| Language | Family | Form for KNOT | Gloss for KNOT | Form for TIE | Gloss for TIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nahuatl (Sierra de Zacapoaxtla variety) | Uto-Aztecan | ilpi-tok | knot (noun) | ilpi-tok | tie, bind |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | hīpuʔu | knot (noun) | hīpuʔu | tie, bind |
| Maori | Austronesian | here | knot (noun) | here | tie, bind |
| Tongan | Austronesian | haʔi | knot (noun) | haʔi | tie, bind |
| Kaingáng | Nuclear-Macro-Je | kaŋye | knot (noun) | kaŋye | tie, bind |
| Jinsha Dai | Hmong-Mien | hɛat.43 | knot (noun) | hɛat.43 | tie, bind |
| Bulang | Austroasiatic | pək.31 | knot (noun) | pək.31 | tie, bind |
| Prai | Austroasiatic | čiʔ lɔt | knot (noun) | čiʔ lɔt | tie, bind |
| Prai | Austroasiatic | siʔ lɔt | knot (noun) | siʔ lɔt | tie, bind |
| Paliu | Austroasiatic | pək.33 | knot (noun) | pək.33 | tie, bind |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | nāki`i | the knot | nāki`i | to tie |
| Hup | Nadahup | hɔ̃´w’ | the knot | hɔ̃w’- | to tie |
| Mandarin Chinese | Sino-Tibetan | jie2 | the knot | jie2 | to tie |