| Language | Family | Form for FAULT | Gloss for FAULT | Form for BLAME | Gloss for BLAME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Indo-European | schuld | FAULT | schuld | BLAME |
| Japanese | Japonic | sekinin | FAULT | sekinin | BLAME |
| Otomi | Otomanguean | ts'oku̲te | FAULT | ts'oku̲te | BLAME |
| Spanish | Indo-European | culpa | FAULT | culpa; censura | BLAME |
| Portuguese | Indo-European | falta; culpa | FAULT | culpa | BLAME |
| Yiddish | Indo-European | šuld | FAULT | šuld | BLAME |
| Yaqui | Uto-Aztecan | kulpa | FAULT | kulpa | BLAME |
| Bulgarian | Indo-European | gréška; viná | FAULT | viná | BLAME |
| Hausa | Afro-Asiatic | lâifíi | FAULT | lâifíi | BLAME |
| Serbo-Croatian | Indo-European | krivica, krivnja | FAULT | (o)kriviti; krivica, odgovornost | BLAME |
| Q'eqchi' | Mayan | maak (1) | FAULT | maak (1) | BLAME |
| Aghul | Nakh-Daghestanian | тахсир | FAULT | тахсир | BLAME |
| Albanian (Tosk variety) | Indo-European | fay | FAULT | fay | BLAME |
| Selice Romani | Indo-European | hiba | FAULT | hiba | BLAME |
| Archi | Nakh-Daghestanian | ʕejb | FAULT | ʕejb | BLAME |
| Wichí | Matacoan | tamenej | FAULT | tamenej | BLAME |
| Sanapaná (Enlhet dialect) | Lengua-Mascoy | nenseɬnanaŋkama | FAULT | nenseɬnanaŋkama | BLAME |
| Páez | Páez | yuuwe | FAULT | yuuwe | BLAME |
| Cofán | Cofán | šaka | FAULT | šaka | BLAME |
| Ket | Yeniseian | saan | FAULT | saan | BLAME |
| Maori | Austronesian | hee | FAULT | hee; whaka-hee-ŋia | BLAME |
| Aymara | Aymaran | xuča | FAULT | xuča | BLAME |
| Cavineña | Pano-Tacanan | hoča-ki | FAULT | hoča-ki | BLAME |
| Tacana | Pano-Tacanan | hoča | FAULT | hoča | BLAME |
| Chácobo | Pano-Tacanan | kɨso- | FAULT | kɨso- | BLAME |
| Chácobo | Pano-Tacanan | kɨso- | FAULT | kɨso- | BLAME |
| Tocharian B | Indo-European | nāki | FAULT | nāki | BLAME |
| Tocharian A | Indo-European | nākäm | FAULT | nākäm | BLAME |