| Language | Family | Form for COW | Gloss for COW | Form for BULL | Gloss for BULL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Indo-European | farrow | COW | farrow | BULL |
| Middle English | Indo-European | farrow | COW | farrow | BULL |
| Old Testament Hebrew | Afro-Asiatic | ʔelef | COW | *ʔelef | BULL |
| Kham | Sino-Tibetan | o'pā | cow | o'pā | bull |
| Sanskrit | Indo-European | gaus | cow | gaus | bull |
| Polci | Afro-Asiatic | tlaa | cow | tlaa | bull |
| Nahuatl (Sierra de Zacapoaxtla variety) | Uto-Aztecan | kʷakʷoweh | cow | kʷakʷoweh | bull |
| Embera | Chocoan | pa'ka | cow | pa'ka | bull |
| Toba | Guaicuruan | waaka | cow | waaka | bull |
| Dira | Afro-Asiatic | ƚa | cow | ƚa | bull |
| Dwot | Afro-Asiatic | ƚa | cow | ƚa | bull |
| Higi Ghye | Afro-Asiatic | ƚa | cow | ƚa | bull |
| Hildi | Afro-Asiatic | ƚa | cow | ƚa | bull |
| Jaku | Atlantic-Congo | ndə̀xa | cow | ndə̀xa | bull |
| Pero | Afro-Asiatic | tangà | cow | tangà | bull |
| Piðimdi | Afro-Asiatic | ða | cow | ða | bull |
| Pəlci | Afro-Asiatic | ƚa | cow | ƚa | bull |
| Hokkaido Ainu | Ainu | peko | cow | peko | bull |
| Aleut | Eskimo-Aleut | kulyːmɑχ | cow | kulyːmɑχ | bull |
| Manchu | Tungusic | ixan | cow | ixan | bull |
| Kimbunga | Atlantic-Congo | ng'ombi | cow | ng'ombi | bull |
| Mbunga | Atlantic-Congo | ng'ombi | cow | ng'ombi | bull |
| Mpoto | Atlantic-Congo | ng'ombi | cow | ng'ombi | bull |
| Hup | Nadahup | tǎh | the cow | tǎh | the bull |
| Saramaccan | Indo-European | káu | the cow | káu | the bull |
| Takia | Austronesian | makao | the cow | makao | the bull |
| Thai | Tai-Kadai | wua | the cow | wua | the bull |