| Language | Family | Form for VOICE | Gloss for VOICE | Form for SAY | Gloss for SAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanskrit | Indo-European | vāc- | voice | vac- | say |
| Avestan | Indo-European | vāč- | voice | vač- | say |
| Uncunwee | Nubian | wey | voice | wéy | say |
| Hawu, Seba | Austronesian | liː | voice | liː | say |
| Awyu, South (Syiagha Dialect) | Nuclear Trans New Guinea | roxo | voice | roxo | to say |
| Proto-Awyu-Dumut | Nuclear Trans New Guinea | *röx | voice | **rox- | to say |