| Language | Family | Form for SCALE | Gloss for SCALE | Form for SHELL | Gloss for SHELL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panare | Cariban | -puhpə | fishscale | -puhpə | shell |
| Old English | Indo-European | sciell | fishscale | sciell | shell |
| Avar (Batlukh dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | цугІаялъул хъал | fishscale | цугІаялъул хъал | shell |
| Waurá | Arawakan | -žata | fishscale | -žata | shell |
| Aymara | Aymaran | lʸuχi | fishscale | lʸuχi | shell |
| Shipibo-Conibo | Pano-Tacanan | ṣ̌aka | fishscale | ṣ̌aka | shell |
| Chiriguano | Tupian | ape | fishscale | ape | shell |