| Language | Family | Form for SPINE | Gloss for SPINE | Form for BONE | Gloss for BONE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumanyo (Gciriku) K.38 | Atlantic-Congo | fûpà | backbone | fûpà | bone |
| Upper Chehalis | Salishan | 'šawˀ | spine | 'šawˀ | bone |
| Maca | Matacoan | -enu m. | spine | -enu m. | bone |
| Maca | Matacoan | -inu | spine | -inu | bone |
| Kumyk (Dorgeli dialect) | Turkic | суек | spine | суек | bone |
| Takia | Austronesian | tatu | the spine | tatu | the bone |