| Language | Family | Form for BEGINNING | Gloss for BEGINNING | Form for BEGIN | Gloss for BEGIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Chinese | Sino-Tibetan | kai1shi3 | the beginning | kai1shi3 | to begin |
| Otomi | Otomanguean | fu̲ti | the beginning | fu̲ti | to begin |
| Otomi | Otomanguean | ndu̲i | the beginning | ndu̲i | to begin |
| Saramaccan | Indo-European | bigí | the beginning | bigí | to begin |