| Language | Family | Form for CATCH | Gloss for CATCH | Form for TAKE | Gloss for TAKE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nenets | Uralic | nʸaʔʔmasʸ | catch (ball) | nʸaʔʔmasʸ | take |
| Udmurt | Uralic | kutɩnɩ | catch (ball) | kutɩnɩ | take |
| Latin | Indo-European | capere | catch (ball) | capere | take |
| Spanish | Indo-European | coger | catch (ball) | coger | take |
| Old English | Indo-European | fōn | catch (ball) | fōn | take |
| Albanian (Tosk variety) | Indo-European | zə | catch (ball) | zə | take |
| Romani | Indo-European | le- | catch (ball) | le- | take |
| Chatino (Zacatepec variety) | Otomanguean | šɲi | catch (ball) | šɲi | take |
| Seri | Seri | -ipxk | catch (ball) | -ipxk | take |
| Maori | Austronesian | taŋo-hia | catch (ball) | taŋo-hia | take |
| Páez | Páez | uwe- | catch (ball) | uwe- | take |
| Colorado | Barbacoan | ka-no | catch (ball) | 'ka-no | take |
| Yaruro | Pumé | mitɛ | catch (ball) | mitɛ | take |
| Cofán | Cofán | isɨye | catch (ball) | isɨye | take |
| Yagua | Peba-Yagua | hũri | catch (ball) | hũri | take |
| Wapishana | Arawakan | ẓaamatʰa-n | catch (ball) | ẓaamatʰa-n | take |
| Aymara | Aymaran | katu-ɲa | catch (ball) | katu-ɲa | take |
| Mosetén | Mosetén-Chimané | 'taphe | catch (ball) | 'taphe | take |
| Yaminahua | Pano-Tacanan | ači-kĩ | catch (ball) | ači-kĩ | take |
| Chiriguano | Tupian | pɨsɨ | catch (ball) | pɨsɨ | take |
| Guaraní | Tupian | pɨhɨ | catch (ball) | pɨhɨ | take |
| Wayampi | Tupian | -pɨɨ | catch (ball) | -pɨɨ | take |
| Ayoreo | Zamucoan | i'saaʔ | catch (ball) | i'saaʔ | take |
| Chorote | Matacoan | -kiʔmeʔ | catch (ball) | -kiʔmeʔ | take |
| Chorote | Matacoan | -siʔmeʔ | catch (ball) | -siʔmeʔ | take |
| Maca | Matacoan | -ekumiʔ | catch (ball) | -ekumi | take |
| Mapudungun | Araucanian | nɨ | catch (ball) | nɨ | take |
| Gününa Küne | Puelche | -c̷kɨnɨ | catch (ball) | -c̷kɨnɨ | take |
| Yagán | Yámana | ata | catch (ball) | ata | take |
| Uncunwee | Nubian | aŋɪ́ri | catch (ball) | aŋíri | take |
| Hlai (Baoting variety) | Tai-Kadai | chi:u.3 | catch (ball) | chi:u.3 | take |
| Hunzib | Nakh-Daghestanian | боха | catch (ball) | боха | take |
| Marathi | Indo-European | pakaɖaɳe | catch (ball) | pakaɖaɳe | take |
| Modern Greek | Indo-European | piano | catch | piano | take |
| Nanai | Tungusic | dʲapa͡ɔri | catch | dʲapa͡ɔri | take |
| Italian | Indo-European | prɛndere | catch | prɛndere | take |
| Kannada | Dravidian | hɪɖi | catch | hɪɖi | take |
| Northern Kurdish | Indo-European | ɡərtən | catch | ɡərtən | take |
| Nivkh | Nivkh | ɤvɟ | catch | ɤvɟ | take |
| Northern Pashto | Indo-European | niˈwəl | catch | niˈwəl | take |
| Western Farsi | Indo-European | ɡeɾeftæn | catch | ɡeɾeftæn | take |
| Udmurt | Uralic | kutɨnɨ | catch | kutɨnɨ | take |
| Lahu (Black) | Sino-Tibetan | zu³¹ | catch | zu³¹ | take |
| Yi (Dafang) | Sino-Tibetan | ʑu²¹ | catch | ʑu²¹ | take |
| Lisu | Sino-Tibetan | ʒu³³ | catch | ʒu³³ | take |
| Qiang (Mawo) | Sino-Tibetan | kuə tsi | catch | kuə tsi | take |
| Yi (Mile) | Sino-Tibetan | ʐo³³ | catch | ʐo³³ | take |
| Imbabura Quechua | Quechuan | japina (1) | to catch | japina (1) | to take |
| Ket | Yeniseian | qòs | to catch | qòs | to take |
| Oroqen | Tungusic | dʒɔ:- | to catch | dʒɔ:- | to take |
| Otomi | Otomanguean | ju | to catch | ju | to take |
| Romanian | Indo-European | a prinde | to catch | a prinde | to take |
| Wichí | Matacoan | tachema | to catch | tachema | to take |
| Shuizhuping | Sino-Tibetan | vv̩²⁴ | catch; seize | vv̩²⁴ | take |