| Language | Family | Form for HOLE | Gloss for HOLE | Form for DITCH | Gloss for DITCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romani | Indo-European | groapa | hole | groapa | ditch |
| Basque | Basque | 'silo | hole | 'silo | ditch |
| Proto Polynesian | Austronesian | *lua | hole | *lua | ditch |
| Colorado | Barbacoan | Φo'ro | hole | Φo'ro | ditch |
| Yuwana | Jodi-Saliban | laike | hole | laike | ditch |
| Mosetén | Mosetén-Chimané | 'to | hole | to | ditch |
| Khwarshi (Khwarshi dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | къуру | hole | къуру | ditch |
| Manange | Sino-Tibetan | 1kʰoktoŋ | the hole | 1kʰoktoŋ | the ditch |
| Q'eqchi' | Mayan | jul | the hole | jul | the ditch |
| Tarifiyt Berber | Afro-Asiatic | aħfua | the hole | aħfua | the ditch |
| Tarifiyt Berber | Afro-Asiatic | axƀuš | the hole | axƀuš | the ditch |