| WMP | ||
| Bisaya | akaw | vine, creeper |
| Bisaya (Limbang) | akaw | vine, creeper |
| Kayan (Uma Juman) | akah | vines, creepers, exclusive of rattan |
| Karo Batak | akar | very young jungle (must have earlier referred to creepers) |
| Malay | akar | root; root-fibre; creeping or climbing plant; liana |
| Kayan | akah | vines, creepers, exclusive of rattan |
| Murik | akah | vines, creepers, aerial roots |
| Balinese | akah | root, tree root |
| Sasak | akar | root |
| CMP | ||
| Watubela | akal | root |
| Tugun | ai ʔakar | root |
| OC | ||
| Hawaiian | aʔa | small root, vein, artery, nerve, tendon, muscle |
| Kapingamarangi | aga | root (of tree or plant) |
| Tuvaluan | aka | root |
| Anuta | vai-aka | root |
| Rennellese | aka | root |
| Samoan | aʔa | root |
| Tongan | aka | root |
| Rarotongan | aka | root |
| Maori | aka | long and thin roots of trees or plants; vine of any climbing plant |