| Language | Family | Form for STINKING | Gloss for STINKING | Form for SMELL (STINK) | Gloss for SMELL (STINK) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wai Wai | Cariban | ∅-koto-wa-sɨ | stinking, bad smelling | ∅-koto-wa-sɨ | smell (vb intrans) |
| Romani | Indo-European | kʰand- | stinking, bad smelling | kʰand- | smell (vb intrans) |
| Yaruro | Pumé | pʰẽã | stinking, bad smelling | pʰẽã | smell (vb intrans) |
| Ese Ejja | Pano-Tacanan | -šiye | stinking, bad smelling | šiye- | smell (vb intrans) |
| Khamuang (Chiang Mai variety) | Tai-Kadai | men.1 | stinking, bad smelling | men.1 | smell (vb intrans) |
| Dehong | Tai-Kadai | men.1 | stinking, bad smelling | men.1 | smell (vb intrans) |
| Jinsha Dai | Hmong-Mien | min.24 | stinking, bad smelling | min.24 | smell (vb intrans) |
| Nung-Fengshan | Tai-Kadai | hau.1 | stinking, bad smelling | hau.1 | smell (vb intrans) |
| Nung-Ninbei | Tai-Kadai | kheu.2 | stinking, bad smelling | kheu.2 | smell (vb intrans) |
| Maonan | Tai-Kadai | ʔńin.1 | stinking, bad smelling | ʔńin.1 | smell (vb intrans) |
| Mulam | Tai-Kadai | ńin.1 | stinking, bad smelling | ńin.1 | smell (vb intrans) |
| Southern Kam | Tai-Kadai | ńən.55 | stinking, bad smelling | ńən.55 | smell (vb intrans) |
| Lakkia | Tai-Kadai | fət.7 | stinking, bad smelling | fət.7 | smell (vb intrans) |
| Bulang-2 | Austroasiatic | ʔui.33 | stinking, bad smelling | ʔui.33 | smell (vb intrans) |
| Xu | Austroasiatic | ui.55 | stinking, bad smelling | ui.55 | smell (vb intrans) |
| Rumai | Austroasiatic | uh.51 | stinking, bad smelling | uh.51 | smell (vb intrans) |
| Pusing | Austroasiatic | suʔ | stinking, bad smelling | suʔ | smell (vb intrans) |
| Pear | Austroasiatic | uih | stinking, bad smelling | ʔuih | smell (vb intrans) |
| Manange | Sino-Tibetan | 4tʰaŋ 1kʰʌ | stinking | 4tʰaŋ 1kʰʌ | to smell(1) |
| Swahili | Atlantic-Congo | -nuka | stinking | -nuka | to smell(1) |