| Language | Family | Form for SHUT | Gloss for SHUT | Form for TIE | Gloss for TIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romani | Indo-European | pʰand- | shut, close | pʰand- | tie, bind |
| Persian | Indo-European | bænd- | shut, close | bænd- | tie, bind |
| Persian | Indo-European | bæstæn | shut, close | bæstæn | tie, bind |
| Tsakhur (Gelmets dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | итІымаъаз | shut, close | итІымаъаз | tie, bind |
| Azerbaijani | Turkic | бағламаг | shut, close | бағламаг | tie, bind |
| Northern Pashto | Indo-European | t̪aˈɺəl | close | t̪aˈɺəl | tie |
| Western Farsi | Indo-European | bæstæn | close | bæstæn | tie |
| Iraqw | Afro-Asiatic | tseeg | to shut | tseeg | to tie |
| Swahili | Atlantic-Congo | -funga | to shut | -funga | to tie |
| Tarifiyt Berber | Afro-Asiatic | qqən | to shut | qqən | to tie |