| Language | Family | Form for TOP | Gloss for TOP | Form for POINTED | Gloss for POINTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Chinese | Sino-Tibetan | jian1 (1) | TOP | jian1 (3) | POINTED |
| Persian | Indo-European | sær | TOP | nuk; sær | POINTED |
| Maori | Austronesian | tara; keo; tihi; ruŋa | TOP | mata-mata; tara; koiŋa | POINTED |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | wēkiu; piko; poʔo; wēlau; ʔēlau | TOP | wēlau; ʔēlau; welelau | POINTED |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | wēkiu; piko; poʔo; wēlau; ʔēlau | TOP | wēlau; ʔēlau; welelau | POINTED |
| Tlingit | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | a xˀaan; a ká | TOP | a xˀaan | POINTED |
| Gününa Küne | Puelche | axwu (?) | TOP | axwu | POINTED |
| German | Indo-European | Spitze | TOP | Spitze | POINTED |