| Language | Family | Form for SINK (DESCEND) | Gloss for SINK (DESCEND) | Form for DROWNED | Gloss for DROWNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutul | Nakh-Daghestanian | хьидик кирхьун | sink | хьидик кирхьун | drowned |
| Erzya Mordvin | Uralic | vayams | sink | vayams | drowned |
| Basque | Basque | 'itʰo | sink | 'itʰo | drowned |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | piholo | sink | piholo | drowned |
| Rapa Nui | Austronesian | emu | sink | emu | drowned |
| Puinave | Puinave | -bɨk | sink | -bɨk | drowned |
| Ignaciano | Arawakan | -'erika | sink | -'erika | drowned |
| Ese Ejja (Huarayo) | Pano-Tacanan | wiʔi-kwe | sink | wiʔi-kwe | drowned |
| Chácobo | Pano-Tacanan | hɨtɨkɨ | sink | hɨtɨkɨ | drowned |
| Chorote | Matacoan | -elkaan | sink | -elkaan | drowned |
| Chorote | Matacoan | -ilkaan | sink | -ilkaan | drowned |
| Uncunwee | Nubian | ɖibí | sink | dibí | drowned |
| Ingush | Nakh-Daghestanian | хи чуваха | sink | хи чуваха | drowned |
| Khinalug | Nakh-Daghestanian | батмышккуи | sink | батмышккуи | drowned |
| Bengali | Indo-European | ḍubā | sink | ḍubā | drowned |
| Mahasu Pahari (Kotghari dialect) | Indo-European | dʊbɳõ | sink | dʊbɳõ | drowned |
| Marathi | Indo-European | buɖaɳe | sink | buɖaɳe | drowned |
| Nepali | Indo-European | ḍubnu | sink | dubnu | drowned |
| Punjabi | Indo-European | ḍubaṇā | sink | ḍubanā | drowned |
| Tamil | Dravidian | mūḻkutal | sink | mūḻkutal | drowned |
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