| Language | Family | Form for SPEAK | Gloss for SPEAK | Form for DO OR MAKE | Gloss for DO OR MAKE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maori | Austronesian | mea-tia | speak, talk | mea-tia | do, make |
| Shipibo-Conibo | Pano-Tacanan | ati | speak, talk | ati | do, make |
| Akhvakh (Northern dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | гъурулъІа | speak, talk | гурулъІа | do, make |
| silopi | Nuclear Trans New Guinea | an- | talk to (tr) | an- | make |
| utu | Nuclear Trans New Guinea | an- | talk to (tr) | an- | make |