Apatani English

[abíi] n. lower garment whether skirt or pant

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[ahì] n. fruit

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[amiɁ nuri] n. pupil

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[apiɁ] v. break (by dropping)

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[apũ-aka] n. confusing state; doubtful

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[artaɁ] n. portion; segment; section

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[asorit] adj. surprising; amazing; startling

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ajóo] n. up; upper

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[bahũ] adv. vomiting tendency; retch

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[barbo-ʎibo] n. wife’s sister’s husband (term of reference)

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[buulì] n. variety of rats seen after bamboo flowering in large numbers

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[bjakuɁ taleɁ] n. onion

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[bjoɁhú] v. brighten; light up; illuminate

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[bjoopǝr] n. a variety of headgear

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[caa] v. step on

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[caãkò] n. a piece of flat object, like a piece of broken earthen pot

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[ceeda] part. almost; close to

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[ciɁ] v. hold (with both arms)

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[daɲi caca] n. a small variety of cicada

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[daɲi áago] n. west

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Dialect: syn. haatw

[dulu káanɨ] n. a person who looks after somebody else’s cattle

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[dɨsɨ] n. edible; food

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[eɁxaɁ] v. miss a target by shooting

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Dialect: ant. e’da’

[ẽxo] n. rice stalk; portion of a stalk

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[ʎagja] adj. usual; normal; habitual; customary

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[ʎeɁpu] n. doorlatch

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Dialect: syn. arkonanw; fe’ko

[gartaɁ] n. paddy field in the upper portion

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Dialect: ant. garpw’

[goɁ] v. measure with outstretched thumb and finger

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[haaʎĩ patã] n. labor gang engaged in transplanting of paddy

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[haho] prep. up; top; high; upper

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[hargó] v. overtake (esp. by running or driving)

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[heɁi] n. a portion of meat

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[hẽtɨ] adj. proud; haughty; boastful

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[hiɁsu-hoɁsu] adj. nonplussed; disconcerted; stumped; at a loss

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[hiɁtĩ] v. bash against something

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[huŋa] v. squat (esp. of quadruplets)

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Dialect: syn. buqá

[hárgɨ] v. run away; escape; flee

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Dialect: syn. hágw

[iɁce] v. keep a night’s gap

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[kamra] n. room

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[keɁtĩ] n. thatch

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

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[kinɨ] n. bitch

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[kone abiɁ] pron. everyone

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[koro] n. saw syn. aarí

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[lobú] n. a part of loin loom

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[lupjuɁ] v. spread false and damaging statements about someone; defame; slander;

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Dialect: syn. lupyu’-lusu’

[luxaɁ] v. speak wrongly

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Dialect: syn. lugya’

[maɁbo] n. son in law (term of reference)

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[manɨ perũ] n. a variety of bean; French bean

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[milĩ] adj. serious (of health status) adv. with great difficulty; by hook or by crook

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[mɨdĩ-kɨlĩ] adv. intentionally

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Dialect: syn. mwdiñpa

[mɨɉù] n. ways of doing; custom

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[mɨme-mɨɉa] v. complete; finish

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[mɨrã-mɨtu] adv. significantly; notably

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[mjogu] v. migrate; relocate; resettle

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[nẽ] v. sniff; smell

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[parlĩ] v. crawl out

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

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[patu] v. cut something into two or more pieces

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[paxuɁ] n. partridge

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[pajaɁ] v. attack; quarrel

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Dialect: syn. paya’-gaaya’

[pilá aláa] n. rice water

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[pĩciɁ sarsé] n. an early ripening variety of millet

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[poŋepa] adv. differently

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

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[pjapúu] n. early maturing variety of rice

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[pjajo paakaɁ] n. rectangular wooden plate

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

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[raru hamã] n. a variety of wild vegetable

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[reɁke] n. ceiling

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[ro bariɁ] n. whirlwind

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Dialect: syn. mifa bari’

[rɨɁ] v. sit (as do the chickens); perch; roost

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[rɨgɨ-raga] adj. lean and thin

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Dialect: syn. cwgw-caga

[sa] n. rope

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[sar] v. denigrate; criticise; disparage

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[sẽbiɁ] adj. half-withered

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[sijo] n. this night; tonight

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[sorɉĩ] adj. straight

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[susumomo] adj. disappointed; dispirited; downcast

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[sɨʎĩ sɨro] n. now a days; these days

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[sɨhũ] n. hanging bridge

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[sɨɨ atúu] n. calf

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[sɨɨ lutɨ] n. grazing ground

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[tagjá] n. wood wasp

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[takoɁ] n. dirt

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[talɨ́] n. unnatural death

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

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[tarɨ] n. shirt; top

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[tuuma] adj. courageous; daring

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[uugũ] n. entrance of a hole

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[ɨdɨɁ] adj. spicy hot (as of chili)

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[jalã pombo] n. hairy caterpillar

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[japĩ hulo] n. nose plug

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[jorxã] n. Sichuan pepper

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Dialect: syn. yorxuñ

[ɲaanɨ] n. general term for maternal uncles

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[ɲaaɲo] n. honey bee

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[ɲade] adv. rude; impolite; harsh

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[ɲaɲuɁ] n. double chin; wrinkle under the chin

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[ɲuɁpaɁ] v. erase; wipe out; rub off

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[áɉù] n. appearance; image

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Dialect: syn. kájù