Apatani English

[aarǝ] n. portion of lower limb of an animal

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[abúr] adj. unlucky; unfortunate; jinxed; ill-fated

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Dialect: var. abú;

[agjã] n. ritual altar of the Apatanis

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[akã] prep. bottom; beneath

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[apì-ara] n. clapping

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[aríi] n. border; boundary

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[attè] adj. thick (of a liquid)

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[aɲĩ ɲĩpǝr] n. nipple

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[bar] v. carry something with a horizontal bar or a rod

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[buɁli uune] n. a variety of ulcerative infective wound of the skin; ecthyma

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[bɨso-kaco] n. forbidden; proscribed; prohibited

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[bjaago] n. front verandah of an Apatani house

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[bjarbó] v. jump across

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[cogĩ] v. squat; crouch

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[dacã pɨloo] n. metallic crowbar

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[dema] adj. naughty; disobedient

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Dialect: ant. deñkí

[dɨlĩ] n. path made by a hunter; hunting track

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Dialect: var. daliñ

[dɨnɨ-barnɨ] n. wives of brothers (term of reference)

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[dɨpjò] adj. tasty, to eat

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Dialect: ant. dwrúu

[empjaɁ tijoɁ] n. silkworm pupae

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[ʎeɁ] v. roll something (esp. thread between the palms)

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[goŋe] n. one mouthful; one word

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[goro] adj. big (of a mouth); loud voice

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Dialect: ant. gozó

[gõpĩ] v. close mouth

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Dialect: ant. goñko’ syn. goñpyañ

[gɨneɁ-gɨse] v. lightly touch with any part of the body; flirt

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[gjaɁ] v. wander; roam

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[gjopu] n. shooting star

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[haapĩ tagjã] n. fog; mist

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Dialect: syn. haapiñ

[haʎã sãxã meʎã] n. hibiscus (Hibiscus rosasinensis)

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[heʎa] v. have patience; have endurance

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[heme] v. promise; vow; pledge

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[hiicí] v. grimace; make face (usually in pain)

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Dialect: syn. hiizi’

[hoã alló] n. backbone

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[hoó] adj. spacious; roomy; capacious

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[háatɨ mɨlɨ] adv. hopefully; confidently; optimistically

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[ĩci] v. reach

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[kanɨ] n. one who sees

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

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Dialect: var. keená

[kɨle] n. river

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[lãke] n. a cane loop used for restraining cattle

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[leɁca] n. cane havershack covered with fibres from the bark of a particular tree worn during jungle expeditions or during war-related rituals

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[lɨbeɁ] v. scratch using claws or hooves

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[lɨbã] n. baby

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[medǝr] n. purification; purification ritual

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[miɁbeɁ amu] n. eyelash

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Dialect: syn. mi’byo’ amu

[mida] n. a part of marriage ceremony

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[mɨdó bjoco] n. swallow

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[mɨrɨɁ] v. assist somebody in doing something

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[naru] v. odor; smell

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[nãbo] v. push something across

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[nẽ] v. send someone somewhere

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[nɨɁteɁ] v. doze; nap; catnap

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[pabù] adj. swollen; bloated; puffed up

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[pamã] n. bamboo rack in front wall of the house

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[paroɁ pai] n. poultry dropping

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[paroɁ patǝr] n. cage for chicken

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[pataɁ] n. bamboo split; flat object

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[paxoɁ sudu] n. a long bamboo container for smoking spicy food

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[peca] n. a variety of wild apple

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[piɁ] v. sharpen; hone; whet

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Dialect: var. apì

[pĩ] v. pinch; grasp; tweak; nip

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[pĩtú] v. lift something by pinching

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[põcuɁ] adj. narrow

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[põtã] n. a section of village council

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[pulu] adj. white

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[puri] v. read; study

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[pɨdĩ xotu] n. metal skewer for hair knot

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[pɨló] n. lever

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[pé] v. distribute; dole out; apportion; allocate

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[pìi] v. dry

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[rica] v. throw something upwards

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Dialect: ant. rilo

[saɁlĩ] v. breathe out; exhale

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Dialect: ant. sa’lw’

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

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[sɨpiɁ] n. pangolin

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[sɨro] n. this morning

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[sɨɨ atúu] n. calf

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[taɁkó] v. dig a hole or trench

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[tacì] n. crab

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[tano] n. thread; yarn

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[tapiɁ] n. a variety of bird

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[tare] n. thorn

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Dialect: var. twre

[tajã] n. bee (single)

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[taɲiɁ marpu] n. corn silk

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[tejaɁ] n. millet (Setaria italica)

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[tihxo] adj. too much sweet or salty

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

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[tɨɨ] v. throw; toss; fling

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[ukó] n. back; rear

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[une cẽxo] n. crust over a wound

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[ɨrɨɨ] n. horn

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Dialect: syn. arww; swrww

[xaŋ] n. bed; cot

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Dialect: syn. saq

[jaɉuɁ] n. ladle

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[jasi jaɉuɁ] n. water ladle

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

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[jorbɨ] n. uphill

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[jugjã] n. ritual altar of the Apatanis

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Dialect: syn. agyañ

[ɲibu] n. Apatani shaman

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[ɲibu hẽ] v. predict; prophesy; foretell

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[ɲĩpǝr] n. nipple

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[árbì] n. portion of pork offered to wife’s eldest living sister

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