| Language | Family | Form for WANT | Gloss for WANT | Form for HOPE | Gloss for HOPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dehong | Tai-Kadai | ta:ŋ.2 ʔa:ŋ.3 / ʔa:ŋ.3 ʔe.1 | WANT | ʔa:ŋ.3 ʔe.1 | HOPE |
| Southern Kam | Tai-Kadai | mjuŋ.33 | WANT | mjuŋ.33 | HOPE |
| Bulang-2 | Austroasiatic | ćhəm.51 | WANT | ćhəm.51 | HOPE |
| Zhuang-Longzhou | Tai-Kadai | ma:u.5 mu:ŋ.6; ŋaɨ.2 | WANT | ma:u.5 mu:ŋ.6; ma.5 mu:ŋ.6 | HOPE |
| Sui | Tai-Kadai | ma:ŋ.6; ʔńi.6; ńon.6 | WANT | ma:ŋ.6 | HOPE |
| Nung-Ninbei | Tai-Kadai | ŋɨi.2 muŋ.6 | WANT | ŋɨi.2 muŋ.6 | HOPE |
| Uncunwee | Nubian | álwari | WANT | alwarí | HOPE |
| Ende (Papua New Guinea) | Pahoturi | moko | WANT | moko | HOPE |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | make-make; ʔiʔini; ʔanoʔi; hia; make; ake; puni; ʔupu | WANT | manaʔolana; ʔupu; lana ka manaʔo | HOPE |
| Araona | Pano-Tacanan | dewa; toma | WANT | dewa; izoa | HOPE |