Apatani English

[abu-akeɁ] n. manure; fertilizer

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[agjú] n. string; cord

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Dialect: syn. aháa

[aháa pìitã] n. thirst

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[akã] prep. bottom; beneath

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[akì asiɁ] n. kennel; shelter for a dog

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[alĩ] n. ball; sphere

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[alì lɨpjo] n. sole

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[amiɁ nuri] n. pupil

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[anɨ̀] n. mother (term of reference)

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[apã keemã] n. male dragonfly

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[aja-kaco] n. quality; condition

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[ajúu mapà] n. in a short while

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[baʎa] n. slope; slant; downslope

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[barxoɁ] v. straddle; sit straddling a seat; bestride

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[bãs garɨ] n. bus

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Dialect: or. English

[bulũ-bɨle] adj. sickly, unappetizing var. bwluñ-bwle

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Dialect: var. bwluñ-bwle

[bɨraɁ] adj. mellow (of taste)

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[caaɲaɁ poro] n. outer space

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[ciɁ] v. move fast (as a fish do)

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[cudu-cubo] adj. imprudent; reckless

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[daɁ] v. stand; be there

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[deʎã rɨci] n. bell

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Dialect: syn. defañ rwcañ

[dĩtuɁ] v. comb

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[doosiɁ] v. sleep together with head in opposite direction

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Dialect: ant. doopw’

[ʎóo] v. collect, esp. firewood

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[gõpiɁ] v. rinse mouth

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[haɁtú] v. obstruct; block; clog

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[haatɨ] n. west

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Dialect: syn. dazi áago

[heʎu] v. forget

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Dialect: syn. aháa ahw’

[heme] n. oath; promise

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[hẽbjo] v. crave; desire; yearn; pine for

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[hẽdǝr] v. conscious; understand; figure out

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[hokoda] n. in that case; that being so; then

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[hokɨ] post. from

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[hua] v. fall into something

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[hukɨ-makɨ] adj. impulsive; impetuous; reckless

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[hùuʎiɁ] n. fat; oil

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[húro] v. awaken; arouse; wake up

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[ii] letter name I the letter representing i in the Apatani alphabet

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[ĩgja] n. space between the fireplace and the side wall of a traditional house

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[ɉa] v. toss or throw a discus sidearm, such that it flies through the air; cause an object to soar by throwing

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[kǝǝ] letter name k the letter representing k in the Apatani alphabet

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[kacǝr] v. see meticulously

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[kami-kami] adv. in front of one’s eye

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[kamo] n. darkness

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[kasɨ-kape] v. ignore; pay attention to

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[keɁtĩ] n. thatch

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[kee] v. rub (like a tobacco in the hand)

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[koʎũ-kocũ] adj. imbalanced; fall down due to imbalance

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[kɨce] v. break by hitting or punching

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[laɁku] adj. sinistral; left (side)

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Dialect: syn. la’ci

[laɁtĩ] adv. forcefully; with strength

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[lãhĩ] num. three hundred

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[lotɨ] adj. honest; straightforward

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[mã] v. finish a building; put roof on a building

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[milo] n. male

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Dialect: ant. bwnw

[mũdo] n. girlfriend; female lover

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Dialect: syn. zimuñ ant. saado

[mɨcĩ] v. know how to do

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[mɨneɁ] v. touch; beat

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[mɨŋo] v. stop doing something

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[mɨsuɁ] v. separate; disconnect; detach

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[mɨxa] v. compete; challenge; contend with; vie with

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[nesú] n. granary

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

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[o xuiɁ hamã] n. a variety of vegetable; creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata)

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[oho gɨ] v. be pregnant

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[pacá] v. levy fine

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[paxoɁ sudu] n. a long bamboo container for smoking spicy food

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[pãxa] n. fan

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[pike] n. a spicy traditional dish

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[poɁɉuɁ] v. crouch; cower

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[poɁlã] n. grass

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[pombo rɨko] n. millipede

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[põtã] n. a section of village council

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

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[pǝrǝ] n. traditional spinning wheel used to wind yarn into balls

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Dialect: syn. tano pvrv

[párxɨ] v. twist; spin; twirl

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[ŋarka ɉiɉa] adj. smiling; smiling face; happy

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[ŋarpa] v. laugh at; make fun of; ridicule

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[reɁke reɁbja] n. ladder leading to the ceiling

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Dialect: syn. re’ke abya

[rĩbi] n. spider

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Dialect: var. riimi syn. wci riimi

[saʎiɁ] adj. green

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[sala burtaɁ] n. cobra; King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

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Dialect: var. sala borta’

[salũ] n. medium sized cucumber

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[salɨɁ] v. push something in

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[sãxɨɁ] adj. retarded growth

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[sẽsɨɁ] adj. dry (of wood); thin (of a person)

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[soɉã] n. lizard

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[sɨxaɁ] v. scratch; scrape; abrade

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[tapo] n. a variety of hardwood tree

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[taú] n. descriptive term for mithun bull with color pattern of dark brown color with while in the lower parts of the limbs

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[tutu nanu] n. bumble bee

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[ulu-bjalu] adj. messy; unappetizing

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Dialect: syn. byurw-byarw

[jǝǝ] letter name y the letter representing j in the Apatani alphabet

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[jaaɉeɁ] adj. garrulous (of a person)

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[jasi harxɨ] n. whirlpool

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[jasi pĩta] n. water bucket; water pot

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[ɲibu hẽ] v. predict; prophesy; foretell

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[áamì atúu] n. kitten

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[úì taɲiɁ] n. cobra lily (Arisaema sp.)

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