Apatani English

[abã] n. burning pain

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[adĩ ceɁnɨ] n. barber

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[aʎã xɨ] num. sixty

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[aʎí] n. air, wind

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[aháa pìitã] n. thirst

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[akã] prep. bottom; beneath

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[akɨ] int. interjection to express pain

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[alóo] n. bamboo flooring support

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[apáa] adj. young; immature

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[ariɁ] v. choke; retch

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[arpɨ] n. bamboo crossbeam of a fence

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[axeɁ] n. kidney

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Dialect: var. arxe’

[aíi] n. blood

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[bɨhĩ] n. a variety of tree

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[bjoɁ] v. shine (as sun); radiate; glow; glare

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[ciɁ] v. hurl (as a javelin)

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[dar] v. break (as a stick); crack; snap

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[dar] v. move or lift with a stick used as a lever

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[dã] v. beat (with a stick)

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[diigò] n. matter; issue; work

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[dɨri] n. purchase of food in times of scarcity or in anticipation of scarcity

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[ẽsuɁ] v. fail (esp. of rice plant; failing to fruit)

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[goŋe] n. one mouthful; one word

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[gɨrɨ] n. spring action noose trap

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[gjopu] n. shooting star

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[harlã] n. thigh

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[hẽɉe] v. trust; faith; confidence; belief

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[hibu] n. beak

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[hɨkaɁ hamã] n. a variety of edible fern

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[impjaɁ] n. cotton; wool

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Dialect: var. empya’

[itú pumĩ] n. a variety of small dragonfly

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[ĩ] v. go

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[ɉimi-ɉaama] adj. hazy; smoggy

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[ɉirɨ-ɉixe] v. rotate to and fro

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[ɉoɉǝr] n. green june beetle

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[kanulo] n. weekdays

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[kapako he] adv. everywhere

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[karpaɁ pɨlò] n. second lunar month of the year; February

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Dialect: syn. pagvr pwlò

[karu] adj. ugly; unappealing; unsightly

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Dialect: ant. kapyo

[katú] v. watch from a distance

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[kaxaɁ-karì] v. examine thoroughly; see in detail; finalize

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[kaù] v. envy; begrudge

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[kobĩ] n. a variety of oak tree

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Dialect: var. korbiñ

[kɨʎĩ kɨloɁ] adj. shining; sparkling; glittering

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[kóò bo] n. nephew

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[laɁbú] v. quickly wash one’s hand

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[laɁtĩ] adv. forcefully; with strength

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[lobu loci] n. skeleton

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Dialect: syn. lobu

[lohe] n. one day

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[lohè] post. till; until

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[lukó-lupè] v. interrupt; create confusion

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[ma] int. no; exclamation for negative response (esp. to a request or order)

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[medǝr nelo] n. place of worship (Lit. ‘house of purity’)

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[more] n. forest

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[mɨbo] v. help (in doing some work); assist; support

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[mɨceɁ] v. interfere; obstruct; impede

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[mɨrí] n. charcoal

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[mja] v. lull; console

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[mjoʎi] adj. facing the shady side

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Dialect: ant. myobya

[mjɨ-oho] n. family; wife and children

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[naɁbu-gõbu] adj. pouting; swollen (esp. around the mouth)

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[opaɁ] v. give up; let go

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Dialect: syn. apa’

[par] v. crawl under something; creep; wriggle

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[paroɁ pamí] n. fowl flee

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[paroɁ roɁpo] n. cock; rooster

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[paxɨ] v. kill by cutting

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[piiʎa papù] n. a variety of greenish bead

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[Pinɨ] n. Creator

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[pixu] n. spinning node

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[pĩtú] v. lift something by pinching

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[poɁdo] v. stumble over or fall down accidentally

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[poteɁ] adj. full

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[pukũ hóonɨ] n. a close relative of Muruñ sponsor who takes care of the food and drinks for pukuñ participants

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[pǝrǝ] n. traditional spinning wheel used to wind yarn into balls

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Dialect: syn. tano pvrv

[pjoɁsu] v. brush one’s teeth

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

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[sabũ] n. soap

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Dialect: Or. Assamese

[saha] n. cane rope

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Dialect: var. swha

[salɨɁ] v. push something in

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[santú] n. tree

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[saŋ] n. cot; bed

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[sarlã] n. a variety of cane

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[sihɁ] n. spring (esp. where animals come to drink)

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[soh] v. play; joke; flirt

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[sɨdó] n. heifer

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[sɨʎoɁ] n. river bank; beach

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[sɨso] n. wild cat

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[sɨɨ hɨnɨ] n. cow

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[tali jordu] n. a variety of chili

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[tapã-kara alo] n. Tuesday

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[taxóo] n. a variety of fern

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[tisǝr] adj. sweet

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[tutu popo] adj. impulsive; impetuous; reckless

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[ɨbjoɁ] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. obyo’

[xaŋ] n. bed; cot

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Dialect: syn. saq

[xɨce] v. divide (by counting)

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Dialect: etym. xw (count) + tace (divide)

[ɲagó] n. snout

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[ɲaŋe] n. one year

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[ɲatu] n. resting place

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[ákò] adj. low; short

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