Apatani English

[abba] n. father; daddy; papa

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[abíi] n. lower garment whether skirt or pant

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[ahi pyoɁsu] v. brush one’s teeth

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[aháa] n. string; cord

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Dialect: syn. agyú

[aɉuɁ] adj. weak; frail; feeble; sick; ailing

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Dialect: syn. ájùu

[alĩ] n. ball; sphere

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[alíi] v. bury

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[amiɁ] n. eye

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[arkó] v. latch; fasten; bolt; lock

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[arũ] adv. near; close by

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[auɁ] n. traditional red cane belt

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[axóo] n. head; leader; principal

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[baɁso] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. wbyo’ ant. twdw

[babó] n. ceremonial pole of the Apatanis erected on the eve of the Myoko festivals

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[baró] n. brother

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[basɨɁ] n. bank (of a river); riverbank; shore

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[biɉe biiɲiɁ] n. small sized bamboo

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[buʎú] n. tadpole

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[bulũ-bɨle] adj. sickly, unappetizing var. bwluñ-bwle

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Dialect: var. bwluñ-bwle

[bɨlu-bɨlaɁ] adv. hurriedly; suddenly

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[caaɉeɁ] v. step on something

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[cãdɨ metɨ] n. an agricultural ritual of the Apatanis

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[cuuki] v. stoop

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Dialect: syn. cuukw

[còo] v. bounce (as a ball); hop on one foot (of a human)

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[dĩtu] v. nod

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[dorɨ] n. winter

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[dui] n. tobacco

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[dukã] n. shop

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[dulu] n. the system of giving another person the responsibility of looking after a cattle

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[dɨdɨɁ] adj. poisonous

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[dɨru] adj. tasteless; unpleasant to eat

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Dialect: ant. dwpyò

[empjã sudu] n. bamboo container to store grains for poultry

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[ʎaʎu] n. an element of sacrificial altar

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[ʎagja] adj. usual; normal; habitual; customary

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[ʎãpĩ-cãtũ] n. protective deity in the household

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[ʎihe] post. till; until

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[gorxã] n. armpit; underarm

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[igɨ] n. evil spirits

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[kaʎu-kaca] v. fail to recognize

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[kenna] n. a person who castrates pigs

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Dialect: syn. kwmvr

[kẽte abíi] n. a variety of skirt of black and white color

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[kõda] n. tommorow morning

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[kɨɉǝ] int. interjection of calling “lets go”

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[kɨri harnɨ] n. businessman; broker; agent; middleman

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Dialect: syn. kwri du’nw

[laɁdu mɨrĩ] n. elbow

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Dialect: var. la’du midiñ

[laɁku] adj. sinistral; left (side)

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Dialect: syn. la’ci

[lake] v. to cross legs

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[lama] adj. few; some; scant; meager

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Dialect: syn. icu; ice

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

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[lɨkè] v. cross legs

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[lɨmĩ alló] n. lateral melleolus bone

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[lɨŋǝr] n. ankle

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[miʎĩ] n. tip (of a plant or a tree)

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[mɨce] n. trough cleaner

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Dialect: syn. afi’ mwge’

[mɨdù] n. time for doing something

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[mɨmur] v. do something wrongly

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[mɨpe] v. separate; detach; disconnect; segregate

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[paɁ] v. suspend or hang something with a string

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[paʎa] adj. leaning; inclined; bent

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Dialect: syn. pafo’

[paʎù] n. a variety of bird; parakeet

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[pilã kamo] adj. dark yellow

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[pĩbú] adj. individualistic; personal

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Dialect: ant. búutw

[poɁlã] n. grass

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[pohiɁ] v. caress; pet; fondle; stroke

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Dialect: syn. pohi’-poso etym. po (hug) + hi’ (frisk)

[poorò] adj. big, of cylinderical objects

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Dialect: ant. poozó

[putu] n. mountain

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[pɨdi pɨʎiɁ] n. watch hut in the paddy fields

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Dialect: syn. pwdi pwzi’

[pɨɉe] n. June; seventh lunar month of the year

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[pɨló] n. lever

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[pjàpaɁ] v. destroy and remove a structure

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[raru hamã] n. a variety of wild vegetable

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[rui] n. ear wax

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Dialect: syn. yarú rui

[rɨɁ] v. sit (as do the chickens); perch; roost

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[rɨɨ] v. buy; purchase

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Dialect: ant. pyu’

[saha] n. cane rope

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Dialect: var. swha

[sarpuɁ] n. balloon; bladder

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[sãbɨ] n. branch, of a tree

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Dialect: syn. sanw aha’

[sãtĩ] adj. of same age; contemporary

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[selɨ] v. pull something in

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[subu] n. mithun; bos frontalis

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[sukũ pɨtĩ] n. open space by a well

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[sumù] n. sand

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[sɨɨ hɨbo] n. ox

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[sɨɨ jo] n. beef

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[sɨɲã-sɨlò] adv. now a days; these days

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[sár] v. rip; tear

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[tali jordu] n. a variety of chili

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[tapjo] n. herbal salt

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[tijoɁ] n. insect; worm

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[tooko] n. prop; support; post

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[tɨpe] n. tattoo

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[tù] v. push

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[xaci] n. ceiling rack for storing meat

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Dialect: syn. yo bade; bade

[xeɁ] v. put on dress; cover

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[xeɁlĩ] v. take off; uncover

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Dialect: ant. xe’lw’

[janɨ] n. leaf

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Dialect: syn. anw

[jarú] n. ear

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[ɲaɁco] n. tiny metal bell

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Dialect: syn. fa’co

[ɲaŋo] n. five years

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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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