| Sakata | skt-000 |
| ngə́bə | |
| Proto-Bantu | bnt-000 | -gubú |
| Lori | bnt-002 | ngəb |
| Ngz | bnt-003 | ngu |
| Buma | boh-000 | ngub |
| Dinga | diz-000 | kibɔk |
| English | eng-000 | hippopotamus |
| Nederlands | nld-000 | hippopotamus |
| Ngoli | nlo-000 | ngubá |
| nzd-000 | ngə́b | |
| Pindi | pic-000 | kibɔ́k |
| Yansi | yns-000 | kɪbɔ |
| Mputu | yns-001 | ibɔ́k |
| Mbunda | zmp-000 | ibɔk |