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All Words:

IDFullwordCount
2091chicken (tame)110
1298eight110
1967firelight110
1989tanket109
2077day after tomorrow109
970their (pronoun p:3p)109
2093arrow (pronged)109
2042right (arm)109
823breadfruit108
2055plate107
2023g-string107
960thorn107
2048always105
2081to fasten103
2028sugar102
2043spittle101
2044daybreak100
2078singapore taro (Xanthosoma saggitifolium)98
2095arrow (barred) (Arrow with cross bar)98
116dull (knife)97
239to cook96
952lungs95
1243noontime94
95we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl)94
1919thatch, roof94
2029coconut palm94
951language93
2054shore92
166to sew91
1300twenty91
1621a dream91
2027ground possum91
1908you two (pronoun d:2s, dual)89
127flower89
850work (n)88
1595chin, jaw87
1713pot86
825body84
1912to work84
2094arrow (hooked)84
146left (hand)83
1866we excl. plural (pronoun d:1p, excl, plural)82
1996left-side82
814leech82
186thick82
205worm81
101and81
906to catch81
161rotten (especially log)78
2076fish spear78
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