| Proto-Bantu | bnt-000 |
| -tɛ́m- | |
| Lori | bnt-002 | otím |
| Ngz | bnt-003 | atsə́m |
| Buma | boh-000 | otína |
| Dinga | diz-000 | atǘm |
| English | eng-000 | dig |
| English | eng-000 | excavate |
| Nederlands | nld-000 | graven |
| Nederlands | nld-000 | uithollen |
| Ngoli | nlo-000 | atím |
| nzd-000 | otə́m | |
| Pindi | pic-000 | kutím |
| Sakata | skt-000 | ɛtima |
| Yansi | yns-000 | etim |
| Mputu | yns-001 | utsɪm |