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Words in subset S

IDFullwordCount
64sun1148
59skin1131
63stone1055
62star921
61smoke (of fire)903
57sand737
60small735
173snake632
299shoulder535
168short443
289sweet potato364
58seed354
180stick (wood)325
942sago307
1760sugarcane278
170sky267
181straight265
835spear (N)251
280sister222
163salt220
167sharp (as knife)214
165sea (ocean)183
946sore, wound179
857sibling, same sex, older177
883sibling, opposite sex, older161
845sibling, same sex, younger154
1257sap151
947saliva150
1988stump149
1736shadow (shade, shadow)146
301string bag137
281skirt129
983stomach128
1969short-piece-of-wood126
1296six124
2072singsing119
1297seven114
283slow111
2028sugar102
2043spittle101
2078singapore taro (Xanthosoma saggitifolium)98
2054shore92
2032sibling, opposite sex, younger76
1918shy, ashamed51
1742sibling, opposite sex50
1262spider48
2223sweat39
1983sole (of foot)38
945shin bone38
2190search36
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