| Language | Family | Form for BE ABLE | Gloss for BE ABLE | Form for KNOW (SOMETHING) | Gloss for KNOW (SOMETHING) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jianchuan | Sino-Tibetan | sẽ³³ | BE ABLE | sẽ³³ | KNOW (SOMETHING) |
| Avar | Nakh-Daghestanian | ɬazje | can | ɬazje | know |
| North Azerbaijani | Turkic | bɪlmæk | can | bɪlmæk | know |
| Breton | Indo-European | ɡuːzut | can | ɡuːzut | know |
| Modern Greek | Indo-European | ksero | can | ksero | know |
| French | Indo-European | saˈvwaːʁ | can | saˈvwaːʁ | know |
| Nanai | Tungusic | ɔtɔli͡ɔri | can | ɔtɔli͡ɔri | know |
| Hindi | Indo-European | d͡ʒaːnːaː | can | d͡ʒaːnːaː | know |
| Hungarian | Uralic | tud | can | tud | know |
| Italian | Indo-European | sapere | can | sapere | know |
| Itelmen | Chukotko-Kamchatkan | xiq eɬes | can | xiq eɬes | know |
| Nivkh | Nivkh | ɪɨɪmɟ | can | ɪɨɪmɟ | know |
| Portuguese | Indo-European | sɐˈβer | can | sɐˈβer | know |
| Romanian | Indo-European | ʃti | can | ʃti | know |
| Northern Selkup | Uralic | tʲenɨmɨqa | can | tʲenɨmɨqa | know |
| Turkish | Turkic | bilmɛk | can | bilmɛk | know |