| Language | Family | Form for EARTH (SOIL) | Gloss for EARTH (SOIL) | Form for DIRTY | Gloss for DIRTY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gudjal | Pama-Nyungan | nani | earth/soil | nani | dirty |
| Kugu Nganhcara | Pama-Nyungan | nhanhnyi | earth/soil | nhanhnyi | dirty |
| Tharrgari | Pama-Nyungan | yaca | earth/soil | yaca | dirty |
| Awa | Barbacoan | pil | earth | pil | dirty |
| Jamaican Creole (Limonese Creole dialect) | Indo-European | saɩl | earth=ground, soil | saɩl | dirty, soiled |
| Maori | Austronesian | paru | earth=ground, soil | paru | dirty, soiled |
| Rapa Nui | Austronesian | ʔoʔone | earth=ground, soil | ʔoʔone | dirty, soiled |
| Tongan | Austronesian | ʔuli | earth=ground, soil | ʔuli | dirty, soiled |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | lepo | the soil | lepo | dirty |