| Language | Family | Form for SWEEP | Gloss for SWEEP | Form for RUB | Gloss for RUB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dargwa (Muiri dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | бушкара | sweep | бушкара | rub, wipe |
| Modern Greek | Indo-European | sku'pizo | sweep | sku'pizo | rub, wipe |
| Latvian | Indo-European | slaucīt | sweep | slaucīt | rub, wipe |
| Negerhollands | Indo-European | fig | sweep | fig | rub, wipe |
| Negerhollands | Indo-European | fik | sweep | fik | rub, wipe |
| Pilagá | Guaicuruan | yi-polek | sweep | yi-polek | rub, wipe |
| Kumyk | Turkic | сибирмек | sweep | сибирмек | rub, wipe |
| Nogai | Turkic | сыпырув | sweep | сыпырув | rub, wipe |
| Kimbunga | Atlantic-Congo | ku | sweep up, collect in a heap (r | ku | rub |
| Diaocao | Sino-Tibetan | sɿ³³ | sweep | sɿ³³ | rub (with hands) |