| Language | Family | Form for BREAK (OF ROPE) | Gloss for BREAK (OF ROPE) | Form for TEAR (SHRED) | Gloss for TEAR (SHRED) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhaz | Abkhaz-Adyge | ɑpʰʐəɑrɑ | snap | ɑpʰʐəɑrɑ | tear |
| Adyghe | Abkhaz-Adyge | zaʔatˈχən | snap | zaʔatˈχən | tear |
| Avar | Nakh-Daghestanian | biq͡χːizje | snap | biq͡χːizje | tear |
| Bengali | Indo-European | t͡ʃʰĩɽa | snap | t͡ʃʰĩɽa | tear |
| Buryat | Mongolic | ʃuː tataxa | snap | ʃuː tataxa | tear |
| Buryat | Mongolic | xaxa tataxa | snap | xaxa tataxa | tear |
| Modern Greek | Indo-European | sçizo | snap | sçizo | tear |
| Central Siberian Yupik | Eskimo-Aleut | piɡaquq | snap | piɡaquq | tear |
| Kalaallisut | Eskimo-Aleut | alitːɔʁpaː | snap | alitːɔʁpaː | tear |
| Lezgian | Nakh-Daghestanian | qazunun | snap | qazunun | tear |
| Meadow Mari | Uralic | kyrlɑˑʃ | snap | kyrlɑˑʃ | tear |
| Dutch | Indo-European | ˈsxøːrə | snap | ˈsxøːrə | tear |
| Telugu | Dravidian | t͡ɕĩt͡ɕu | snap | t͡ɕĩt͡ɕu | tear |
| Southern Yukaghir | Yukaghir | ʃɑʃɑχədɑj | snap | ʃɑʃɑχədɑj | tear |
| Southern Yukaghir | Yukaghir | ʃɑʃɑχət | snap | ʃɑʃɑχət | tear |
| Ersu | Sino-Tibetan | htʃɿ⁵⁵ | break (v.i. of rope, etc.) | htʃɿ⁵⁵ | tear |
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