Apatani English

[abjo] adv. endearingly; fondly; affectionately

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[abjũ-aʎũ] v. finish binding; tie up by tightening the rope after binding something

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[agjo] v. mix; add; combine

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[ahì] n. fruit

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[aɉí mɨnɨ] n. farmer

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[alũ] v. surprise, shock

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[amiɁ ácì] n. conjunctivitis; eye disease

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[apǝr] n. gallbladder

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[arã] adj. close, of relation

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[arnɨɁ] v. swallow; gulp down; ingest

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Dialect: syn. anw’

[arrò] n. vein, artery, nerve, tendon

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Dialect: var. argò

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

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[buduɁ] v. sulk; get offended

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[burù] n. younger brother

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[bɨɉǝr] n. market; bazaar

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[bjoɁhú] v. brighten; light up; illuminate

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[bjuu] v. suck

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[caa] v. step on

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[caãxá-diixá] adj. barren; unproductive

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[cukǝr] n. sputum

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Dialect: syn. takvr

[còo] v. bounce (as a ball); hop on one foot (of a human)

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[dacã pɨloo] n. metallic crowbar

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[daɲi alo] n. Sunday

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[doopɨɁ] v. sleep together with head in same direction

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Dialect: ant. doosi’

[dɨnɨ paʎo] n. an element of a ritual altar

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

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[dùumo] v. take rest

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[gaɁce] v. break by clutching something

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Dialect: ant. ga’po

[gaiɁ] v. sing

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[gorxã] n. armpit; underarm

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[gulũ-gɨle] adj. lukewarm; tepid

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[gjoɁ] v. call; hail

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[haɁ] v. collect or catch (for example, fish from water)

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[haaso] adj. slow; sluggish

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[haʎã] adj. flat; plain

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Dialect: syn. haapa

[heɁdú] n. pork intestine along with attached fat; such meat of sacrificed animals traditionally offered to the eldest living sister by the younger ones.

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Dialect: syn. pidú

[heŋiɁ-hemo] n. a short span of time; a moment

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[hẽtĩ] v. trust; faith; confidence; belief

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[hiɁsu-hoɁsu] adj. nonplussed; disconcerted; stumped; at a loss

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[hiiɲiɁ] v. grimace; make face (usually in pain)

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Dialect: syn. hiicí

[hu] pron. who

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[hɨʎã] prep. like; similar; alike

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[háakò] n. entrance, entry, door

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[háatɨ mɨlɨ] adv. hopefully; confidently; optimistically

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[kamra] n. room

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[kapi] v. eat up; finish eating

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[kapjo] adj. good looking; beautiful

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Dialect: ant. karu

[karɨ] adj. transparent; see through; translucent

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Dialect: syn. karw-kasi

[karɨɁ] v. meet; greet

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[kompjutar] n. computer

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Dialect: or. English

[kotǝr] n. bamboo sticks used as counters

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[kõdi appú] n. peach flower

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[kõtɨ] part. only

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[kutu] n. oil; pig fat used as hair oil

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[kɨce] v. break by hitting or punching

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[la] conj. and

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[leɁra] n. cane havershack

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[lotɨ] adj. honest; straightforward

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[loxoɁ] n. a part of loin loom

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[luga] adj. talkative; loquacious; garrulous

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[luxá] v. retort; riposte; dare; challenge verbally

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[lɨ] v. plant

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[lɨbe-laɁbe] adj. lazy; lethargic

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[lɨkè] v. cross legs

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[miɁjeɁ] v. wink

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[midĩ] n. nursery for paddy; seed bed

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[misi] n. title used for dead females

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Dialect: ant. mikiñ

[mokaɁ] adj. sunken (as of face)

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Dialect: etym. zi’mo (face) + paka’ (dent)

[muɁ] v. brew (beer)

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[mɨho] v. offend (by doing something)

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[palɨɁ] n. de-weeding tool

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[paroɁ papù] n. chicken egg

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[peenɨ] n. ceremonial procession as a part of Murung festival

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[pohaɁ] n. crow

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Dialect: var. puha’

[popǝr] n. butterfly

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[puɲó] adj. small (of spherical objects)

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Dialect: ant. purò

[pjú] v. beguile; entice; lure

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[ŋoja] pron. something else

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[rã] v. tie; tether

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[ru-xa] n. noise; tumult; commotion

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[rugu] v. take care of security; guard

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[rɨgɨ-raga] adj. lean and thin

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Dialect: syn. cwgw-caga

[sah patɨ] n. tea leaf; tea grain

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[saleɁ] adj. raw, as of wood; standing wood

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[saró] n. firewood of bamboo

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[seh] n. flat cane string for carrying load

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[sosĩ] n. steel wire rope

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[susumomo] adj. disappointed; dispirited; downcast

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[sɨbi bidɨ] n. a variety of monkey

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[sɨlo bɨʎo] n. recently; lately; now a days

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[tarlũ] adj. barren; childless

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[teli] n. oil

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[tero] n. chili

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[tɨnĩ] n. variety of a plant; wild sesame (Perilla frutescens)

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Dialect: var. taniñ

[jaɉuɁ] n. ladle

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[japĩ huxo] n. bamboo pin used to puncture the nose

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[jo jaxo] n. skewer (for meat)

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[juɁ] v. skewer

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[ɲime-jaru] n. rainbow

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[ácì] v. hide; conceal

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