| Language | Family | Form for SAY | Gloss for SAY | Form for TELL | Gloss for TELL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungarian | Uralic | mond; szól | SAY | (el)beszél; (el)mond | TELL |
| Komi | Uralic | šunɩ; visʸtavnɩ | SAY | visʸtavnɩ; moydnɩ | TELL |
| Udmurt | Uralic | ver̃anɩ; šuɩnɩ | SAY | ver̃anɩ | TELL |
| Khinalug | Nakh-Daghestanian | чІири | SAY | чІири, чыкІыри | TELL |
| Kanuri | Saharan | gùltə́ | SAY | gùltə́ | TELL |
| Ancient Greek | Indo-European | mū'tʰeomai; 'legō; pʰē'mi | SAY | mū'tʰeomai; diē'geomai; apʰē'geomai; eksē'geomai | TELL |
| Archi | Nakh-Daghestanian | bos | SAY | bos | TELL |
| Sanapaná (Enlhet dialect) | Lengua-Mascoy | nenɬaanma; nentemeem | SAY | neŋeltemnaykamˀ; nenɬaanma | TELL |
| Yaminahua | Pano-Tacanan | yoi-kĩ | SAY | yoi-kĩ | TELL |
| Manange | Sino-Tibetan | 3pi | SAY | 3pi | TELL |
| Zinacantán Tzotzil | Mayan | 7al | SAY | 7al | TELL |
| Negerhollands | Indo-European | se | SAY | se | TELL |
| Veps | Uralic | sanuda | SAY | sanuda | TELL |
| Meadow Mari | Uralic | ойла́ш | SAY | ойла́ш | TELL |
| Udmurt | Uralic | вераны | SAY | вераны | TELL |
| Komi-Zyrian | Uralic | висьтавны | SAY | висьтавны | TELL |
| Hindi | Indo-European | बताना | SAY | बताना | TELL |
| Welsh | Indo-European | dweud | SAY | dweud | TELL |
| Romanian | Indo-European | spune | SAY | spune | TELL |
| Kazakh | Turkic | айту | SAY | айту | TELL |
| Kannada | Dravidian | ಹೇಳು | SAY | ಹೇಳು | TELL |
| Malayalam | Dravidian | പറയുക | SAY | പറയുക | TELL |
| Tamil | Dravidian | சொல் | SAY | சொல் | TELL |
| Telugu | Dravidian | చెప్పు | SAY | చెప్పు | TELL |
| Kalmyk | Mongolic-Khitan | келх | SAY | келх | TELL |
| Muisca | Chibchan | zegusqua | SAY | zegusqua | TELL |
| Hill Mari | Uralic | келесӓш | SAY | келесӓш | TELL |
| Komi-Permyak | Uralic | висьтавны | SAY | висьтавны | TELL |
| Tocharian B | Indo-European | wesk- | SAY | wesk- | TELL |
| Abkhaz | Abkhaz-Adyge | аҳəара | SAY | аҳəара | TELL |
| Avar | Nakh-Daghestanian | бицине | SAY | бицине | TELL |
| Nganasan | Uralic | дебтудя | SAY | дебтудя | TELL |
| Phuza | Sino-Tibetan | tʰi³¹ | SAY | tʰi³¹ | TELL |
| Nepali | Indo-European | bhannu | TELL | bhannu | SAY |
| Chepang | Sino-Tibetan | to.sā | TELL | to.sā | SAY |
| Akuntsu | Tupian | maj | SAY | maj | TELL |
| Omagua | Tupian | kumɪsa | SAY | kumɪsa | TELL |
| Parakana | Tupian | momeʔo | SAY | momeʔo | TELL |
| Bora | Boran | ɯɯpáʧe, neé | SAY | ɯɯpáʧe | TELL |
| Muinane | Boran | hɨ́ɨ́bege-ʔi, néé-ʔi | SAY | hɨ́ɨ́bege-ʔi | TELL |
| Asuriní Xingu | Tupian | mumeʔu | SAY | mumeʔu | TELL |