Apatani English

[aarã] adj. deep

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Dialect: syn. uurañ

[abuɁsɨla] adv. indulgently

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[agĩ] v. trouble; irk; niggle

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[agoo] adj. external; exterior

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Dialect: ant. ura

[ahaɁ] v. hang something

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[arɉĩ] v. stretch (esp. one’s body)

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[arɨɨ] n. horn (anatomical)

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[axóo] n. head; leader; principal

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[ajo-nano] n. a variety of bee (hover bee)

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[basɨɁ] n. bank (of a river); riverbank; shore

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[behe] n. bamboo shoot

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Dialect: syn. byapu’, wtw rwbw, wtw bwrw

[bẽ] v. vocalize (esp. of animals and birds); chirp; warble; sing

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[biɉe arɨ] n. bundle of bamboo

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[bɨɲiɁ-bɨɲa] adj. silky; delicate; soft

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Dialect: syn. bwza-bwza

[caambjó] n. war; dispute; battle

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Dialect: syn. gyambo

[caaŋeɁ-caaŋeɁ] adj. intense; stinging

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[cigu] n. source (of a stream)

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[daɲi cago] n. east

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Dialect: syn. haaci

[doorò] adj. big (of an animal or vehicle)

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Dialect: ant. dorzó

[eɁpe] n. pumpkin

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Dialect: syn. tápè; ayó twpè

[ẽtɨ patã] n. labor gang for paddy harvesting

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[ʎaɁgeɁ] v. catch (fire)

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[guli] n. bullet

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[haɁtú] v. obstruct; block; clog

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[haasopa] adv. slowly; sluggishly

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[hoã alló] n. backbone

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[huɁhɨ-huɁxe] v. shake to and fro

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[hukɨ] pron. whose

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[icuce] pron. a small amount; a small number; not many

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[ipaɁ tamiɁ] n. green bottle fly (Lucilla sp.)

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[ĩgjaɁ] v. astray; off course; go the wrong way

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[ɉihĩ] n. rag; scrap of cloth; dirty linen

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[ɉĩko ɉĩko] adj. lanky; tall and thin

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[ɉooɉo] adj. refreshing; fresh

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[kaʎu-kaca] adj. unrecognizable

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[kapjo] adj. good looking; beautiful

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Dialect: ant. karu

[kaxaɁ-karì] v. examine thoroughly; see in detail; finalize

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[kolã] n. pencil

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[kolò] n. the day before yesterday

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[kooʎa] v. limp

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[kooʎĩ] n. the evening before the last

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[kosiɁ koʎi] adv. wriggle restlessly

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[kɨla kɨla] adj. eyes wide open

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[laɁrã] n. a hoop earing worn by priests on ceremonial occasions

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[locũ] n. bone marrow

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[lu] v. speak; talk; converse; articulate

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[luxɨ̃-lumɨ̃] v. speak in a confused way; speak nervously

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[lɨgoɁ] n. cracked sole; cracked feet

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[marbolu] n. marble

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Dialect: or. English

[marpu] n. corn silk

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[metɨ] n. a ritual performed to protect plants from Pyodu Bwzi, the God of Famine

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[mocuɁ] v. kiss

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[mɨɉi] n. a variety of tree having a very bitter taste

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[nã] v. push; press

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[neɁ] v. gnaw, as a rodent; nibble

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[nẽpaɁ] v. send somebody away

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[nɨɉi janɨ] n. leaves of ghost tree

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[pǝǝ] letter name p the letter representing p in the Apatani alphabet

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[paɁkǝr] v. encircle; surround; enclose

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[pakiɁ] adj. bent; curved

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[piiʎa papù] n. a variety of greenish bead

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[pilã kamo] adj. dark yellow

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[pĩtú nanɨ] n. an element of loin loom

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[poɁlã] n. grass

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[poobɨ] n. disturbance due to certain practice or unfortunate incident

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[pɨtaɁ ahì] n. wild pear

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[reɁke reɁbja] n. ladder leading to the ceiling

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Dialect: syn. re’ke abya

[saɁ] v. breath; suck; cough

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[sala burtaɁ] n. cobra; King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

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Dialect: var. sala borta’

[sarse] n. millet

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[sãtǝr] n. a variety of glass bead

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[sãxó] n. smoke-dried meat

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[sosǝr] adj. shrill (of voice); high pitched; thin voice

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Dialect: ant. bañbañ

[sukũ pɨtĩ] n. open space by a well

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[susumomo] adj. disappointed; dispirited; downcast

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[tace] v. divide; distribute

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[tanoɁ] n. snot

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[tano-gorgo] n. snail

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Dialect: var. tano-gogo

[tasɨɁ] n. wart

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[tuuma] adj. courageous; daring

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[tɨgeɁ] adj. sticky

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Dialect: syn. age’

[tɨleɁ] n. a variety of garlic

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Dialect: syn. tale’

[une cẽxo] n. crust over a wound

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[une gɨkor] n. scar

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[ɨtɨ rɨbɨ] n. bamboo shoot

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Dialect: syn. behé, byapu’, wtw bwrw

[xe] v. force something

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[xeli] v. play

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[xẽpi] v. dry by heating

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[xɨɁ] v. prod; pound

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[jadĩ] n. storage basket of bamboo or cane

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[jo bade] n. ceiling rack for storing meat

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[ɲagó] n. snout

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[ɲaŋe] n. one year

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[ɲar] v. step on something

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Dialect: syn. zor

[ɲãpo tasĩ] n. prawn

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[ɲibo] n. guest

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[ɲoho] v. feed a baby after chewing the food

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[áagjaɁ] v. come to a wrong place or a wrong way

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[áamì atúu] n. kitten

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[ámì] n. tail

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