| Language | Family | Form for SAY | Gloss for SAY | Form for EXPLAIN | Gloss for EXPLAIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Komi | Uralic | visʸtavnɩ | say | visʸtavnɩ | explain |
| Old High German | Indo-European | gimeinen | say | gi-meinen | explain |
| Old High German | Indo-European | giredōn | say | gi-redōn | explain |
| Old High German | Indo-European | gisagēn | say | gisagēn | explain |
| Old High German | Indo-European | gizellen | say | gi-zellen | explain |
| Aguaruna | Chicham | ɨ'čɨhut | say | ɨ'c̷ɨhut | explain |
| Shipibo-Conibo | Pano-Tacanan | yoi-ti | say | yoiti | explain |
| Dargwa (Usisha dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | бурсий | say | бурсий | explain |
| Tabasaran (Southern dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | пуб | say | пуб | explain |
| KNB (a Pearic variety) | Austroasiatic | nĵj | say | nĵj | explain |
| Ikizu | Atlantic-Congo | kobhorera | say to, tell to | kobhorera | explain |
| Kwere | Atlantic-Congo | ku-longela | say to, tell to | ku-longela | explain |
| Nguungulu | Atlantic-Congo | ku-gambila | say to, tell to | ku-gambila | explain |
| Rungu | Atlantic-Congo | landila | say to, tell to | landila | explain |
| Rungu | Atlantic-Congo | nena | say to, tell to | nena | explain |
| Shashi_siz | Atlantic-Congo | bhurira | say to, tell to | bhurira | explain |
| Zanaki | Atlantic-Congo | haya | say to, tell to | haya | explain |
| Otomi | Otomanguean | xifi (1) | to say | xifi (1) | to explain |