| Language | Family | Form for THING | Gloss for THING | Form for SOME | Gloss for SOME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh | Indo-European | peth | thing | peth | some |
| Nahuatl (Sierra de Zacapoaxtla variety) | Uto-Aztecan | tehsa | thing | tehsa | some |
| Muisca | Chibchan | ipquabie | thing | ipquabie | some |
| Páez | Páez | kĩh-βa | thing | kĩh-βa | some |
| Yagua | Peba-Yagua | tara | thing | tara | some |
| Chiriguano | Tupian | ᵐbae | thing | ᵐbae | some |
| Guaraní | Tupian | ᵐbaʔe | thing | ᵐbaʔe | some |
| Wichí | Matacoan | mayek | the thing | mayek | some |
| Yaqui | Uto-Aztecan | jita | the thing | jita | some |