| Language | Family | Form for COTTON | Gloss for COTTON | Form for THREAD | Gloss for THREAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bā́gba | Atlantic-Congo | gọ̄́mbe & ọ̄́mbe | THREAD | gọ̄́mbe | COTTON |
| Tíwi | Atlantic-Congo | mọ̄́o & mọ́ṛo | THREAD | mọ̄́o, mọ̄́wo & mọ́ṛo | COTTON |
| Tíwi | Atlantic-Congo | mọ̄́o & mọ́ṛo | THREAD | mọ̄́o, mọ̄́wo & mọ́ṛo | COTTON |
| Ábādṣa | Atlantic-Congo | ṓu | THREAD | ṓu | COTTON |
| Íṣiēle | Atlantic-Congo | ṓwu | THREAD | ṓwu | COTTON |
| Bā́lu | Atlantic-Congo | ńdāb | THREAD | ńdāb | COTTON |
| Īhéwe | Atlantic-Congo | ōlúlu | THREAD | ōlúlu | COTTON |
| Īsóāma | Atlantic-Congo | ṓṛo | THREAD | ṓṛo | COTTON |
| N·kī́ | Atlantic-Congo | óle | THREAD | óle | COTTON |
| Mbárīkẹ | Atlantic-Congo | létop | THREAD | létop | COTTON |
| Búte | Atlantic-Congo | téfūrom | THREAD | téfūrom | COTTON |
| Pā́ṛam | Atlantic-Congo | ńdẹb | THREAD | ńdẹb | COTTON |
| (Akū) Óndō | Atlantic-Congo | ṓu | THREAD | ṓu | COTTON |
| Pā́pīaḥ | Atlantic-Congo | zúzo | THREAD | zúzo & zízo | COTTON |
| Kaure | Atlantic-Congo | pisā́to | THREAD | pisā́to | COTTON |
| Kanyī́ka | Atlantic-Congo | óndānt | THREAD | óndānt | COTTON |
| Fúlup | Atlantic-Congo | búbil | THREAD | búbil | COTTON |
| Q'eqchi' | Mayan | noq’ | COTTON | noq’ | THREAD |
| Mang Ch | Austroasiatic | pə.31 pɛ.35 | COTTON | pə.31 pɛ.35 | THREAD |
| Tongan | Austronesian | filo | COTTON | [filo]; tuaine; tui kahoa | THREAD |
| Saramaccan | Indo-European | maáun | COTTON | maáun | THREAD |
| Ayoreo | Zamucoan | n̥a'tua | COTTON | n̥a'tua | THREAD |
| Panare | Cariban | tokətə | COTTON | tokətə | THREAD |
| Sanapaná (Angaité dialect) | Lengua-Mascoy | yama-yitipipa | COTTON | yama-yitipipa | THREAD |
| Lushai | Sino-Tibetan | la | COTTON | la | THREAD |
| Konyak | Sino-Tibetan | wi | COTTON | wi | THREAD |
| Itonama | Itonama | u-waʔe | COTTON | u-waʔe; nipalahna | THREAD |
| Matses | Pano-Tacanan | sedquid | COTTON | sedquid | THREAD |
| Puiron | Sino-Tibetan | la | COTTON | la | THREAD |
| Dḗwoi· | Kru | giḗ | THREAD | giḗ | COTTON |
| Bága (of Kā́lum) | Atlantic-Congo | kḗaṣẹ | THREAD | kḗaṣẹ | COTTON |
| Vei | Mande | fánde | THREAD | fánde | COTTON |
| (Sóso) Sṓlīma | Mande | gẹ́sẹ̄na | THREAD | gẹ́sẹ̄na | COTTON |
| Nū́pe | Atlantic-Congo | lū́nu | THREAD | lū́nu | COTTON |
| Eṣitā́ko | Atlantic-Congo | lólu & elólu | THREAD | lólu | COTTON |
| Bása | Atlantic-Congo | lúlu | THREAD | lúlu | COTTON |
| (Akū) Yórūba | Atlantic-Congo | ṓwu | THREAD | ṓwu | COTTON |
| (Akū) Ékī | Atlantic-Congo | ówu | THREAD | ówu | COTTON |
| (Akū) Ọwóro | Atlantic-Congo | ṓwu | THREAD | ṓṛu & ṓwu | COTTON |
| Kúpa | Atlantic-Congo | éōru | THREAD | éōru | COTTON |
| Yála | Atlantic-Congo | ṓu | THREAD | ṓu | COTTON |
| Mámpa | Atlantic-Congo | nṓma | THREAD | nṓma | COTTON |
| Gbándi | Mande | fándei | THREAD | fándei | COTTON |
| Mẹ́nde | Mande | fánde | THREAD | fánde | COTTON |
| (Akū) Ẹ́gba | Atlantic-Congo | ṓwu | THREAD | ṓwu | COTTON |
| (Akū) Yā́gba | Atlantic-Congo | ṓwu | THREAD | ṓwu | COTTON |
| Opánda | Atlantic-Congo | ṓwu | THREAD | ṓwu | COTTON |
| Yásgūa | Atlantic-Congo | ōlúlu | THREAD | ōlúlu | COTTON |
| Lándōṛo | Mande | fánde | THREAD | fánde | COTTON |
| (Akū) Ọ́ta | Atlantic-Congo | ṓwu | THREAD | ṓwu | COTTON |
| Gbẹ́sẹ | Mande | yī́e | THREAD | yī́e | COTTON |
| Adámpe | Atlantic-Congo | déti | THREAD | edéti & déti | COTTON |
| (Akū) Dṣẹ́bu | Atlantic-Congo | ṓwu | THREAD | ṓwu | COTTON |
| (Akū) Dṣẹ̄́kiri | Atlantic-Congo | ṓwu | THREAD | ṓwu | COTTON |
| Máno | Mande | īyé | THREAD | ī́ye | COTTON |
| Ọ́lōma | Atlantic-Congo | ōlúlu | THREAD | ōlúlu | COTTON |
| Dṣúku· | Atlantic-Congo | vṣī́·o· | THREAD | vṣyo· & vṣī́o· | COTTON |