Apatani English

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

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[adĩ ácì] n. headache

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[aʎeɁ] n. door

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[agjã] n. ritual altar of the Apatanis

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[aku] n. uncle (esp. maternal) (Term of address) syn. nakú

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[apã keemã] n. male dragonfly

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[apiɁ] v. feed (esp. fowls)

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[apóo] v. put cloths on cloth holder

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[aì] adj. raw; uncooked

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[aì-haaɉuɁ] n. weight

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[baɉi] n. time

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[barmɨ] n. sister

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[belũku] pron. friends; audience (term of address)

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[bipĩ] n. mat of animal skin

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[buudu-buugjá] n. household articles

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[buupĩ sɨnɨ] n. twin; siblings

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[bjapuɁ] n. bamboo shoot

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: syn. behé, wtw rwbw, wtw bwrw

[caa] v. step on

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[cì] v. bite

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[dalĩ] n. path made by a hunter; hunting track

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Dialect: var. dwliñ

[dopu mɨdóo] n. drizzle on a sunny day

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[dɨbũ] n. greedy; gluttonous

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[dɨma-haama] n. purification ritual

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[dɨŋó] n. left-over food

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[díi] v. plant; transplant; implant

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[dùuko] n. place of residence; sitting place

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[eneɁ] adv. without reason; without purpose; without work

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[ẽtɨ tari] n. kiwi (Actinidia sp.)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[ʎaɁgeɁ] v. catch (fire)

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[ʎoo] v. tease out the outer layer of a bamboo as a rope

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[ʎíi] v. slither (as snakes do)

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[go] v. fly; soar

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[guriɁ] v. get up; stand up

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Dialect: syn. bari’

[gjotu aɉĩ] n. a variety of traditional friend

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[haɁló] n. branch (of tree)

Speaker: Nani Anga

[haame] adj. coward; timid

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Dialect: ant. haaro

[har] v. cut (esp. meat); dismember

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[hẽdi] adj. thoughtful

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[hẽki] adj. sincere; honest; unfeigned

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hor] v. dry; harden (as of paddy in sun)

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[hurĩ] n. protective body armor of cane belt worn around the waist

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[hɨɨbo] n. bull

Speaker: Nani Anga

[híhɁ] n. dried fermented bamboo shoot

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[hóo] v. feed (esp. an animal)

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[ɉihiɁ rara] adj. silent; peaceful

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[ɉoɉǝr] n. green june beetle

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[kapako he] adv. everywhere

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[kobĩ] n. a variety of oak tree

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Dialect: var. korbiñ

[koku dɨru] adj. bulky; oversized; massive; cumbersome

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[kuɁbã] v. keep something, esp. a container, upside down

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

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Dialect: syn. kwrí inw; kwri harnw

[kɨri pamjo] n. business management

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[laɁci alaɁ] n. left hand

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[laɁpjo] n. palm

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[lẽ] v. collect, as honey

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[lo] post. with; by

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[lupá-luma] v. speak without a purpose; speak carelessly

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[lɨɨpi] n. shoulder blade

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[maɉi] n. Tibetan bell without clapper used as a barter item

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[miɁɉǝr] n. a variety of tiny fly; midge

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Dialect: syn. taru mi’jvr

[mida] n. a part of marriage ceremony

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[miɉuɁ] adj. cowardly; timid

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Dialect: syn. miju’ mija

[milò ĩ] v. to get married (of a female)

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Dialect: ant. myw laa

[moiɁ] adj. turbid; muddy; murky

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[neha] n. man; human beings

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[paroɁ lɨgo] n. time in the early morning when the cocks crow

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[pẽ] v. bequeath

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Dialect: var. piñ

[puʎe silaɁnɨ] n. tailor

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[pɨri] n. chicken coop

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[pɨta sihɁ] n. puddle or pond where birds gather to drink water

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[párxɨ] v. twist; spin; twirl

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[raɁ] v. bind; strap; fasten

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[roɁpi] n. a ritual of repentance after accidental killing of certain animals or human

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[sah] n. tea

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[sampju] n. a variety of blue colored beads

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[sitãpa] adv. like this; this way

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[sĩbja] n. balcony in a traditional house

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Dialect: var. simbya

[some] n. bamboo shavings used as an element of altar as well as for decoration

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Dialect: syn. jompu

[subu sihɁ] n. pond or puddle where mithuns gather to drink water, here dry

Example: Photo by Hage Tara

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[subu sɨdó] n. half grown mithun

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[sɨlĩ] n. a small track inside the kitchen garden

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[sɨpja] n. dhole; Asiatic wild dog

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[tagoɁ] v. ignore (listening)

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: syn. tapa’

[talã] adj. brownish color (esp. of a cattle)

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[talo] n. brass plate

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[tapa] v. hear; get news or information

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[tarpĩ] n. maggots

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[taruɁ] n. ant

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[tarú] n. mosquito

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[taxɨ tabu] n. bed bug

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[tɨko] n. money

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[urú] n. family

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[xɨce] v. divide (by counting)

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

[xɨɨ] v. tie (esp. hair into a knot)

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[xɨxu-xɨce] v. discriminate; differentiate

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[jaɉuɁ pɨxo] n. a variety of dragonfly

Example: Photo by Gyati Habung

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[japũ genɨ̃] n. thunder

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[jarú rui] n. ear wax

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Dialect: syn. rui

[ɲar] v. step on something

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Dialect: syn. zor

[árù] n. weed; unwanted plant in an cultivated field

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