Apatani English

[aarda-rida] n. in the future; in the coming days

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[adĩ ácì] n. headache

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[ahĩ] adj. same; similar; matching; identical

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[aɉí mɨnɨ] n. farmer

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[akì dula] n. rope used to tie dogs; dog rope

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[alo kamjã] adj. everyday; daily; commonplace

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[alũ] v. surprise, shock

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[anɨɁ] n. hurry; haste; urgent

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[apɨ] n. breadth

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[asiɁ] n. nest; lair; den

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[aì-haaɉuɁ] n. weight

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[bisǝr abíi] n. Black and white Apatani traditional skirt

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[boɁgo] n. dam, for diverting water to irrigation channel

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[buupĩ sɨnɨ] n. twin; siblings

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[bɨɨ] v. hold; keep; own

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Dialect: var. buu

[cẽ] v. bundle; bunch; clump

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[cogĩ] v. squat; crouch

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[cuca] n. an element of a ritual altar

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[daŋi] v. fall (from standing position); tumble

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[diì] v. detach; peel

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[dooʎaɁ] n. lightening

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[dormaa] n. salary; wage

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[dui] n. tobacco

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[dɨbũ] n. greedy; gluttonous

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[eɁxaɁ] v. miss a target by shooting

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Dialect: ant. e’da’

[empjã] n. grain for poultry

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[ʎaɁka] v. taste (by licking)

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[gehe] v. yawn

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[gimbjo] n. a meat portion, containing the thoracic cage

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[gõpiɁ] v. rinse mouth

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[gjáa] v. spread (esp. seeds or sand by throwing)

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[haaɉuɁ] adj. light; not heavy

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Dialect: ant. aì

[hai] n. water

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Dialect: syn. yasi

[harpũ] n. inner thigh

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[heɁ] v. blow (as wind)

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[hubjú] n. sheath; scabbard

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[hɨsò] n. a variety of bamboo

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Dialect: syn. bihé

[húì] v. fall

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[kamiɉa] adv. last

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[kenda] n. black necked crane (Grus nigricollis)

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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Dialect: var. keená

[kupjuɁ kusǝr] v. rinse, esp. a container like a pot

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Dialect: syn. kupyu’

[kǝ] int. okay; yes; affirmative interjection

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[laama] adj. few; not many

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Dialect: syn. ice

[lalala] conj. then; and then

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[luʎã] v. bring around; persuade; convince

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[lɨgoɁ] n. cracked sole; cracked feet

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[lɨke] n. a loop of rope used for climbing trees

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[meli] v. kill as revenge

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Dialect: var. meñli

[miɉuɁ] adj. cowardly; timid

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Dialect: syn. miju’ mija

[mɨbju] v. contaminate (esp. liquids)

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[mɨlo kopo] n. hawk

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[mɨpiɁ] v. break something fragile like an egg

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[mɨtú] n. half burned firewood

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[narpaɁ] v. lend; loan

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[nẽko] n. lower section of the village

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Dialect: ant. neñdiñ

[o sadǝr] n. bamboo funnel for filtering beer

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[paʎù] n. a variety of bird; parakeet

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[paɉi] n. two wheeler vehicle

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[parda] adj. straight; honest; linear; not bent

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[paroɁ lãxa] n. poultry house

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[paroɁ pamí] n. fowl flee

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[paroɁ papù] n. chicken egg

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[paroɁ pɨri] n. chicken coop

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[paroɁ sampja] n. fowl feeding tray

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[pasu] v. fight; quarrel

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[pajaɁ-gaajaɁ] v. attack; quarrel

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Dialect: syn. paya’

[peɁ] v. lay a trap; entrap; ensnare

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[peca sanɨ] n. tree of wild pear (Pyrus sp.)

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[pimɨɁ] v. slice into pieces

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[pĩta] n. rounded liquid container made from the hard hollowed and dried skin of gourd

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[pɨlo harbjã] n. full moon

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[pɨtaɁ appú] n. flower of wild pear tree

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[pɨɨlɨɁ] v. replenish (esp. liquor)

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[pɨjo] n. Rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nepalensis)

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[pjapjũ] adv. together; in collaboration; in cooperation; jointly

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[riɲo gjadu] n. rings of bamboo splits that are hoisted with poles in the tombs of priests

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[roŋe roŋe] adv. sometimes; off and on

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[rìi] v. mark; mark a line

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[saɁka-saɁka] v. hesitate; be uncertain; be of two minds

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[saɁpeɁ] v. optimistic; hopeful; be confident

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Dialect: ant. sa’xw’

[sãkó] n. a kind of fruit

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[sãxe page] n. a variety of bead

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[seh] n. flat cane string for carrying load

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[seja hamã] n. Chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)

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[siiɲiɁ] n. small-sized larvae of dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. tasiñ siizi’

[siɲiɁ tasĩ] n. a variety of small sized larvae

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[tabjò] v. be attracted on listening

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[tadǝr] n. a bamboo species (Pleioblastus simonii)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[takǝr] n. star

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[tapã-kara alo] n. Tuesday

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[teɁdaɁ] v. lean against something

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[tejaɁ] n. millet (Setaria italica)

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[tutu popo] adj. impulsive; impetuous; reckless

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[tuu] v. pick up

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[tɨrɨ tatɨɁ] n. toad

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[une cẽxo] n. crust over a wound

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[xɨɁkoɁ] v. unbolt

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[jaɉuɁ pɨxo] n. a variety of dragonfly

Example: Photo by Gyati Habung

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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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[ɲoɁ] v. to abstain from doing some things during ritual prohibition

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