Apatani English

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

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[abúu] n. a cylinderical structure

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Dialect: ant. aro’

[aʎóo gõsò] n. mantis

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Dialect: var. afóo koñsò

[agoo] adj. external; exterior

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Dialect: ant. ura

[api-aláa] n. sap of a tree

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[apì-ara] n. clapping

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[ata] n. aunt (term of address)

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[auɁ] n. traditional red cane belt

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[aɲĩ ɲĩpǝr] n. nipple

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[aíi hiipĩ] n. feline jaw used to decorate a machete sheath

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

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Dialect: var. bwluñ-bwle

[bɨɉé bɨɉé] adj. many; in large numbers; profuse; copious

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[bjaako] n. kind of edible berry

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[cikã] part. like; similar

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[dǝǝ] letter name d the letter representing d in the Apatani alphabet

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[didu] n. liquid container of bamboo

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Dialect: syn. dije’

[diigò] n. matter; issue; work

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[dotɨ] n. sky

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Dialect: syn. mwdóo; yapuñ

[dui] n. tobacco

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[dɨma-haama] n. purification ritual

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[dɨme] n. famine; food shortage

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Dialect: syn. haaya-myoxa

[empjaɁ tijoɁ] n. silkworm pupae

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[ʎãpĩ-cãtũ] n. protective deity in the household

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[ʎoɁgã] n. blunt edge of the sword

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[ʎi] v. become

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[goo] v. demarcate a boundary (esp. with fencing)

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[gɨri] n. pigsty

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[gjo] v. hurt or kill accidentally

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[haaʎĩ] n. fourth lunar month of the year; April

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[haaɉaɁ] adv. excessive; exhorbitant; too much

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[hogja gjamu] n. clouded leopard

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

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[kamɨ] n. work; task; job; occupation

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[kapu] adj. similar; identical

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Dialect: syn. kapu-kalu

[kobja] adj. generous; altruistic; forthcoming; quick in giving

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[kõci] n. dawn

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[kɨri] n. business; trade; merchandising; transaction

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[laɁdu midĩ] n. elbow

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Dialect: var. la’du mwriñ

[laatu] v. catch; seize; intercept

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[leɁpì] n. Chinese green onion (Allium fistulosum)

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Dialect: syn. tale’; twle’

[li lilã] n. cicada (Cicadidae)

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[lodɨ] adj. short, of day

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[lohè] post. till; until

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[luʎã] v. bring around; persuade; convince

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[lɨbã] n. baby

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[meli] v. kill as revenge

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Dialect: var. meñli

[miɁbjoɁ amu] n. eyelash

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Dialect: syn. mi’be’ amu

[miilò] n. eighth lunar month of the year; July-August

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Dialect: syn. miilò pwlò

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

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Dialect: ant. myw laa

[mõ] v. chase; drive away; persue

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[mɨcǝr] adv. innovatively; ingenuously

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[mɨgjaɁ] v. do wrongly; commit a mistake

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[mɨpĩ] v. close

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Dialect: syn. mwpyañ

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

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[narũ] n. fencing (esp. of bamboo garden)

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[nãbo] v. push something across

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[ne] pron. how much; how many

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[nẽru] adj. foul smelling

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Dialect: ant. neñpyo

[nẽtó] n. a house on the main street

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Dialect: var. niñtó ant. neñbu, niñbu

[niti] adj. new

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[nu] v. collect; accumulate; assemble; stockpile

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[nɨɉi] n. indigo (colour)

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[paaɁ] v. bargain; offer to buy something

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[paakuɁ] n. plate

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Dialect: syn. paaka’

[pace] v. cut into two pieces

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[pahĩ] n. liver

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[parmɨɁ] v. grind in powder

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[patɨ ahi] n. tiger tooth

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[paxuɁ] n. partridge

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[pe] v. switch; lever

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[pilã rãbã] adj. yellowish

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[pĩbè] n. snow

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Dialect: var. peñbè

[pĩtú nanɨ] n. an element of loin loom

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[pɨcã] n. pot

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[pɨra] adj. infertile (of egg)

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

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[ribo] v. throw something across

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[rohĩhe] adv. thrice; three times

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[rori] n. spectacles; eyeglasses

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[rujó] n. a variety of cane earring

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[rɨɁ] v. cut into pieces with sawing or slicing movement

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[rɨxɨ aʎĩ] n. the evening after four days

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[salũ] n. medium sized cucumber

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[sembo] n. a variety of wild cherry

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Dialect: var. semo

[sorɉĩ] adj. straight

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[taarò] adj. many; large numbers

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Dialect: syn. toorò ant. tazó

[taiɁ tapĩ] n. corn

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[takĩ] n. cowrie shell

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Dialect: syn. takiñ za’co

[tanoɁ] n. snot

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[taxó] adj. bald

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[tero jorsĩ] n. dry chili

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[tor] v. unfurl (of flag); spread

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[táa] v. paw; move the hands in a rapid pawing motion, as when digging away soil

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[xapo] n. bamboo rack above the fireplace

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[xɨxu-xɨce] v. discriminate; differentiate

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[jalã] n. stone

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[japǝr] n. mortar

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[ápì] v. dry

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[árbì] n. portion of pork offered to wife’s eldest living sister

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[úì subu] n. yak (Bos grunniens)

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