Shaw, RD. 1973. A tentative classification of the languages of the Mt Bosavi region. Pp. 187-214. In Franklin, KJ. (Ed). The Linguistic Situation in the Gulf District and Adjacent Area, Papua New Guinea. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics
Provided Lexicon:
| ID | Language | Word | Entry | Source Gloss | Annotation | Loan |
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| 18960 | Biami | two | aduna | | | |
| 6033 | Onabasulu | warm/hot | harofe | warm | warm | |
| 5733 | Kubo | warm/hot | dofi | warm | warm | |
| 5833 | Samo | warm/hot | dofi | warm | warm | |
| 1239 | Duna | warm/hot | lolo | warm | warm | |
| 5933 | Gobasi (Honibo Dialect) | warm/hot | doif | warm | warm | |
| 1099 | Bogaya | warm/hot | to | warm | warm | |
| 18800 | Gobasi (Bibo Dialect) | warm/hot | doyf | warm | warm | |
| 18700 | Fembe | warm/hot | defi | warm | warm | |
| 18931 | Biami | warm/hot | kiyayi | warm | warm | |
| 2139 | Pare | warm/hot | tee-ga | warm | warm | |
| 1072 | Bogaya | water | paiyuku | | | |
| 2112 | Pare | water | ume | | | |
| 18904 | Biami | water | ha̧lo | | | |
| 5906 | Gobasi (Honibo Dialect) | water | ho̧u̧ | | | |
| 18673 | Fembe | water | hoi | | | |
| 1212 | Duna | water | yu | | | |
| 5806 | Samo | water | ho̧u̧ | | | |
| 6006 | Onabasulu | water | hano | | | |
| 5706 | Kubo | water | hwi̧ | | | |
| 18773 | Gobasi (Bibo Dialect) | water | ho̧u̧ | | | |
| 5978 | Onabasulu | we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl) | nini | | | |
| 1044 | Bogaya | we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl) | inu | | | |
| 1184 | Duna | we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl) | inu | | | |
| 18645 | Fembe | we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl) | abe | | | |
| 18745 | Gobasi (Bibo Dialect) | we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl) | oyo | | | |
| 2084 | Pare | we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl) | nigi | | | |
| 5878 | Gobasi (Honibo Dialect) | we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl) | oye | | | |
| 18876 | Biami | we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl) | ni̧ni̧ | | | |
| 5678 | Kubo | we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl) | oye | | | |
| 5778 | Samo | we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl) | oye | | | |
| 5755 | Kubo | what? | boda | | | |
| 18822 | Gobasi (Bibo Dialect) | what? | ka | | | |
| 18722 | Fembe | what? | gamekae | | | |
| 2161 | Pare | what? | naganewo | | | |
| 6055 | Onabasulu | what? | ena | | | |
| 5855 | Samo | what? | kokoba | | | |
| 18953 | Biami | what? | adi | | | |
| 1121 | Bogaya | what? | gemena | | | |
| 1261 | Duna | what? | aki | | | |
| 5955 | Gobasi (Honibo Dialect) | what? | kaba | | | |
| 5929 | Gobasi (Honibo Dialect) | white | olote | | | |
| 18927 | Biami | white | ahiya | | | |
| 1235 | Duna | white | peo | | | |
| 2135 | Pare | white | go-gene | | | |
| 6029 | Onabasulu | white | holu | | | |
| 18696 | Fembe | white | adodigi | | | |
| 1095 | Bogaya | white | kakala | | | |
| 18796 | Gobasi (Bibo Dialect) | white | seguwab | | | |
| 5729 | Kubo | white | kowoko | | | |
