| Language | Family | Form for HOLE | Gloss for HOLE | Form for PIT (POTHOLE) | Gloss for PIT (POTHOLE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengali | Indo-European | ɡørt̪o | hole | ɡɔrt̪o | pit |
| Bulgarian | Indo-European | dupka | hole | dupka | pit |
| Chuvash | Turkic | ˈʂətək | hole | ˈʂətək | pit |
| Forest Enets | Uralic | baɡ | hole | baɡ | pit |
| Irish | Indo-European | pˠɔl̪ˠ | hole | pˠɔl̪ˠ | pit |
| Japanese | Japonic | änä | hole | änä | pit |
| Manchu | Tungusic | jɤru | hole | jɤru | pit |