| Language | Family | Form for BEFORE | Gloss for BEFORE | Form for BEGIN | Gloss for BEGIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutul | Nakh-Daghestanian | хьура | BEFORE | улихьде, беслемиш гьыъын, кьула, хьура | BEGIN OR START |
| Yijiacun | Sino-Tibetan | sa⁵⁵pə²¹ | BEGIN OR START | sa⁵⁵pə²¹ | BEFORE |
| Eka | Sino-Tibetan | sa⁵⁵pə²¹ | BEGIN OR START | sa⁵⁵pə²¹ | BEFORE |
| Buwal | Afro-Asiatic | mɑr | BEFORE | mɑr | BEGIN |