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All Words:

IDFullwordCount
168short443
189three426
78to kill425
134heavy422
331mosquito414
826yam413
896elbow408
888no, not408
27green407
824taro402
185they (pronoun d:3p)401
68thou398
279rat397
221arrow395
93warm/hot393
195wet392
110child388
900frog374
1659hot365
922coconut365
289sweet potato364
191to tie355
1995hand354
58seed354
73to drink344
232boy343
240to cry340
296fruit336
145to laugh336
52person334
899flying fox334
267knife334
799garden331
180stick (wood)325
1259to shoot321
21feather320
272morning320
326yesterday319
118to fall (drop rather than topple)316
17earth/soil314
293tomorrow313
2015path310
1282urine309
256girl309
942sago307
1640fly sp.304
2019chin304
1202to carry304
197where?302
80to lie down302
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