| Language | Family | Form for WHAT | Gloss for WHAT | Form for WHY | Gloss for WHY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | aha | WHAT | aha | WHY |
| Mang Ch | Austroasiatic | ma.31 mɔ.31 | WHAT | ma.31 mɔ.31 | WHY |
| Selice Romani | Indo-European | so | WHAT | so | WHY |
| Yagua | Peba-Yagua | nũtyara; tã | WHAT | nũtyara; tãriwa | WHY |
| Prai | Austroasiatic | siʔ waʔ | WHAT | siʔ waʔ | WHY |
| Prai | Austroasiatic | čiʔ waʔ | WHAT | čiʔ wa'ʔ | WHY |
| Ayoreo | Zamucoan | goo'tike e; goo'tora'kee | WHAT | goo'tike e; goo'to-rake e | WHY |
| Nenets | Uralic | ŋamge | WHAT | ŋamge | WHY |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | aha; he aha kēla? | WHAT | aha; hea; no ke aha? | WHY |
| Araona | Pano-Tacanan | ai; kʷipa | WHAT | kʷipa; hapoc̷o | WHY |
| Meadow Mari | Uralic | мо | WHAT | мо | WHY |
| Donno So | Dogon | ìnjú, ìnjê: | WHAT | ìnjú | WHY |
| Yagua | Peba-Yagua | nũtjaɾa | WHAT | nũtjaɾa | WHY |
| Ayoreo | Zamucoan | gootike_e | WHAT | gootike_e | WHY |
| Jamamadí | Arawan | himata | WHAT | himata | WHY |
| Yangman | Yangmanic | ŋamanda | WHAT | ŋamanda | WHY |
| Sheko | Dizoid | jiɾa | WHAT | jiɾa | WHY |
| Pele-Ata | Pele-Ata | mɑʔi | WHAT | mɑʔi | WHY |
| Itelmen | Chukotko-Kamchatkan | aŋqʼa | WHAT | aŋqʼa | WHY |
| Warapu | Sko | arape | WHAT | arape | WHY |
| Sentani | Sentanic | maka | WHAT | maka | WHY |
| Hatam | Hatam-Mansim | mindɛi | WHAT | mindɛi | WHY |
| Pirahã | Pirahã | no | WHAT | no | WHY |
| Mukuni-March | Atlantic-Congo | ninzi | WHAT | ninzi | WHY |
| Garrwa | Garrwan | waɳi | WHAT | waɳi | WHY |