| Language | Family | Form for CAVE | Gloss for CAVE | Form for HOLE | Gloss for HOLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wai Wai | Cariban | ewta-rɨ | cave | ewta-rɨ | hole |
| Latvian | Indo-European | ala | cave | ala | hole |
| Romani | Indo-European | groapa | cave | groapa | hole |
| Maori | Austronesian | rua | cave | rua | hole |
| Páez | Páez | kaΦ | cave | kaΦ | hole |
| Colorado | Barbacoan | Φo'ro | cave | Φo'ro | hole |
| Embera | Chocoan | u'ria | cave | u'ria | hole |
| Waorani | Waorani | õta-to | cave | õtato | hole |
| Araona | Pano-Tacanan | talale | cave | talale | hole |
| Cavineña | Pano-Tacanan | kani | cave | kani | hole |
| Ese Ejja | Pano-Tacanan | xani | cave | xani | hole |
| Tacana | Pano-Tacanan | rara | cave | rara | hole |
| Chácobo | Pano-Tacanan | kini | cave | kini | hole |
| Shipibo-Conibo | Pano-Tacanan | kini | cave | kini | hole |
| Sanapaná (Enlhet dialect) | Lengua-Mascoy | aʔaɬwa | cave | aʔaɬwa | hole |
| Mocoví | Guaicuruan | l-awak | cave | l-awak | hole |
| Pilagá | Guaicuruan | l-awak | cave | l-awak | hole |
| Nivaclé | Matacoan | tin-xokeʔ | cave | tin-xɔkeʔ | hole |
| Mapudungun | Araucanian | lolo | cave | lolo | hole |
| Nung-Fengshan | Tai-Kadai | šo:ŋ.6 | cave | šoŋ.6 | hole |
| Sui | Tai-Kadai | qa:m.1 | cave | qa:m.1 | hole |
| Southern Kam | Tai-Kadai | ćəm.212 | cave | ćəm.212 | hole |
| Hinuq | Nakh-Daghestanian | хъод | cave | хъод | hole |
| Hlai (Baoting variety) | Tai-Kadai | chu:ŋ.3 | cave | chu:ŋ.3 | hole |
| Aghul | Nakh-Daghestanian | улуд | cave | улуд | hole |
| Kme-2 (Kemie variety) | Austroasiatic | thu.53 | cave | thuʔ.53 | hole |
| Rumai | Austroasiatic | kə.55 tɛu.412 | cave | kə.55 tɛu.412 | hole |
| Paliu | Austroasiatic | nthu.51 | cave | nthu.51 | hole |
| Dimasa | Sino-Tibetan | ha◦khor | cave | hakhor | hole |
| Mikir | Sino-Tibetan | hilik | cave | hilik | hole |
| Forest Enets | Uralic | baɡ | cave | baɡ | hole |
| Hill Mari | Uralic | ə́rɑʒ | cave | ərɑʒ | hole |
| Lule Sami | Uralic | rajɡːɛ | cave | rajɡːɛ | hole |
| Hani (Caiyuan) | Sino-Tibetan | ɔ³¹khu⁵⁵ | cave | ɔ³¹khu⁵⁵ | hole |
| Guiqiong | Sino-Tibetan | tʂɑ⁵⁵bɔ⁵⁵ | cave | tʂɑ⁵⁵bɔ⁵⁵ | hole |
| Maru [Langsu] | Sino-Tibetan | tuŋ³⁵ | cave | tuŋ³⁵ | hole |
| Yi (Mojiang) | Sino-Tibetan | tɯ²¹ | cave | tɯ²¹ | hole |
| Yi (Nanhua) | Sino-Tibetan | du³³ | cave | du³³ | hole |
| Yi (Nanjian) | Sino-Tibetan | khu̪⁵⁵du̪⁵⁵ | cave | khu̪⁵⁵du̪⁵⁵ | hole |
| Ceq Wong | Austroasiatic | daraŋ | the cave | daraŋ | the hole |
| Gawwada | Afro-Asiatic | xoqno | the cave | xoqno | the hole |
| Imbabura Quechua | Quechuan | utuju | the cave | utuju | the hole |
| Oroqen | Tungusic | ultəkə | the cave | ultəkə | the hole |
| Takia | Austronesian | gib | the cave | gib | the hole |
| Zinacantán Tzotzil | Mayan | ch'en | the cave | ch’en | the hole |
| Yijiacun | Sino-Tibetan | ɛ²¹kʰv̩²⁴ | cave | ɛ²¹kʰv̩²⁴ | hole (in ground) |
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