Apatani English

[abíi] n. lower garment whether skirt or pant

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[abù] adj. many; numerous; a lot of; plenty of

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[aɉu] int. yes; okay

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[aɉóo] v. hire; pay for

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[amɨ̀] n. daughter-in-law (term of address)

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[ane] n. mother (term of address)

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Dialect: syn. ama

[ariɁ] v. choke; retch

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[ajò lɨpá] n. midnight

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[baarò] adj. big flat object

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Dialect: ant. bazo, barzo

[bagã riɲo] n. a variety of flower; primrose flower (Primula spp.)

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Dialect: syn. neha appú

[baro-maɲã] n. traditional friends (esp. of other community or of far away places)

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[birã patuɁ] n. bamboo stump (esp. with sharp edge)

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[buu] v. hold; keep; own var. bww

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Dialect: var. bww

[bũci] n. ninth month of the year; September-October

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[bjakuɁ taleɁ] n. onion

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[bjoɁhú] v. brighten; light up; illuminate

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[bjuu] v. suck

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[báxè] adj. brusque; impolite; rude; ill-mannered

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[cãta] n. rice flake (esp. of newly harvested paddy)

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[ciruɁ] n. pocket; pouch

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Dialect: syn. cíkù

[cixo] adj. clever; smart; successful person

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[ditǝr] n. lumps of soil (esp. in paddy fields)

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[dopu mɨdóo] n. drizzle on a sunny day

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[doɲaɁ] n. sunny day; cloudless day

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[ʎaʎu] n. an element of sacrificial altar

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[gaɁsǝr] v. strangle with hand

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[goi tabú] n. common Indian monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis)

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Dialect: var. gyoi tabú

[goɲó] adj. small (of a mouth); low voice

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Dialect: ant. gorò

[guŋa] v. lie down (esp. of quadruplets)

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[guriɁ] v. get up; stand up

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Dialect: syn. bari’

[gjopu] n. shooting star

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[haagja] n. entrance

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Dialect: syn. áagyá

[henɨ] n. a relative; loved one

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[hẽɉu-mɨɉu] n. behaviour; conduct; deportment

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[imi] v. sleep

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[ĩdũ] v. go around; wander; roam

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[kacǝr] v. see meticulously

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[kadǝr] v. recognize properly; look properly; identify

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[kahɨ-kaxeɁ] v. look around; be watchful

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[kaɉi tĩ] v. sneeze

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[kapjo] adj. good looking; beautiful

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Dialect: ant. karu

[karpaɁ pɨlò] n. second lunar month of the year; February

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Dialect: syn. pagvr pwlò

[keɁke] adj. saturated; strong, of taste; thick

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[koɁroɁ] n. traditional relationship usually the maternal uncle to whom a portion of the sacrificial animal is offered

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[kooʎĩ] n. the evening before the last

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[koɲã] n. the year before last; two years ago

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[kɨri harnɨ] n. businessman; broker; agent; middleman

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Dialect: syn. kwri du’nw

[laɁko] n. button; an element of babo which is a horizontal stick on the body

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[lotɨ] adj. honest; straightforward

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[lɨɁ] v. shed, as leaves do from the trees

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[metɨ] n. a ritual performed to protect plants from Pyodu Bwzi, the God of Famine

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[miɉiɁ lãcu] n. Adam’s apple

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[mula] n. radish

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mɨgjo-mɨʎo] v. mix; blend; mingle

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[mja] v. collect contributions; collect

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Dialect: syn. xa

[oho búudu alo] n. birthday

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[oho gɨ] v. be pregnant

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[ohò] n. sharp bamboo stick put on the ground to prevent intrusion

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[oɲiɁ-rɨɲiɁ] adj. cute; small and beautiful

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[pa] v. cut (by striking); fight; peck

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[paapi] n. a variety of flowering plant (Hedychium ellipticum)

Example: Photo by Tapi Takha

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[pano] v. sting

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[patã aɉo] v. hire a labaour gang

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[paxɨɁ] v. cut to break or fracture bones in a piece of meat

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[paɲiɁ] n. small broken pieces of rice

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[pe] v. switch; lever

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[põcuɁ] adj. narrow

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[puʎã] n. peak; summit

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[pũtu] adj. hump; ridge; bulge; swelling

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Dialect: ant. paka’

[pǝrǝ] n. large cane mat used for temporary storage of paddy during harvesting

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[pɨdiɁ] n. fart

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[pɨpĩ] n. bamboo mat for drying paddy or millet

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[raɉuɁ] n. a variety of coarsely netted cane basket

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[rimjoɁ-riso] adj. striped; streaked; variegated

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Dialect: syn. ripó-rilo

[saɁpo] v. be confident; underestimate; underrate; confident

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Dialect: var. sa’pu

[saha] n. cane rope

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Dialect: var. swha

[semo] n. a variety of wild cherry

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Dialect: var. sembo

[seɲi] n. rhododendron

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[sudu] n. bamboo container

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[tabè] n. a variety of tree of palm family, the trunk of which is edible

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[taku-tamu] n. a decorated bamboo stick used during penw procession of Muruñ festival

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[talɨ́] n. unnatural death

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[tapúu] adj. a color pattern of a mithun, of overall white color

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Dialect: syn. yapúu

[taɲiɁ marpu] n. corn silk

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[taɲiɁ mɨge] n. tongs to roast grains of corn

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[tii] v. pour

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Dialect: syn. to

[tooŋo] n. wool

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[tuʎa] v. ambush; lie in wait for; lay trap for

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[ugù] n. fireplace; hearth

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[ukó] n. back; rear

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[xe] v. read; count

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[xũta] n. timber; wooden post

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[xɨce] v. divide (by counting)

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Dialect: etym. xw (count) + tace (divide)

[xɨka] v. count; innumerate

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[jalo biɁ] v. echo; resonate; reverberate

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[jasi jaɉuɁ] n. water ladle

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[jorko] n. lower portion of a hill

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Dialect: ant. yordiñ

[ɲaɲiɁ] n. honey

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Dialect: syn. zazo

[ɲibjoɁ] v. get free (as from a taboo period)

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[áakũ] v. come together; gather

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