Apatani English

[alo kamjã] adj. everyday; daily; commonplace

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[amu] n. yield; production; quantity (crop)

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[apɨ] n. breadth

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[artù] n. gizzard (of a bird)

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[ará] adj. empty; vacant; void

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[arí] v. string together (beads)

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[asiɁ] n. nest; lair; den

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[axɨ sáa] v. have loose motion

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Dialect: syn. axw har

[bipĩ] n. mat of animal skin

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[bɨdã] n. precipice; cliff

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[bjaago] n. front verandah of an Apatani house

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[bjaako] n. kind of edible berry

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[bjapuɁ] n. bamboo shoot

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Dialect: syn. behé, wtw rwbw, wtw bwrw

[caa] v. step on

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[caaɉeɁ] v. step on something

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[ciɁpi] n. wooden door frame

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[daarò] adj. big step

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Dialect: ant. daazó

[dasǝr] adj. free; without burden; unencumbered

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Dialect: syn. heñsvr

[eha] v. make ritual offerings to nature including forests and agricultural fields

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[eneɁ] adv. without reason; without purpose; without work

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[gaɉor] n. carrot

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Dialect: or. Assamese

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

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[gɨre] adj. crispy; crunchy

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[gɨrɨ] n. spring action noose trap

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[gjàa] v. cut, with an inward motion of the blade

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[haaja-mjoxa] n. famine; scarcity of food

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Dialect: syn. dwme

[harkó] v. bore a hole

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[hentǝr] adv. very; exeedingly; exceptionally; immensely

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Dialect: syn. hempvr

[hirã] n. molar tooth

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[háakò] n. entrance, entry, door

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[ĩgo-mɨgo] n. task; job; chore; assignment

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[ɉooɉo] adj. refreshing; fresh

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[kaɉi tĩ] v. sneeze

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[kamó] n. bribe; kickback; inducement

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[kedu] n. an agricultural implement of short wooden digging stick used to make holes for planting paddy or millet

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[kobjã́] n. bracelet; bangle

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[kordu] n. way of wearing a cloth

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[koju] n. anus

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Dialect: syn. iyu

[kɨdi paju] n. glue obtained from a variety of tuber

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[kɨmè] n. poison (esp. of snake); snake venom

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Dialect: var. kwmì

[kɨteɁ] v. knock down by punching

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[lobú-lomè] n. components of a loom

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[mikì] adj. skilled; expert

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[miju] n. human beings

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Dialect: syn. neha

[muɁ] v. blow (air)

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[muɁgo] n. outlet in a paddy field

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[muku sudu] n. smoking pipe

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[mjogu] v. migrate; relocate; resettle

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[mjoko] n. third lunar month of the year; name of the festival celebrated in March

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[mjokũ] n. ritual performed for the well-being of plants

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[mjɨ-milo] n. married couple

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[nami] n. portion of village, esp. the upper one

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Dialect: ant. nako

[opaɁ] v. give up; let go

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Dialect: syn. apa’

[paɁlo] v. toss down

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Dialect: ant. pa’ca

[paduɁ] v. damage by cutting

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[paduɁ] v. hop to express extremes of emotions

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[paʎò] n. patch; piece

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[papù aʎò] n. egg white

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[parɨɁ] n. Khaleej pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)

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[paju lopa] n. long stick the end of which is covered with glue (payu)

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[petiɁ] n. belt

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[pẽ] v. bequeath

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Dialect: var. piñ

[Pinɨ] n. Creator

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[poɁpǝr] n. bamboo split used to make sounds to scare birds away, esp. from agricultural fields

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[poleɁ] n. shiny; glossy; polished

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[poli-poli] adv. rapidly; swiftly

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[puʎiɁ] v. peel off; strip off

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[pɨcã paakuɁ] n. kitchen utensils

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Dialect: syn. pwcañ swdu

[pɨnã] n. rice husk

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Dialect: syn. empw

[raɁpo] v. tie on something; strap

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Dialect: syn. rw’po

[rĩbi] n. spider

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Dialect: var. riimi syn. wci riimi

[roŋe kamjã] adv. always; every time

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[saɁka] v. contemplate; consider; deliberate on

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[saɁrĩ] n. cough

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[sãxã] n. border post

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[siɁ] n. urine

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[sitãpa] adv. like this; this way

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[soj tarɨ] n. sweater

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[supù] n. blacksmithy

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[sɨki] n. a variety of wild cat

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[sɨɨ] n. cow; ox

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[tǝǝ] letter name t the letter representing t in the Apatani alphabet

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[Tanɨ agũ] n. Apatani language

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[tapã daʎi] n. east

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[tariɁ] n. body odor

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[tarko] n. variety of plant used as antiseptic after burning it.

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[tasĩ siĩbo] n. large-sized larvae of dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. siñbo

[tejaɁ] n. millet (Setaria italica)

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[toɁpjo] v. descend first

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[tù] v. push

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[ǝǝ] int. yes; okay; interjection to express a positive answer

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[xapo] n. bamboo rack above the fireplace

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[xoo] v. stir

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[xɨbo aɉĩ] n. ceremonial friend

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[jahĩ] adj. rotten (esp. of wood)

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[jalã] n. stone

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[japĩ ubúu] n. nostril

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[japjo] n. winnower

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[ɲaɁɲĩ] n. fermented rice

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[ásù] adj. lazy; slothful; sluggish

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