| Language | Family | Form for WATER | Gloss for WATER | Form for WHO | Gloss for WHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | wai (1) | WATER | wai (2) | WHO |
| Maori | Austronesian | wai | WATER | wai? | WHO |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | wai | WATER | wai?; ʔo wai?; iā wai? | WHO |
| Mandarin Chinese | Sino-Tibetan | 水 | WATER | 谁 | WHO |
| 'ōlelo Hawai'i | Austronesian | wai | WHO | wai | WATER |
| Reo Māori | Austronesian | wai | WHO | wai | WATER |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | wai | WATER | wai | WHO |
| Maori | Austronesian | wai | WATER | wai | WHO |
| Tahitian | Austronesian | vai | WATER | vai | WHO |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | wai | WATER | wai | WHO |