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[aa] letter name a the letter representing a in the Apatani alphabet

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[a] int. an interjection at the end of a sentence to emphasize or reinforce the statement made

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[aʎoo] n. tongue

ajiñbò

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[aɉĩbò] n. friend (used as both term of reference and address)

alañ

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[alã] n. neck;hump of an ox; neck of a bottle or a pot

armyuñ

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[armjũ] v. grow (as an offshoot)

arí-apw

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[arí-apɨ] n. neighbourhood; locality

attu’ nanw

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[attuɁ nanɨ] n. lid used for closing a container

attè

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[attè] adj. thick (of a liquid)

axóo

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[axóo] n. stalk; stem

azì

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[aɲì] num. two

baji

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[baɉi] n. time

barbo-fibo

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[barbo-ʎibo] n. wife’s sister’s husband (term of reference)

befe

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[beʎe] v. chatter; babble

bwzi’-bwza

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[bɨɲiɁ-bɨɲa] adj. silky; delicate; soft

byapu’

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[bjapuɁ] n. bamboo shoot

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byáa

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[bjáa] v. roast; grill

bátè

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[bátè] adj. thick (of mud or liquid)

ce’

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[ceɁ] v. cut (as with scissor)

cudu-cubo

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[cudu-cubo] adj. imprudent; reckless

dimpu

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[dimpu] n. white hair

dogiñ

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[dogĩ] n. genesis; origin; creation; migration

duñbiñ

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[dũbĩ] adj. bald; hairless

dwdw’

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[dɨdɨɁ] adj. poisonous

dáa

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[dáa] v. take step; pace; tread

empw

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[empɨ] n. paddy husk

g

[gǝǝ] letter name g the letter representing g in the Apatani alphabet

gaqu

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[gaŋu] n. mouth harp

gu

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[gu] v. crawl (as a baby or a caterpillar)

gyaasi

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[gjaasi] n. mother’s mother’s brother’s patrilines; portion of the meat traditionally offered to such relations

gyáa

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

haagya

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[haagja] n. entrance

haame

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[haame] adj. coward; timid

hafañ byayuñ

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[haʎã bjajũ] n. tomato

huxo

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[huxo] n. handle (esp. of agricultural implements like spade or axe)

icañ

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

ija

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[iɉa] int. interjection to express repugnance

itú pumiñ

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[itú pumĩ] n. a variety of small dragonfly

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jaañtu

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[ɉaãtu] adj. fat; plump; chubby

je’me’

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[ɉeɁmeɁ] adj. flat; deflatted

kagw

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[kagɨ] v. learn (by seeing)

kahó

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[kahó] v. get punishment for a sin; retribution

kobya

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[kobja] adj. generous; altruistic; forthcoming; quick in giving

kofo’

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[koʎoɁ] adj. bent; not round; irregular

kuñ

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[] v. pour, esp. grains from one container to other

kwcè

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[kɨcè] n. small bamboo cup used for measuring rice or millet

la’ku

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[laɁku] adj. sinistral; left (side)

leyu

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[leju] n. a small path leading to a village

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li lilañ

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[li lilã] n. cicada (Cicadidae)

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lula’

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[lulaɁ] adj. good speaker

lwkè

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[lɨkè] v. cross legs

me

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

milo

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[milo] n. male

misi

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[misi] n. title used for dead females

mwdó

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[mɨdó] n. rain; weather

mwla’

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[mɨlaɁ] adj. skilled in doing something; expert

myogu

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[mjogu] v. migrate; relocate; resettle

nakó

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[nakó] n. portion of village (esp. the lower one)

nañko’

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[nãkoɁ] v. push open

no hokw

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[no hokɨ] pron. from where

nwmiñ

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[nɨmĩ] n. placenta

pa

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[pa] v. cut (by striking); fight; peck

pafù

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[paʎù] n. a variety of bird; parakeet

pakù

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[pakù] n. pigeon

papú

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[papú] n. puffed grain

payu

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[paju] n. glue usually of plant origin

payu lopa

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[paju lopa] n. long stick the end of which is covered with glue (payu)

pañ

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[] v. cook by steaming in bamboo

peñci ajiñ

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[pẽci aɉĩ] n. a variety of traditional friend

pila

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

pixw

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[pixɨ] n. spindle used for spinning thread from cotton

posa

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

pwzañ

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[pɨɲã] n. a variety of ceremonial friend with whom the head of the sacrificial animal is exchanged

pyo’ce

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[pjoɁce] v. detach something to divide into two

pyu

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[pju] v. move to and fro (esp. a post)

ro’ko

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[roɁko] n. a bamboo strip that tightens the beams of a house

rwgañ

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[rɨgã] n. edge; border; boundary

ríi

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[ríi] n. drool

sa’xw’

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[saɁxɨɁ] v. intimidating; unnerving; daunting; formidable

sarse pwzu

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[sarse pɨɲu] n. wooden spoon used while frying millet

siibi’

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[siibiɁ] adj. shrivel; wither; wilt

supù

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[supù] n. blacksmithy

swxó

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[sɨxó] n. water channel

tabu nwmiñ

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[tabu nɨmĩ] n. a variety of plant (Arisaema)

tabu’-taru’

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[tabuɁ-taruɁ] adj. dirty; dusty

tai’ koya

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[taiɁ koja] n. gonorrhea

taju-riyañ

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[taɉu-rijã] n. variety of a plant; Job’s tear

Tanw miyu

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[Tanɨ miju] n. Apatani people

tarpiñ

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[tarpĩ] n. maggots

tarù

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[tarù] n. rope

taú

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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

tipi

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[tipi] n. thumb impression

twmo

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[tɨmo] v. suspend; postpone

umyú

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[umjú] adj. pointed (as of a tip)

xoñxuñ

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[xõxũ] n. falcon; eagle

yamu mwfo

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[jamu mɨʎo] n. flame

yar

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[jar] v. persuade; coax; convince; win over

yasi anw

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[jasi anɨ] n. water beetle

áa

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[áa] v. come; arrive; enter

áttò

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[áttò] n. owner ant. mii