| Proto-Grassfields Bantu | bnt-001 |
| *cÚŋ | |
| chɔ̀pəchɔ̂p | bbq-000 | kɔt |
| Baba | bbw-000 | mma[ku]ɾə |
| Bafanji | bfj-000 | ko |
| mədəŋkyɛ | bgj-000 | kǔt |
| Bikele | biw-001 | tʃììlɔ̀ |
| Bakoko | bkh-000 | li[tiŋ |
| Bum | bmv-000 | hi[tʃuŋ |
| Bamukumbit | bqt-000 | koɾ̥ |
| English | eng-000 | knot |
| English | eng-000 | tie |
| français | fra-000 | detacher |
| français | fra-000 | dénouer |
| Ik | ikx-000 | zīkʼés |
| Limbum | lmp-000 | cɦɦshi |
| Kofa | nfu-000 | hyǎ |
| Ngie | ngj-000 | i[kʰɔt |
| Bapi | pny-000 | chuàñé |
| Bapi | pny-000 | koàré |
| Tunen | tvu-000 | u[suŋ |
| Tunen | tvu-000 | u[tiŋ |