mo- | (he) knows | (he) knows | |
| 90900 | Borong | heart | bakota | (its) heart | (its) heart | |
| 90886 | Borong | nose | sewaŋ- | (its) nose | (its) nose | |
| 90872 | Borong | belly | keri- | (its) belly | (its) belly | |
| 90928 | Borong | neck | are- | its neck | its neck | |
| 91474 | Borong | man | edzak | man | man | |
| 90844 | Borong | cloud | koosuk | cloud | cloud | |
| 91908 | Borong | short | torodaamoŋ | short | short | |
| 91922 | Borong | wind | haamok | wind | wind | |
| 91880 | Borong | to cut | koto- | (he) cuts | (he) cuts | |
| 91852 | Borong | to wash | soŋgbaŋ- | (he) washes | (he) washes | |
| 90592 | Borong | moon | koiŋ | moon | moon | |
| 92160 | Borong | to spit | sulaak- | (he) spits | (he) spits | |
| 92174 | Borong | old | kerugaha | old | old | |
| 91460 | Borong | woman | embak | woman | woman | |
| 91516 | Borong | tongue | neselaŋ- | (its) tongue | (its) tongue | |
| 91530 | Borong | tooth (front rather than molar) | dzot- | (its) tooth | (its) tooth | |
| 91838 | Borong | to push | kpetanoke- | (he) pushes | (he) pushes | |
| 91726 | Borong | there | endu | there | there | |
| 91712 | Borong | and | ano | and | and | |
| 91824 | Borong | to pull | oro- | (he) pulls | (he) pulls | |
| 92132 | Borong | to suck | bugo- | (he) sucks | (he) sucks | |
| 92118 | Borong | to laugh | dzomo- | (he) laughs | (he) laughs | |
| 90536 | Borong | this | i | this | this | |
| 91796 | Borong | to turn (change one's direction) | meleen- | (he) turns | (he) turns | |
| 91768 | Borong | to hold (in hand) | me- | (he) holds | (he) holds | |
| 91278 | Borong | sand | sakasiŋ | sand | sand | |
| 92314 | Borong | to count | weeŋgo- | (he) counts | (he) counts | |
| 90508 | Borong | what? | namuŋak | what | what | |
| 90564 | Borong | two | woik | two | two | |
| 91404 | Borong | ear | gedza- | (its) ear | (its) ear |