Apatani English

[aarǝ] n. portion of lower limb of an animal

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[aaxaɁ] adj. shallow

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Dialect: syn. uuxa’ ant. aarañ

[abúr] adj. unlucky; unfortunate; jinxed; ill-fated

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Dialect: var. abú;

[aʎoo] n. tongue

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[agjã] n. ritual altar of the Apatanis

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

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[ahì amǝr] n. fruit items

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[aleɁ] n. wing

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[amiɁ miɁbjo] n. eyelash

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[arè] adj. loose; not fixed tightly or firmly

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[babó] n. ceremonial pole of the Apatanis erected on the eve of the Myoko festivals

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[bahũ] adv. vomiting tendency; retch

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[bɨdí baɁlo] n. conspiracy

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[cuɁ] v. spit; expectorate

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[daareɁ reɁke] n. lower rack over the fireplace

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: syn. da’re’ke

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

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Dialect: var. dwliñ

[damu] n. wooden digging stick used as an agricultural implement

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[dekĩ pɨcã] n. clay pot

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[dema] adj. naughty; disobedient

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Dialect: ant. deñkí

[duɁ] v. offer something for sale; market

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[ʎihe] post. till; until

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[ʎoɁro] n. sharp edge of the sword

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[gi] v. operate a hinged door

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[gũkiɁ] v. bend; stoop

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[gjoɁ] v. prepare cane rope; smoothen cane rope

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[gjuɲã] n. ritual performed to appease a malevolent spirit

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Dialect: ant. twgò

[haapahe] adv. to a large part; a big quantum; big amount

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[haʎã sãxã meʎã] n. hibiscus (Hibiscus rosasinensis)

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[hamã] n. vegetable

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[hẽ] v. think; love

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[hẽɉu] n. attitude; way of thinking

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[hẽpũ-hẽka] v. be confused

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[hixɨ̃] adj. tingling sharp sensation in the teeth; feeling, in the teeth, after eating sour food

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[ice] adj. few; some; scant; meagre

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Dialect: syn. icu

[iʎĩ linɨ̃] n. rectal prolapse

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[ɉãda] n. flag

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ɉáa] v. soar or fly without flapping the wings (as a hawk)

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[ko] v. throw out (from the mouth); throw up

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[kooʎĩ] n. the evening before the last

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[koopɨɁ] v. sprain

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Dialect: var. koopu’

[kɨlè] n. tobacco leaves, esp. fresh ones

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Dialect: syn. muku

[kúcì] adj. near

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[lembjã-lerã] n. crossroad; an intersection of two or more roads

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[lẽ] v. filter; sieve; sift

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[lopa] n. stick, usually used for beating

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Dialect: syn. pa’zi

[lɨ] v. plant

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[lɨpi] v. wash or clean the feet

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[malo] n. roof of a house

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[miɉiɁ lãcu] n. Adam’s apple

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[muku sudu] n. smoking pipe

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[mɨbjũ] v. help; contribute

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[mɨgã] n. feathers of cock, usually of its tail

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[mɨlaɁ-lulaɁ] adj. skilled; expert

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Dialect: syn. miki

[mɨmeɁ] v. initiate

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[mɨnù-mɨna] adv. worthlessly; uselessly

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[nǝǝ] letter name n the letter representing n in the Apatani alphabet

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[nelii mjokó] n. world of the dead

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Dialect: syn. nelii

[no hopa] pron. for where

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[nɨre puʎe] n. gunny bag

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[paɁsǝr] v. kill by hanging

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[pacoɁ] n. head of a stream

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[paʎi] v. patch; patch on; stitch up; repair

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[pagǝr pɨlo] n. second lunar month of the year; February

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[pamɨɁ] v. cut or chop into small pieces

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

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[paroɁ pai] n. poultry dropping

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[patɨ ahi] n. tiger tooth

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[paì tapi pɨta] n. Scarlet Finch

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[potĩ] n. an element of loin loom

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

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[ŋo] pron. I; first person singular pronoun

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[ra] v. build (a structure); construct; fabricate

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[rɨpu] n. silver

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Dialect: var. rupu

[samã] n. pine needle

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[sãgo tape] n. a kind of bead

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[sɨdó] n. heifer

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[sɨʎĩ daʎi] n. this afternoon; towards this evening

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[sɨrã] n. post; pole; pillar

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[sɨtɨ ahi] n. elephant tusk

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[sɨɨ hɨnɨ] n. cow

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[tagì] n. sickle

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[tapã] n. algae; moss

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[tapĩ] n. a species of bamboo

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[tapǝr] n. heavy log put on a prisoner’s legs to prevent escape

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Dialect: var. twpvr

[tatũ bulũ] adj. chubby

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Dialect: var. utuñ buluñ

[tooŋo puʎe] n. woolen cloth

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[tusù] v. break a relationship

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[tɨrɨ huuʎiɁ] n. a variety of green grasshopper

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[uunɨ] n. main entrance of a hole

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Dialect: ant. uusvr

[ũ] v. sip; take a sip

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[xã] v. narrate; gossip

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[xɨ] num. six

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[jaaxuɁ] n. residue of something after rotting or decomposition

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[jaxo] n. stick

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[jorgã] n. ridge (esp. of mountains)

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[ɲakù] adj. tilted; askew

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[ɲaŋe] n. one year

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[ɲimɨ] n. female

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[áɉù-amjò] n. appearance; image

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Dialect: syn. ájùu-amyò

[úì] n. spirit; god; devil

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