| Language | Family | Form for BREAK (OF ROPE) | Gloss for BREAK (OF ROPE) | Form for CUT | Gloss for CUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaku | Atlantic-Congo | kəsəŋ | (rope) broke | kəsəŋ | cut |
| Lame (Peve) | Afro-Asiatic | hai | (rope) broke | hai | cut |
| Ngamo | Afro-Asiatic | ɓat | (rope) broke | ɓat | cut |
| Northern Kurdish | Indo-European | ʒekərən | snap | ʒekərən | cut |
| Lezgian | Nakh-Daghestanian | atʼun | snap | atʼun | cut |