Apatani English

[adã] adj. strong; sturdy

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Dialect: var. wdañ

[aʎeɁ ago] n. doorstep

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[aʎóo kõsò] n. mantis

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[ahu ará] adj. naked; nude; undressed

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[amí] n. elder sister (term of reference)

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[apur] prep. among; midst

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[arũ] adv. near; close by

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[arò daʎi] n. forenoon

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[ajaɁ] n. flesh

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[beɁlɨ] n. next door neighbor

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[beɁpaɁ-beɁjaɁ] adj. reckless; impulsive; impetuous

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[buupĩ ] v. follow in birth order

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[bɨlũ-bɨle] adj. sickly, unappetizing var. buluñ-bwle

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Dialect: var. buluñ-bwle

[corɉĩ] adj. straight

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[cuu] v. move with head forward

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[cáa] v. split; slit

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[daapo] n. a gift item on the occasion of Mida, a part of Apatani marriage ceremony

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[doha] n. world; realm

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Dialect: syn. doha-dolo

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

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Dialect: ant. dorzó

[dormaa] n. salary; wage

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[dɨgoo] n. food; eatable

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[dɨlɨ kɨce] n. bamboo glass for measuring rice

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[dɨpjoɁ] v. eat something to add taste to a meal

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[ʎiɁdo] n. food for pigs

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[ʎiiʎiɁ] adj. horrifying

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Dialect: syn. aha fiifi’

[ʎijoɁ] n. portion of meat which is the extra fat covering of the stomach

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[gi] v. operate a hinged door

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[goɁ] v. measure with outstretched thumb and finger

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[gõkoɁ] v. open mouth

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Dialect: ant. goñpiñ; goñpyañ

[gɨre] adj. crispy; crunchy

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[haago] adj. vain; haughty; vainglorious

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[haaso] adj. slow; sluggish

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[harceɁ] n. fold of the groin

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[heʎu] v. forget

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Dialect: syn. aháa ahw’

[hemĩ-hẽɉa] adj. intimate; open (of relationship)

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[hẽco] v. tickle

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[hẽxɨ-milĩ] adj. scarce; meager; in short supply

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Dialect: syn. heñxw

[hɨʎã] prep. like; similar; alike

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[háa] v. smoke dry

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[híhɁ] n. dried fermented bamboo shoot

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[iŋè] n. a variety of taro

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

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[ɉiɉepa] adv. really; genuinely; honestly

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[kamo] n. darkness

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

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[kopɨ] adj. place or lie breadthwise; breadthwise position

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Dialect: ant. koso

[laakur] v. take back

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[lẽ] v. collect, as honey

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[luɲo] v. speak without purpose

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[luɲoɁ] v. practice speaking

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[lɨciɁ] n. toe

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[manɨ perũ] n. a variety of bean; French bean

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[mɨlã] conj. also

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[mɨpeɁ] v. complete; finish

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[mɨru] adj. hard; difficult

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[nakú] n. uncle, esp. maternal (term of address)

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Dialect: syn. aku

[nɨɉi] n. indigo (colour)

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[nɨka] pron. your; second person singular genitive pronoun

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[pacoɁ] n. head of a stream

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[paʎù] n. a variety of bird; parakeet

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[pẽci aɉĩ] n. a variety of traditional friend

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[poɁ] v. hop; bounce; leap

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[poɁtũ pèerũ] n. a variety of bean

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Dialect: syn. amú pèeruñ

[pɨdi mɨlũ] v. scare away birds from the paddy fields

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[pɨlo] n. moon; month

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[pé] v. distribute; dole out; apportion; allocate

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

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[rãtɨ] n. sacred grove

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[ri] v. throw

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Dialect: syn. ku, go

[rugu] v. take care of security; guard

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[saɁpeɁ] v. optimistic; hopeful; be confident

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Dialect: ant. sa’xw’

[sabũ] n. soap

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Dialect: Or. Assamese

[sadi-sapa] n. plantation

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[sah patɨ] n. tea leaf; tea grain

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[sanɨ tero] n. Sichuan peppercorn; prickly ash

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Dialect: var. sañtú tero

[supù] n. blacksmithy

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[sɨsi] n. now

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Dialect: var. sisi

[sɨxɨ̀ puxɨ̀] n. porcupine

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Dialect: syn. swxẁ

[taɁcè] v. cut into two

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[taabjó] n. a temporary hut

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[takuɁ] n. cucumber

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[tamĩ] n. Common Indian madder (Rubia cordifolia)

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Dialect: var. twmiñ

[tamù] n. a deity

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[tape hamã] n. vegetable of pumpkin leaves

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[taxe] n. tick

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Dialect: syn. twxe

[tuʎa] v. ambush; lie in wait for; lay trap for

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[tɨɁɉaɁ-tɨɁjaɁ] v. tear apart; rip

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[tɨp pɨpɨ] n. Himalayan cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)

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[tɨrɨ] n. forehead

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[urú] n. family

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[xã] v. narrate; gossip

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[xú] v. cut off; prune

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[jabĩ] n. a variety of bamboo (Cephalostachium capitatum)

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[jaɉuɁ pɨxo] n. a variety of dragonfly

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[jamu mɨʎo] n. flame

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[jaxã] n. large liquid container of bamboo wicker whose inner lining is coated with rubber

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[juɁ] v. skewer

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[ɲimɨ ĩgja] n. space between the hearth and the wall on the right side while entering the house

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[ágè] v. drain out (water from a field)

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[úì pami] n. goose pimples

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