| 1557 | aunt | 27 |
| 2225 | ironwood | 27 |
| 1613 | dibble stick | 27 |
| 228 | beard | 27 |
| 827 | to enter | 27 |
| 802 | lizard | 26 |
| 1286 | wasp | 26 |
| 1987 | younger sister | 26 |
| 2197 | lower back | 26 |
| 1921 | to hide | 26 |
| 1619 | draw water / carry | 26 |
| 1242 | dark | 26 |
| 103 | at | 26 |
| 1001 | daughter | 26 |
| 1572 | bowl | 25 |
| 1939 | earthquake | 25 |
| 1790 | younger/lastborn | 25 |
| 333 | sago grub | 25 |
| 907 | people | 25 |
| 142 | if | 24 |
| 1773 | tree base | 24 |
| 251 | to find | 24 |
| 2183 | Sago thatch | 23 |
| 178 | to squeeze | 23 |
| 1207 | cockroach | 23 |
| 1597 | club | 23 |
| 1631 | father-in-law | 23 |
| 1642 | food | 23 |
| 1271 | to be tired | 23 |
| 2189 | 2SG (2nd person singular) | 23 |
| 1991 | to understand | 22 |
| 1981 | to go outside | 22 |
| 2186 | grass skirt | 22 |
| 175 | some | 22 |
| 1628 | eyelashes | 22 |
| 1711 | pineapple club | 22 |
| 1215 | embers | 22 |
| 2200 | staff | 22 |
| 2402 | fireplace | 21 |
| 2199 | slick | 21 |
| 1979 | song | 21 |
| 233 | to bring | 21 |
| 1704 | pandanus mat | 21 |
| 213 | we excl. (pronoun d:1p, excl) | 21 |
| 2513 | woman's clothes (pulpul) | 21 |
| 2038 | shrub | 21 |
| 2194 | muscle | 20 |
| 1284 | to wake up | 20 |
| 2158 | blunt (of e.g. knife) | 20 |
| 1914 | needle | 20 |
