Some lexical reconstructions by Usher (2020) are:[1]
gloss
Proto-Gondu River
head
*toxom
hair
*upm
ear
*itipaːm
eye
*sakam
nose
*jup
tooth
*o[x/ɣ]om
tongue
*maetap
foot/leg
*apit
blood
*jes
bone
*nomop
skin/bark
*pip
breast
*etum
louse
*num
dog
*epe
pig
*wakum
bird
*suopam
egg
*map-jaxam
tree/wood
*wom
man/person
*jo[k]
woman
*enop
sun
*taːm
moon
*xa[x/ɣ]atam
water
*o[x/ɣ]om
fire
*atu
stone
*maitn
path
*kamein
name
*na[k]
eat
*xapti
one
*pa[x/ɣ]amo[x/k]
two
*tousiki
Vocabulary comparison
The following basic vocabulary words are from McElhanon & Voorhoeve (1970)[3] and Voorhoeve (1971, 1975),[4][5] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:[6]
^McElhanon, K.A. and Voorhoeve, C.L. The Trans-New Guinea Phylum: Explorations in deep-level genetic relationships. B-16, vi + 112 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1970. doi:10.15144/PL-B16
^Voorhoeve, C.L. "Miscellaneous Notes on Languages in West Irian, New Guinea". In Dutton, T., Voorhoeve, C. and Wurm, S.A. editors, Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 14. A-28:47-114. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1971. doi:10.15144/PL-A28.47
^Voorhoeve, C.L. Languages of Irian Jaya: Checklist. Preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists. B-31, iv + 133 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1975. doi:10.15144/PL-B31