Apatani English

[abba-apá] n. ancestor; forefather; progenitor

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[abiɁ] adj. complete

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[adĩ dĩpúu] n. white or grey hair

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[aʎĩ daʎi] n. afternoon

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[aʎoo] n. tongue

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[ahe] v. bet; wager; gamble

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[aĩ] n. gold

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[aɉí pɨhá] n. small cane basket

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[aɉí-ʎaɁpjó] n. agriculture; farming

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[aɉóo] n. fare; wage

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[akée] n. food item used as a gift to express friendly gesture

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[akì dula] n. rope used to tie dogs; dog rope

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[akì kíicú] n. puppy

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[akó kõtɨɁ] adv. alone

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[alo] n. salt

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[apǝr] n. gallbladder

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[arkiɁ] v. arrange (a rope) into a loop

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[ajò lɨpá] n. midnight

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[bǝǝ] letter name b the letter representing b in the Apatani alphabet

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

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[bóo] v. pull; tug; lug; drag; draw

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[cicĩ] n. loin loom

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[cixo] adj. clever; smart; successful person

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[càa] v. take paddy from the granary

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[cí] v. claim (ownership)

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

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Dialect: ant. dorzó

[dɨɲo-mɨɲo] v. practice; rehearse

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[eem] int. yes

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[ʎoɁgã] n. blunt edge of the sword

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[ʎi] v. become

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[gora] n. horse

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Dialect: or. Assamese

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

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Dialect: ant. gorò

[gjũtã] n. negotiator; go between in a marriage

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[hẽco] n. titillation

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[hẽpũ-hẽka] v. be confused

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[hiɁka] v. frisk

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[hoɁjo-hoɁci] v. mixed up; mingle; intermingle; amalgamate

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Dialect: syn. ho’gyo-ho’fo

[hogja takǝr] n. spotted leopard

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

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[hubo-hulo] adj. almost; roughly equal

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[ɉibu garɨ] n. jeep

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Dialect: or. English

[ɉuɉu] n. winnowing

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[kagoɁ] v. overlook; disregard; ignore

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[kelaɁ] n. good writer; one who writes well

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[kempa] int. interjection expressing sympathy

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[koiɁ] v. a way of putting on a cloth on the body, esp. by the males

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[kone abiɁ] pron. everyone

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[kojũ] adv. thrusting movement of hips

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[kɨciɁ] v. hiccup

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[laɁtĩ] adv. forcefully; with strength

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[laakur] v. take back

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[leju] n. a small path leading to a village

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[li lilã] n. cicada (Cicadidae)

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[loorɨɁlo] int. interjection to express hopelessness

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Dialect: syn. amw arwlò

[lugjaɁ] v. speak wrongly

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Dialect: syn. luxa’

[lɨkè] v. cross legs

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[lɨŋǝr] n. ankle

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[medǝr] n. purification; purification ritual

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[mihĩ] n. contribution (esp. in kind)

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[muɁ] v. rut (animals)

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[mɨbo] v. help (in doing some work); assist; support

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[mɨgja] v. help someone on reciprocal basis

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[mɨkú-mɨdĩ] v. make noise

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[mɨrã-mɨtu] adv. significantly; notably

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[mɨxeɁ] v. make somebody cry

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[mjɨ] n. wife

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[nago] n. ritual hut in the middle of a village

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[nami] n. portion of village, esp. the upper one

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Dialect: ant. nako

[nẽkeɁ] n. thirteenth lunar month of the year; December-January

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[nõ] v. call (esp. an animal)

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[pa] post. purposive case marker

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[pakù] n. pigeon

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[pamjo] n. injury; encumbrance

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Dialect: syn. pamyo-taxo

[patã] n. traditional labour gang

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[pẽko] n. intermediate position; middle

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Dialect: syn. puñko

[Pinɨ] n. Creator

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[pisǝr] v. kill by cutting the throat

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[pɨgja] n. great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

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[ŋoo] v. get lost; get missing; go astray

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[ríi] n. drool

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[saɁxɨɁ] v. intimidating; unnerving; daunting; formidable

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Dialect: ant. sa’pe’

[siɲiɁ tasĩ] n. a variety of small sized larvae

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[sosiɁ-sosiɁ] adv. in a line; one after the other

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[suɁ] v. ladle; scoop

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[subu sɨxa] n. altar on which the mithun is sacrificed during Subu or Muruñ festivals

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[tagjɨ̃ mɨjǝr] n. matchbox

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[tahã-siɁ] n. mongoose

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[talo] n. brass plate

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[tapǝr] n. cane leaves used during ritual in Myoko festival

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[taɲó] adj. small in number; few in numbers

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Dialect: syn. tozó ant. tarò

[tisǝr] adj. sweet

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[tooko] n. prop; support; post

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[tutu popo] adj. impulsive; impetuous; reckless

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[une] n. wound

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[ǝǝ] letter name v ǝǝ the letter representing ǝ in the Apatani alphabet

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[jalã] n. stone

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[jarú huxo] n. ear plug

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[ɲoo] letter name z ɲoo the letter representing ɲ in the Apatani alphabet

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[áagjá] n. entrance; door

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Dialect: var. háagyá

[úì] n. spirit; god; devil

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