| Language | Family | Form for BOW | Gloss for BOW | Form for GUN | Gloss for GUN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakha | Turkic | saː | BOW | saː | GUN |
| Karok | Karuk | xuskāmhar | BOW | xuská̄mhar | CANNON OR GUN |
| Ese Ejja | Pano-Tacanan | ekowixi | BOW | ekowixi | CANNON OR GUN |
| Itelmen | Chukotko-Kamchatkan | ч’ит | BOW | ч’ит | GUN |
| Tümpisa Shoshone | Uto-Aztecan | (huu)7etyn | BOW | etyn, aityn | GUN |
| Wintu | Wintuan | k'ulu:l | BOW | k'ulu:l | GUN |
| Mojave | Cochimi-Yuman | 7utis | BOW | 7utis | GUN |
| Wappo | Yuki-Wappo | lúk'a | BOW | lúk'a | GUN |
| Cocopa | Cochimi-Yuman | 7i:cim(ayá:) | BOW | 7i:cim | GUN |
| Lake Miwok | Miwok-Costanoan | kóono | BOW | kóono | GUN |
| Western Mono | Uto-Aztecan | Edy | BOW | Edy | GUN |
| Yuki | Yuki-Wappo | lu7waT (Elmendorf form) | BOW | lu7waT (Elmendorf form) | GUN |
| Washo | Washo | ba7lóhat, balóhot | BOW | ba7lóhat, balóhot | GUN |
| Kawaiisu | Uto-Aztecan | 7edy-(ci) | BOW | 7edy-(ci) | GUN |
| Kiliwa | Cochimi-Yuman | h+tim | BOW | h+tim | GUN |
| Chumash Barbareno | Chumashan | 7ax | BOW | 7ax | GUN |
| Chemehuevi | Uto-Aztecan | 7atsY | BOW | 7atsY | GUN |
| Big Smokey Valley Shoshone | Uto-Aztecan | aiti, aitikko | BOW | aiti, aitikko | GUN |
| Ntẹ́ṛe | Atlantic-Congo | bū́ta | GUN | bū́ta | BOW |
| Sọ̄́n·go | Atlantic-Congo | wū́ta | GUN | wū́ta | BOW |
| Kisā́ma | Atlantic-Congo | ọ̄́ta | GUN | ọ̄́ta | BOW |
| Kásāndṣ | Atlantic-Congo | wṓta | GUN | wṓta | BOW |
| Mutsā́ya | Atlantic-Congo | búta | GUN | búta | BOW |
| Lubálo | Atlantic-Congo | ṓta | GUN | ṓta | BOW |
| Sárār | Atlantic-Congo | kán·ānẹ | GUN | kán·ānẹ | BOW |
| Pẹ́pẹ̄l | Atlantic-Congo | ken·ā́ni | GUN | ken·ā́ni | BOW |
| Babúma | Atlantic-Congo | bṓta | GUN | bṓta | BOW |