| Language | Family | Form for REFUSE | Gloss for REFUSE | Form for FORBID | Gloss for FORBID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panare | Cariban | -ɨnanɨʔ-pɨ-pi | refuse | -ɨnanɨʔ-pɨ-pi | forbid |
| Old High German | Indo-European | fir-sprehhan | refuse | fir-sprehhan | forbid |
| Hittite | Indo-European | markiya- | refuse | markiya- | forbid |
| Maori | Austronesian | whaka-kaahore-tia | refuse | whaka-kaahore-tia | forbid |
| Cofán | Cofán | seʔpiye | refuse | seʔpiye | forbid |
| Yagua | Peba-Yagua | hũbay | refuse | hũbay | forbid |
| Nivaclé | Matacoan | -šiyan | refuse | -šiyan | forbid |
| Ingush | Nakh-Daghestanian | а ала | refuse | а ала | forbid |
| Kumyk (Ter Bragun dialect) | Turkic | гери урмакъ | refuse | гери урмакъ | forbid |
| Gurindji | Pama-Nyungan | mamam pa- | to refuse | mamam pa- | to forbid |
| Kildin Saami | Uralic | kīll’te | to refuse | kīll’te | to forbid |
| Manange | Sino-Tibetan | rok 2ti | to refuse | rok 2ti | to forbid |