| Proto-Grassfields Bantu | bnt-001 |
| *ywè(-ti) | |
| Gikyode | acd-000 | sɔŋga |
| atembwəʼwi | azo-000 | jwɟʡ̂ |
| tuki | bag-000 | uhěrǔme |
| chɔ̀pəchɔ̂p | bbq-000 | ʒɥi |
| Baba | bbw-000 | mma[ʒiʔ]lə |
| Bafanji | bfj-000 | zẅeeŋ |
| mədəŋkyɛ | bgj-000 | jw̆̌h̆̌n̂̌ |
| Bakoko | bkh-000 | li[vɛː]ɓan |
| Bum | bmv-000 | hi[jɔh]na |
| Bamukumbit | bqt-000 | ʒʷiː |
| English | eng-000 | breathe |
| français | fra-000 | respirer |
| Guang | gjn-000 | fʊtɪ |
| Ik | ikx-000 | èjāŋōn |
| Krachi | kye-000 | fʊtɪ |
| Limbum | lmp-000 | yo˩˥ɭse |
| Nawuri | naw-000 | fʊtaʲ |
| Chumburu | ncu-000 | fʷiŋe |
| Kofa | nfu-000 | žmb̌˩˥̄ |
| Ngie | ngj-000 | i[zuɡə |
| Bapi | pny-000 | júöé |
| Tunen | tvu-000 | ɔ[hɔt |