Apatani English

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

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[alo] n. salt

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[alóo xuu] n. inherited property (esp. house plot)

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[amĩ] n. shade; shadow

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[amĩ-ahĩ] n. gift; present

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[ane] n. mother (term of address)

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Dialect: syn. ama

[baara] n. fare; fee

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[baarò] adj. big flat object

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Dialect: ant. bazo, barzo

[biɉe biirã] n. bamboo stump

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[burù] n. younger brother

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[bɨjo] adj. weedy; full of weed (of a field)

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[bjopa] n. cap; headgear

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[ceɁceɁ] adj. stubborn, obstinate

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[daɲi áago] n. west

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Dialect: syn. haatw

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

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Dialect: ant. dorzó

[dukã] n. shop

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[dɨlo] n. paddy for husking

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Dialect: syn. duu

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

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[empjã] n. grain for poultry

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[eneɁ] adv. without reason; without purpose; without work

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[gaɁɉeɁ] v. soften something by grasping repeatedly

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[gagǝr] adv. by any means; by hook or by crook

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[gora] n. horse

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[guŋa] v. lie down (esp. of quadruplets)

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[gjaɁ] v. wander; roam

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[gòo] v. swell (as a wound); bloat; bulge

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Dialect: syn. pyañ

[haaro] adj. brave; courageous

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: ant. haame

[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

[heme] v. promise; vow; pledge

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[hẽco] n. titillation

Speaker: Nani Anga

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

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: syn. heñxw-miliñ

[huŋa] v. squat (esp. of quadruplets)

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Dialect: syn. buqá

[hùu] v. be fatty (as pork might get); be oily

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[icã] n. dysentery; ailment with blood stained stool

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[kebaɁ-kela] v. hug or embrace in an intimate way; hug in a playful way

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[koʎũ] n. primordial time

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Dialect: syn. kofuñ kolo

[korò] n. the morning before the last

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[koɲã ɲaŋe] n. three years back

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

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Dialect: syn. kupyu’

[kɨloɁ kɨloɁ] adj. glossy

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[laɁtĩ] adv. forcefully; with strength

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[laapĩ] v. close with a lid

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Dialect: ant. laako’

[lotɨ] adj. honest; straightforward

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[lumur] v. speak wrongly; say something by mistake

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[lupá-luma] v. speak without a purpose; speak carelessly

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[luɲoɁ] v. practice speaking

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[lɨbã] n. knee

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[lɨhaɁ] n. small cane basket

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[lɨŋǝr] n. ankle

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[lɨri pɨsa] n. a variety of pine tree; Himalayan hemlock (Tsuga dumosa)

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Dialect: var. nwri pwsa

[milo] n. male

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Dialect: ant. bwnw

[morto] n. metal arrowhead

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Dialect: var. murto

[muɁgo] n. outlet in a paddy field

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[mɨbur] v. do something in an inopportune way

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[mɨdã] v. touch (esp. to cause pain)

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Dialect: syn. mwne’

[mɨlo kopo] n. hawk

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[mɨpeɁ] v. complete; finish

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[mɨxeɁ] v. make somebody cry

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[nama] pron. your mother

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Dialect: syn. nane

[nane] pron. your mother

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Dialect: syn. nama

[ohoo] v. feed

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[pace] n. the other side

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[pi] v. slice or saw

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

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Dialect: or. Assamese (Paisa)

[pɨgja] n. great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

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[pɨmǝr] n. dust

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[pɨta] n. bird

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[ŋeɁko] v. open

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Dialect: ant. qe’piñ

[raɁtĩ] v. fasten (as of a door)

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[rahe] adv. serious; solemn; earnest; profound

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[reɁbja] n. ladder

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Dialect: syn. abya

[rugu] v. take care of security; guard

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[rũku-ruʎa] n. half mad; maniacal

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[siibiɁ] adj. shrivel; wither; wilt

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[subu sɨbo] n. mithun bull

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[sɨɨ] n. cow; ox

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[taɁxeɁ] v. lie supine

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[tali jordu] n. a variety of chili

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[tapũ] n. bat

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[tasu-tase] adj. noisy; boisterous

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[taɲiɁ aruɁ] n. corn ear

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[taú] n. descriptive term for mithun bull with color pattern of dark brown color with while in the lower parts of the limbs

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[tiɁpaɁ] v. erase; wipe off; rub out

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[tijoɁ] n. insect; worm

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[topaɁ] v. pour something away

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

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[tɨɁli tɨɁli] adv. frequently; again and again; over and over again

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[tɨpe] n. tattoo

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[ukó simbja] n. rear balcony

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[ɨbjoɁ] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. obyo’

[xaataɁ] adj. dirty; stain on the face after crying

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[jasi jaruɁ] n. water hyacinth (Eichhomia crassipes)

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[jatã] n. snacks; rice flour

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[jo ajaɁ] n. fleshy portion of meat

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Dialect: syn. ya’lañ

[jorsã] n. green chili

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[jorxũ] n. Sichuan pepper

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Dialect: syn. yorxañ

[juɁ] v. skewer

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[ɲatã] n. snout or muzzle (of animal); edge or tip

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[áakò] n. entrance; entry; door

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Dialect: var. háakò

[úì bar] v. a variety of chanting during a particular ritual

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