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All Words:

IDFullwordCount
330crocodile301
136to hit298
129four295
290to talk292
211wallaby290
3bark (of tree)289
2022faeces (dung, faeces, excrement)287
11claw284
328betelnut283
897thumb282
901axe (stone)282
1854net bag 281
79to know (facts)281
244drum279
108to blow (wind)278
1760sugarcane278
50not277
806navel277
838to run276
87to swim276
905yes268
170sky267
82to say266
181straight265
902vine263
193to vomit263
1675leg, foot261
112to cut260
223bamboo252
973chest252
835spear (N)251
124five246
234brother245
329lime244
903afternoon243
1783to wash238
114to dig238
291tobacco237
248fence236
325village234
1006go!232
801penis230
919buttocks230
217to speak228
931his, hers, its (pronoun p:3s)228
254forest228
137to hold (in hand)226
56round223
151near223
864to break222
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