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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| motherland | /xx | Noun, Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun |
| lingua franca | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| native | /x | Noun |
| tongue | / | Noun |
| family | /xx | Noun |
| creole | /x | Noun |
| interlanguage | /x/x | Noun |
| leed | / | Name |
| vulgate | /x | Name |
| flash | / | Noun |
| demotic | x/x | Name |
| abraham | /xx | Name |
| adoptive | x/x | Adjective |
| adored | x/ | Adjective |
| agony | /xx | Noun |
| american indian | x/xx/xx | Name, Name, Adjective |
| ammi | /x | Adjective |
| ams | / | Name |
| articulated | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| assembly | x/x | Noun |
| aunt | / | Noun |
| austronesian | /x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| bam | / | Noun, Verb |
| basque | / | Name, Adjective |
| beget | x/ | Verb |
| beloved | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| bereaved | x/ | Adjective |
| bibles | /x | Noun |
| bilingual | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| bottoms | /x | Noun |
| breast | / | Noun, Verb |
| bring forth | // | Phrase, Verb |
| brother | /x | Noun, Verb |
| called | / | Adjective |
| carrier | /xx | Noun |
| caucasian | x/x | Name, Adjective |
| cell | / | Noun, Verb |
| cheek | / | Noun, Verb |
| child | / | Noun, Verb |
| clapper | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| corns | / | Noun |
| cow | / | Noun, Verb |
| dad | / | Noun, Verb |
| dam | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dame | / | Noun, Verb |
| daughter | /x | Noun |
| desktop | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| devoted | x/x | Adjective |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| doting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dowager | /xx | Noun |
| dravidian | x/xx | Name, Adjective |
| eat | / | Verb, Noun |
| engender | x/x | Verb |
| epiphytic | x//x | Adjective, Noun |
| evidence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| father | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fatherland | /xx | Noun |
| female | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| flicker | /x | Noun, Verb |
| flicking | /x | Noun |
| folks | / | Noun |
| french | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| friend | / | Noun, Verb |
| fuss | / | Noun, Verb |
| generate | /xx | Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| godfather | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| godmother | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| goose | / | Noun, Verb |
| grandfather | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| grandma | /x | Noun |
| grandmother | /xx | Noun |
| grandparents | /xx | Noun |
| granny | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gymnastic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hindi | /x | Name, Adjective |
| holding | /x | Noun |
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| homogenous | x/xx | Adjective |
| husband | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idiom | /xx | Noun |
| incestuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| indian | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| jackpot | /x | Noun, Verb |
| journey | /x | Noun, Verb |
| kindergarten | /xxx | Noun |
| kiss | / | Noun, Verb |
| knife | / | Noun, Verb |
| lady | /x | Noun, Verb |
| language | /x | Noun, Verb |
| langue | / | Noun |
| lap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| legend | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lens | / | Noun, Verb |
| lick | / | Verb, Noun |
| lightly | /x | Adverb |
| lingua | /x | Noun |
| linguistic | x/x | Adjective |
| lips | / | Noun, Verb |
| lit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| lovable | /xx | Adjective |
| love | / | Noun, Verb |
| lug | / | Noun, Verb |
| ma | / | Name, Adjective |
| mam | / | Noun |
| mama | /x | Noun |
| mamma | /x | Noun |
| mammy | /x | Noun |
| mandarin | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| marie | x/ | Name |
| mater | /x | Noun |
| maternal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| maternity | x/xx | Noun |
| matrix | /x | Noun |
| medium | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| mere | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| mine | / | Noun, Verb |
| minority | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| mint | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| mistress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| modern | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| mom | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| momma | /x | Noun |
| mommy | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| monogamous | x/xx | Adjective |
| monolingual | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| moth | / | Noun, Verb |
| motherboard | /xx | Noun |
| mould | / | Noun, Verb |
| mouth | / | Noun, Verb |
| mouthpiece | /x | Noun |
| multicultural | xx/xx | Adjective |
| mum | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mummy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| muscle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| natural language | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| nursery | /xx | Noun |
| oar | / | Noun, Verb |
| overprotective | xxx/x | Adjective |
| pain | / | Noun, Verb |
| palate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pancake | /x | Noun, Verb |
| panhandle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| papuan | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| parent | /x | Noun, Verb |
| parlance | /x | Noun |
| pasadena | xx/x | Name |
| pen | / | Noun, Verb |
| phonetics | x/x | Noun |
| pier | / | Noun |
| pink | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| plague | / | Noun, Verb |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| preschool | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| preservice | x/x | Adjective |
| puddle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| queen | / | Noun, Verb |
| race | / | Noun, Verb |
| regimented | /xxx | Adjective |
| sea | / | Noun |
| she | / | Noun |
| silence | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sire | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sister | /x | Noun, Verb |
