| Language | Family | Form for DAY (NOT NIGHT) | Gloss for DAY (NOT NIGHT) | Form for DAY (24 HOURS) | Gloss for DAY (24 HOURS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rGyalrong (Lixian Xuecheng Jiamizhai) | Sino-Tibetan | ta-ʂȵi | daytime | ta-ʂȵi | day |
| Pumi (Qinghua) | Sino-Tibetan | n̥i⁵⁵ | day(time) | n̥i⁵⁵ | day (24 hours) |
| Sulung [Puroik] | Sino-Tibetan | a³³ri⁵³ | day(time) | a³³ri⁵³ | day (24 hours) |
| Pumi (Taoba) | Sino-Tibetan | n̥ə⁵⁵ | day(time) | n̥ə⁵⁵ | day (24 hours) |
| Archi | Nakh-Daghestanian | iq | the day(2) | iq | the day(1) |
| Bezhta | Nakh-Daghestanian | wodo | the day(2) | wodo | the day(1) |
| Dutch | Indo-European | dag | the day(2) | dag | the day(1) |
| English | Indo-European | day | the day(2) | day | the day(1) |
| Gawwada | Afro-Asiatic | kuyaʕko | the day(2) | kuyaʕko | the day(1) |
| Hausa | Afro-Asiatic | ráanáa | the day(2) | ráanáa | the day(1) |
| Hup | Nadahup | wág | the day(2) | wág | the day(1) |
| Imbabura Quechua | Quechuan | puncha | the day(2) | puncha | the day(1) |
| Iraqw | Afro-Asiatic | deelo | the day(2) | deelo | the day(1) |
| Japanese | Japonic | hi (1) | the day(2) | hi (1) | the day(1) |
| Kali'na | Cariban | kulita | the day(2) | kulita | the day(1) |
| Kanuri | Saharan | yîm | the day(2) | yîm | the day(1) |
| Ket | Yeniseian | iˀ | the day(2) | iˀ | the day(1) |
| Kildin Saami | Uralic | piejjv | the day(2) | piejjv | the day(1) |
| Lower Sorbian | Indo-European | źeń | the day(2) | źeń | the day(1) |
| Mandarin Chinese | Sino-Tibetan | tian1 | the day(2) | tian1 | the day(1) |
| Mapudungun | Araucanian | antü | the day(2) | antü | the day(1) |
| Oroqen | Tungusic | inəŋ | the day(2) | inəŋ | the day(1) |
| Otomi | Otomanguean | pa (1) | the day(2) | pa (1) | the day(1) |
| Romanian | Indo-European | zi | the day(2) | zi | the day(1) |
| Selice Romani | Indo-European | díve, dí | the day(2) | díve, dí | the day(1) |
| Seychelles Creole | Indo-European | lizour, zour | the day(2) | lizour, zour | the day(1) |
| Wichí | Matacoan | fwala | the day(2) | fwala | the day(1) |