| Language | Family | Form for LICK | Gloss for LICK | Form for SUCK | Gloss for SUCK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Greek | Indo-European | 'ɣlifo | LICK | 'ɣlifo | SUCK |
| Hausa | Afro-Asiatic | làasáa | LICK | láasàa | SUCK |
| Kanuri | Saharan | mə̀láttə́ | LICK | mə̀láttə́ | SUCK |
| Chiriguano | Tupian | (a)ere | LICK | -pɨte; (a)ere | SUCK |
| Polci | Afro-Asiatic | ɓəəp | LICK | ɓəəp | SUCK |