Apatani English

[a] int. an interjection at the end of a sentence to emphasize or reinforce the statement made

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[abjá] n. ladder; stepladder

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Dialect: var. abrv

[akì kíibò] n. male dog

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[alíi] n. seed; descendant; progeny; successor

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[amã] n. roof

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[apa-ama] adj. simple; artless; guileless; innocent

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[apjoɁ] v. dilute; make a liquid thinner or weaker

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[aŋɨ sɨco] int. interjection to express indifference; let it be

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Dialect: syn. aqw; aga swco

[arũ] v. be possessed (esp. by evil spirits)

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[ata] n. aunt (term of address)

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[beɁlɨ] n. next door neighbor

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[burúu] n. mythical crocodile-like creature said to have inhabited the Ziro valley in the olden days

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[buupĩ sɨnɨ] n. twin; siblings

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[buuxe] n. a variety of house rat

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[bjaɁ] v. hesitate; waver; vacillate

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[caaɉeɁ] v. step on something

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[ceɁxoɁ] v. diasgree; differ; diverge from

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[cudu-cubo] adj. imprudent; reckless

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[daɲi caca] n. a small variety of cicada

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[dãtǝr] v. break something by beating

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[diɁju] n. marsh; swamp

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[doorò] adj. big (of an animal or vehicle)

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Dialect: ant. dorzó

[dɨme] n. famine; food shortage

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Dialect: syn. haaya-myoxa

[dɨɲo-mɨɲo] v. practice; rehearse

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[eɁpe] n. pumpkin

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Dialect: syn. tápè; ayó twpè

[ʎoɁro] n. sharp edge of the sword

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[guriɁ] v. get up; stand up

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Dialect: syn. bari’

[gũkiɁ] v. bend; stoop

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[haapuɁ] n. diaphragm

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[harpũ] n. inner thigh

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[hẽɉe] v. trust; faith; confidence; belief

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[hore] num. one bundle (esp. of thread)

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[huã ácì] n. backache; back pain

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[hɨri] n. small particle of dirt

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[hɨɨbo] n. bull

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[iɁmǝr] v. sleep deeply

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[icu] adj. few; some; scant; meagre

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Dialect: syn. ice

[ɉarkĩ] n. jerakin; a container

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[kanɨ] n. one who sees

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[karda-bjaɲi alo] n. Friday

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[katú] v. watch from a distance

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[koʎũ] n. primordial time

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Dialect: syn. kofuñ kolo

[koʎũ kolo] n. primordial time

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Dialect: syn. kofuñ

[laɁhɨ] n. archer’s wristband traditionally of human hair worn to protect the hand from injury by bow string

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[lace] n. a part of bride price which a close relative of the bride is entitled to

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[locũ] n. bone marrow

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[lohè] post. till; until

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[lulaɁ] adj. good speaker

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[lɨmĩ lahĩ] n. blessing; gift (esp. of prosperity, wisdom or knowledge)

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[lɨpja] n. shin

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[magù] v. bellow as an expression of distress

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[mepi] n. a variety of vegetable; plantain (Plantago erosa)

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Dialect: syn. mepi hamañ

[miɁbeɁ] v. blink; wink

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[mɨhù] v. wake up; rouse

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Dialect: syn. ahú

[mɨkoɁ] v. open

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[mɨti] v. do something again; repeat; repair

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[mɨxaɁ] v. do something wrongly; commit mistake

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[mɨxɨ̃-mɨmjɨ̃] adv. do something in a confused way

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[mɨɲo] v. do something without purpose or for free

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[nẽbu] n. a house away from the main street

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Dialect: var. niñbu ant. neñto

[nẽbu] n. home

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[oo] letter name o the letter representing o in the Apatani alphabet

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[paʎa-paca] adj. unsteady; staggering

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[pakã] n. goose

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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[pamu] n. raptor, eagle or hawk

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[paroɁ pabjaɁ] n. young chicken

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Dialect: var. paro’ pwbya

[patɨ rĩbi] n. a variety of spider

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[pã] v. cook by steaming in bamboo

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[pombo rɨko] n. millipede

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[potuɁ] n. photo

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[purò] adj. big (of spherical objects)

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Dialect: ant. puzó

[pɨniɁ] v. pinch

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[pɨɨlɨɁ] v. replenish (esp. liquor)

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[ŋɨpa] pron. for me

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[ŋɨra] n. variety of a migratory fish

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[rɨko] n. tortoise

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Dialect: var. rako syn. samiñ rwko

[sadǝr] n. conical shaped bamboo filter

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Dialect: syn. o sadvr

[sanɨ tero] n. Sichuan peppercorn; prickly ash

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Dialect: var. sañtú tero

[siĩbo] n. large-sized larvae of dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. tasiñ siñbo

[suʎiɁ sume] adj. crooked; dishonest; untrustworthy

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[supũ tarɨ] n. traditional dress for ceremonial occasions

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[sɨlɨɁ] n. water container of bamboo

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[tagur ẽso] n. a variety of weed

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[tapi] n. a variety of cane

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[teɁhi] v. fall down

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[tiɁpaɁ] v. erase; wipe off; rub out

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[to] v. pour

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Dialect: syn. tii

[toɁ] v. descend; go down; climb down

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[tooŋo] n. wool

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[tooro] n. Rhino beetle

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[tur] v. be alive

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Dialect: var. tor

[turlaɁ] n. glass

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Dialect: var. tùla’

[tɨrɨ] n. forehead

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[xoɁkó-xoɁpè] adj. disorganized; mess; tangled

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[xoo] v. stir

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[jalo] n. shadow; reflection; echo

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[japũ] n. sky

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[jasɨɁ] v. wash (one’s hand)

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[ɲar] v. step on something

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Dialect: syn. zor

[ɲã] v. move with the head leading

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