Source: McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)
McElhanon, KA & Voorhoeve, CL. 1970. The Trans-New Guinea Phylum: Explorations in deep-level genetic relationships. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
Provided Lexicon:
| ID | Language | Word | Entry | Source Gloss | Annotation | Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155190 | Nukna | sand | son | sand | ||
| 155289 | Nukna | nose | kuruk | nose | ||
| 155401 | Nukna | noontime | yap | noontime | ||
| 155495 | Nukna | mouth | miluwʌ | mouth | ||
| 155596 | Nukna | new | milak | new | ||
| 155678 | Nukna | man | ama | man | ||
| 158369 | Nukna | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | wa | he-she | ||
| 158598 | Nukna | breast | muk | breast | ||
| 158270 | Nukna | warm/hot | ɔŋɔlɔŋɔ | warm | ||
| 157807 | Nukna | to tie | haro | to-tie | ||
| 158491 | Nukna | water | imi | water | ||
| 157903 | Nukna | name | hut | name | ||
| 157995 | Nukna | straight | kɔndɔŋ | straight | ||
| 158091 | Nukna | knee | turuk | knee | ||
| 157721 | Nukna | to shoot | tʌraƀe | to-shoot | ||
| 158184 | Nukna | long | mulaŋ | long | ||
| 158020 | Nuk | straight | dindim | straight | ||
| 158397 | Nuk | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | ɛn | he-she | ||
| 157836 | Nuk | to tie | parakŋʌ | to-tie | ||
| 157747 | Nuk | to shoot | tʌlama | to-shoot | ||
| 158520 | Nuk | water | eme | water | ||
| 158300 | Nuk | warm/hot | koŋgom | warm | ||
| 157932 | Nuk | name | mane | name | ||
| 158628 | Nuk | breast | nom | breast | ||
| 158208 | Nuk | long | atiri | long | ||
| 157269 | Nuk | to eat | na | to-eat | ||
| 157661 | Nuk | older sister | ʌwit | older-sister | ||
| 156915 | Nuk | eye | daon | eye | ||
| 157139 | Nuk | fire | miyɛt | fire | ||
| 157452 | Nuk | stone | kawat | stone | ||
| 157027 | Nuk | star | dzʌmaraŋgʌn | star | ||
| 157550 | Nuk | we (pronoun d:1p) | ni | we | ||
| 156809 | Nuk | fingernail | pindzul | fingernail | ||
| 157454 | Nuk | stone | kɔkɔwɔdʌ | stone | ||
| 157369 | Nuk | tooth (front rather than molar) | mɛ | tooth | ||
| 160175 | Nuk | road/path | terak | road | ||
| 160356 | Nuk | foot | kesir | foot | ||
| 160080 | Nuk | you (pronoun d:2s) | dʌk | you | ||
| 159820 | Nuk | ashes | koloŋ | ashes | ||
| 159711 | Nuk | I (pronoun d:1s) | nʌk | i | ||
| 160453 | Nuk | to burn (intrans.) | se | to-burn | ||
| 160355 | Nuk | arm | ki | arm | ||
| 156183 | Nuk | wing | papao | wing | ||
| 156595 | Nuk | smoke (of fire) | seku | smoke | ||
| 156712 | Nuk | wind | sɛsɛrɛ | wind | ||
| 156711 | Nuk | wind | guk | wind | ||
| 156378 | Nuk | spittle | iwit | spittle | ||
| 156377 | Nuk | spittle | matuk | spittle | ||
| 156275 | Nuk | hair | dʌǥʌm | hair | ||
| 155859 | Nuk | older brother | dal | older-brother |