| Language | Family | Form for THING | Gloss for THING | Form for WORD | Gloss for WORD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old High German | Indo-European | redina | thing | redina | word |
| Hittite | Indo-European | uttar | thing | uttar | word |
| Chatino (Zacatepec variety) | Otomanguean | čaʔ | thing | čaʔ | word |
| Konyak | Sino-Tibetan | ngao | thing | ngao | word |
| Lushai | Sino-Tibetan | thu | thing | thu | word |
| Sangtam | Sino-Tibetan | yu | thing | yu | word |