Apatani English

[abã] n. burning pain

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[abúu] n. a cylinderical structure

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Dialect: ant. aro’

[aga sɨco] int. interjection to express indifference; let it be

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Dialect: syn. aqw swco; aga swco

[ageɁ] n. quiver

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[agǝr] n. bundh; raised earthen boundary between paddy fields where millet is planted

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[aɉí mɨnɨ] n. farmer

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[alaɁ muɉa] n. glove

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[amĩ-ahĩ] n. gift; present

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[amĩ-aɉã] adj. docile; candid; frank

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[asiɁ] n. nest; lair; den

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[ajò] n. night

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[ajúu] n. long time back

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[beɁ] v. spring, something under tension; leap (as frogs do)

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[beɁri] n. decorative border; edge

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[belũ] n. friend; audience (term of reference)

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[biti] n. craft; activity involving skills in cane and bamboo craft

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[bijã] n. girdle (esp. of female used to hold the skirt)

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[buupĩ sɨnɨ] n. twin; siblings

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[bɨrĩ] n. python (Python molurus)

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[bjaací] n. space between the front verandah and the main space in an Apatani house

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Dialect: syn. byaarañ

[bábì] n. swing; dangle

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[ceɁ] v. argue; contend; claim; wrangle

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[ceɁ] v. cut (as with scissor)

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[ceɁxoɁ] v. diasgree; differ; diverge from

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[ciɁ] v. hold (with both arms)

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[cuɁ] v. spit; expectorate

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[daaɲó] adj. small step

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Dialect: ant. daarò

[daɲi cago] n. east

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Dialect: syn. haaci

[daɲi áago] n. west

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Dialect: syn. haatw

[daɲo] adj. without reason; aimless

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[dãteɁ] v. beat something down; cause to fall by beating

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Dialect: syn. dañlò

[dɨpjo] v. steal; pirate; plagiarize

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

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[go] v. fly; soar

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[goi tabú] n. common Indian monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis)

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Dialect: var. gyoi tabú

[hor] v. dry; harden (as of paddy in sun)

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[itú] adj. small; short

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[ɉimǝr] pron. all; whole

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Dialect: syn. mwlañ

[ɉopjã] v. close something by placing something in the opening ant. joko’

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[kaɁ] v. solidify; freeze; coagulate

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[kalaɁ] v. recognize; know

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Dialect: syn. kaciñ

[kalaɁ-talaɁ] adj. knowledgeable; learned

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[kɨʎĩ kɨloɁ] adj. shining; sparkling; glittering

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[laɁciɁ haɲa] n. small finger

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[laɁso goɁhe] n. one unit of la’so, equivalent to the distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger

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[lace] n. a part of bride price which a close relative of the bride is entitled to

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[luutɨ] n. grazing ground; pasture; meadow

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[lɨhĩ] n. toe nail

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[lɨɨ] v. lie down

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[malo] n. roof of a house

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[me] v. search; look for; seek; check

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[miɁbeɁ] v. blink; wink

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[mida] n. a part of marriage ceremony

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[mixɨ runɨ] n. a person possessed by spirit

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Dialect: syn. mixw ronw

[muku] n. tobacco

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Dialect: syn. dui

[mɨxó] v. do something leading to bankruptcy

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[mò] pron. he; she; third person singular pronoun

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[narĩ-kari alo] n. Wednesday

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[oho ɲimɨ] n. daughter

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[pageɁ] v. light a fire; set fire; ignite

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[papaɁ] v. cut off or chop off

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[pila] n. a variety of liquid dish obtained by filtering ashes of particular plants

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[pila sudu] n. bamboo container for storing pila

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[pimɨɁ] v. slice into pieces

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[pohiɁ] v. caress; pet; fondle; stroke

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Dialect: syn. pohi’-poso etym. po (hug) + hi’ (frisk)

[pɨɁ] v. sweep; clean

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[pɨʎe] num. four

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Dialect: etym. pwfi + he

[pɨʎiɁ] n. hut in the paddy fields or jungle

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[pɨɉo] post. a moment ago

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[pɨse] n. a variety of bird; Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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[pjàpu] v. destroy by mistake

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[pár] v. screw; twist; turn

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[ŋoo] v. get lost; get missing; go astray

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[ridóo] v. throw far

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[rĩbi] n. spider

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Dialect: var. riimi syn. wci riimi

[salĩ] v. expel out

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[sãti] v. push something tightly as when packing

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[sãtũ] n. generation

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[siibiɁ] adj. shrivel; wither; wilt

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[su] v. evaporate; emit smoke

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[subu sihɁ] n. pond or puddle where mithuns gather to drink water, here dry

Example: Photo by Hage Tara

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[sɨtĩ] n. bear; Himalayan black bear

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[sɨɨ hɨnɨ] n. cow

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[sɨxó] n. water channel

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[tagur ẽso] n. a variety of weed

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[takoɁ] n. dirt

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[tapũ] n. bat

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[tardu] n. a bamboo container for storing meat

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Dialect: syn. yo tardu

[tarpĩ] n. maggots

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[xãxã-dɨrã] adv. firmly; fervently; forcefully

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Dialect: syn. xañxañ

[xɨka] v. count; innumerate

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[ja] n. nephew (term of address)

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

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[jai] n. variety of bamboo (Dendrocalamus hamiltonii)

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[jamjo] n. color pattern of she-mithun, described as overall black with a white spots on either side

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[jo] n. meat

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[ɲar] v. step on something

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Dialect: syn. zor

[ácì] adv. very; to a high degree

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[áɉù] n. appearance; image

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Dialect: syn. kájù

[áɉùu-amjò] n. appearance; image

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