Apatani English

[abã] n. burning pain

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[abba-bãkũ] n. great-grandfather

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[adĩ dĩɉi] n. black hair

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[aʎĩ daʎi] n. afternoon

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[aʎú] v. lose something; misplace

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[agjá] v. to place one’s hand(s) with palms facing upwards, as when receiving something.

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

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[aleɁ] n. wing

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[amɨ arɨlò] int. interjection to express hopelessness syn. lorw’lo

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[apúu] n. arrow

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[artĩ bɨlĩ] n. testicle

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[asoo] n. party; group; gang; supporter

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[asɨ] n. line; long narrow mark

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[atobo] n. father-in-law (term of reference)

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[auɁ] n. traditional red cane belt

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[axɨ harnɨ̃] n. diarrhea

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[bakoɁ] n. box

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[baltiŋ] n. bucket

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[baɲo] adj. small flat object

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Dialect: ant. baarò var. barzó

[beɁri] n. decorative border; edge

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[biɉe] n. generic term for bamboo; bamboo species commonly cultivated by the Apatanis (Phyllostachys bambusoides)

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[buduɁ] v. sulk; get offended

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[bɨso] adj. afraid; scared; terrified

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[bjaago] n. front verandah of an Apatani house

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[ciɁ] v. hurl (as a javelin)

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[daɁreɁke] n. lower rack over the fireplace

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Dialect: syn. daare’ re’ke

[darɨɁ pjabja] adv. clean; pure; clear

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[diiʎã] n. areas of human activity between the forests and the villages

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

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Dialect: ant. doopw’

[eɁdaɁ] v. shoot at target

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Dialect: ant. e’xa’

[ema] n. dream; reverie

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Dialect: var. imáa

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

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[genɨ nã] v. blame someone else for one’ own mistake

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[goi tabú] n. common Indian monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis)

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Dialect: var. gyoi tabú

[guriɁ] v. get up; stand up

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Dialect: syn. bari’

[gɨneɁ-gɨse] v. lightly touch with any part of the body; flirt

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[haadɨ] n. anger

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[heme] v. promise; vow; pledge

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[hẽɉũpa] adv. comfortable

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[hẽpjo] adj. happy, delighted

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[ipũ-tarũ] n. a variety of caterpillar

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[ɉã] v. be trustworthy, as the omen of chickeen liver or egg might be

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[ɉiimu] n. giddiness

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[kaʎã kada] v. look after; help

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Dialect: syn. kafañ

[karo] v. spy; peep

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[kejĩ] adj. good; serene

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[kẽte] n. quilt (traditionally made of several pieces of sewn-together fabric)

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[kobĩ] n. a variety of oak tree

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Dialect: var. korbiñ

[kociɁ hamã] n. dandelion (Taraxacum sp.); Lit. bitter vegetable

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[kooʎĩ] n. the evening before the last

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[kulu] n. banana tree

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Dialect: syn. kulu sanw

[kǝrǝ talo] n. mirror

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Dialect: syn. karo talo; kako yalo; kvlo yalo, kwrv talo

[kɨbjoɁ] v. flash; sparkle

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[lohe] n. one day

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[luɲoɁ] v. practice speaking

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[miɁ] v. get extinguished (of fire or light)

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[miɁbeɁ] v. blink; wink

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

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Dialect: ant. myw laa

[mɨceɁ] v. interfere; obstruct; impede

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[mɨkoɁ] v. open

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[mɨjaɁ] v. interfere; encroach

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[nẽdĩ] n. upper section of the village

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Dialect: ant. neñkó

[nɨtɨ apa] int. enough; that’s enough; interjecton to express satisfaction

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[pageɁ] v. light a fire; set fire; ignite

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[par] v. crawl under something; creep; wriggle

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[pasù] n. needle

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[paɲiɁ] n. small broken pieces of rice

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[pixu] n. spinning node

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[po] v. weave

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[pombo laso] n. a variety of insect with long limbs

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[poŋepa] adv. differently

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[pɨca] adj. foolish, stupid, dumb

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[pɨʎiɁ] n. hut in the paddy fields or jungle

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[pɨlo] n. moon; month

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[pjuɁnɨ] n. seller

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

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[ro bariɁ] n. whirlwind

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Dialect: syn. mifa bari’

[rɨɁ] v. bind; strap

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[rɨbó aʎĩ] n. the evening after three days

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[sah] n. tea

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[salĩ] v. expel out

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[sãtaɁ ude] n. wooden house

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[sembo] n. a variety of wild cherry

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Dialect: var. semo

[soxã] n. trophy; memento (esp. of special achievements)

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[susumomo] adj. disappointed; dispirited; downcast

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[sɨʎĩ] n. this evening

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[sɨpiɁ] n. needlework; needlecraft; embroidery

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[taʎũ] n. tapeworm larvae

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[tahɨ] v. ask; inquire; interrogate

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Dialect: syn. taka

[takuɁ] n. cucumber

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[taju] n. wasp

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[ukó simbja] n. rear balcony

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[xɨbo larĩ] n. millipede

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[jarlo] v. calm someone down

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[jasã] n. firewood; wood

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[jasi paɉeɁ] n. water birds

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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[jau] n. a color pattern of mithun with overall black color with white in the lower portions of the limbs

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[jo] n. meat

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[ácì] v. hide; conceal

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[ĩka] pron. that

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