| Language | Family | Form for JUMP | Gloss for JUMP | Form for DANCE | Gloss for DANCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old English | Indo-European | hlēapan | jump, leap | hlēapan | dance |
| Lithuanian | Indo-European | šókti | jump, leap | šókti | dance |
| Albanian (Tosk variety) | Indo-European | kər'c̷en | jump, leap | kər'c̷en | dance |
| Lithuanian | Indo-European | ʃôːktʲɪ | jump | ʃôːktʲɪ | dance |
| Kildin Sami | Uralic | ɲut͡ʃːke | jump | ɲut͡ʃːke | dance |
| Standard Albanian | Indo-European | kəɾt͡sɛj | jump | kəɾt͡sɛj | dance |
| Jinghpo | Sino-Tibetan | ka | jump | ka | dance |
| Hani (Caiyuan) | Sino-Tibetan | thiau⁵⁵ | jump | thiau⁵⁵ | dance |
| Yi (Dafang) | Sino-Tibetan | pe³³ | jump | pe³³ | dance |
| Hani (Dazhai) | Sino-Tibetan | tsho³¹ | jump | tsho³¹ | dance |
| Jingpho | Sino-Tibetan | ka̱³¹ | jump | ka̱³¹ | dance |
| Yi (Mojiang) | Sino-Tibetan | pi̱³³ | jump | pi̱³³ | dance |
| Tujia | Sino-Tibetan | thiau³⁵ | jump | thiau³⁵ | dance |
| Vietnamese | Austroasiatic | nhảy | to jump | nhảy | to dance |
| Wichí | Matacoan | takatin | to jump | takatin | to dance |
| Xuzhang | Sino-Tibetan | tsai²¹ | jump; leap | tsai²¹ | dance |
| Yangliu | Sino-Tibetan | bə³³ | jump; leap | bə³³ | dance |