Apatani English

[aʎã] num. ten

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[akì durgu] n. wooden trough for feeding dogs

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[akì talã] n. dog of brownish color

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[apɨ] n. breadth

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[apó] n. body

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[atúu] n. progeny; young; offspring; baby animal

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[ajú] n. traditional ballad usually sang by the males as competition or simple narration

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[barr] v. chant in a loud manner as when performing some traditional Apatani rituals

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

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[beɁtũ] v. shrink; contract; become smaller

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[bo] v. cross; traverse

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[bjoɁhú] v. brighten; light up; illuminate

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[ciruɁ] n. pocket; pouch

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Dialect: syn. cíkù

[cáa] v. split; slit

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[cíi] v. be extinct

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[daɁhiɁ-daɁmo] v. stand for a while; wait for a while

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[daaraɁ] adj. stiff (as of a cliff)

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[dĩtu] v. nod

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[dĩtuɁ] v. comb

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[dormaa] n. salary; wage

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[ee] letter name e the letter representing e in the Apatani alphabet

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[empjaɁ] n. cotton; wool

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Dialect: var. impya’

[ẽtɨ pataɁ] n. wooden try on which to beat while harvesting paddy

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[ʎiɁkũ-ʎiri] adj. wrinkled; crease; pucker; crinkle

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[gjandi] n. debt; dues; financial obligation

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[haabjã] n. chest

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[haapahe] adv. to a large part; a big quantum; big amount

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[hadɨ] n. anger

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[haʎã hamã] n. Redflower Ragleaf; Fireweed (Crassocephalum crepidioides)

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Dialect: syn. genda hamañ

[hai] n. water

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Dialect: syn. yasi

[heɁ] v. cut with a knife with the sharp edge away from the user, as in smoothening something

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[heló] v. let down; be disappointed

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[hẽɉũ] n. comfort; ease; luxury; opulence

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[hilĩ] n. clotted blood

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[hime] n. child; youngster

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[hoɁjo-hoɁci] v. mixed up; mingle; intermingle; amalgamate

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Dialect: syn. ho’gyo-ho’fo

[iɁce] v. keep a night’s gap

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[ih] int. interjection to express disapproval

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[itú] adj. small; short

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[ĩpó] v. cross; pass by

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[ɉiɉĩ tajĩ] n. a kind of dragonfly

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[ɉompu] n. bamboo shaving used as a ritual element or a decorative item syn. some

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[ɉuɉu] n. winnowing

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[kaco] adj. dirty; soiled; smeared; filthy

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[kamè] v. finish; destroy

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[kanu] num. seven

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[koló] n. in the olden days

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[koopuɁ] v. sprain

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Dialect: var. kopw’

[kotǝr] n. bamboo sticks used as counters

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[laɁpù] v. close the hand to make a fist

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[leɁ] v. lop off

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[lelaɁ] adj. fresh; new

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[loɲì] n. two days

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[lukã] v. speak for a long time

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[lupjuɁ] v. spread false and damaging statements about someone; defame; slander;

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Dialect: syn. lupyu’-lusu’

[lɨrɨ lorɨɁ] n. joint

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Dialect: syn. lorw’

[maɲã] n. traditional friend from other tribe

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[mikì] adj. skilled; expert

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[mɨɉo] n. reward for doing something; wage

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[nalò] v. push down

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Dialect: var. nañlò

[nẽdĩ] n. upper section of the village

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Dialect: ant. neñkó

[nẽxa] adj. stale

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[nɨ do] pron. when (past tense)

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[paɁpo] n. a bamboo pole suspended horizontally on the side wall of the house for keeping clothes

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[pahĩ] n. liver

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[paroɁ sampja] n. fowl feeding tray

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[paroɁ jo] n. chicken (meat)

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[paɲiɁ aɲiɁ] n. small rice grains that remain after sieving

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

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

[pooɲó] adj. small (of cylinderical objects)

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Dialect: ant. pooro

[posa] n. money (esp. coins); paisa

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Dialect: or. Assamese (Paisa)

[pɨdi mɨlũ nanɨ] n. scarecrow to scare away birds

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[pɨtaɁ] n. a variety of tree; wild pear (Pyrus pashia)

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[sadi-sapa] n. plantation

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[sakori] n. job; employment

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[sar] v. denigrate; criticise; disparage

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[sarpu sarse] n. an early ripening variety of millet

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[sã] v. push or stuff something

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[sãxã] n. rubber

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[surúu doɲó] n. traitor; scoundrel

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[sɨgo] n. bridge

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[tago] n. a variety of tree

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[takũ putu] n. a lesser variety of Muruñ festival

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[tasã-tajĩ] n. beads

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[tau jamu] n. firefly

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[tɨlo] v. drop something from a height

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[tù] v. push

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[túcé] v. break something by kicking

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[utũ bulũ] adj. chubby; healthy

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Dialect: var. tatuñ buluñ

[uuxaɁ] adj. shallow

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Dialect: syn. aaxa’ ant. ùurañ

[ɨdɨɁ] adj. spicy hot (as of chili)

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[jaɉi-jalo] n. soul

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[jamu mɨri] n. charcoal; embers

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[japĩ ái] n. epistaxis; bleeding from the nose

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[ɲalĩ] v. put one’s head out; peep out

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[ɲatu] n. resting place

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[ácì] v. hide; conceal

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[ácì] n. pain; suffering

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[áʎò] n. skin; covering

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[álù] adj. busy

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