Apatani English

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

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[aarìda] n. in the future; in the coming years

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[abba-bãkũ] n. great-grandfather

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[abĩ] adj. fruitful; productive

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Dialect: ant. asu’

[abuɁ] v. coddled; pampered

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[abju-axeɁ] n. movement; motion; activity

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Dialect: var. abyú-ate’

[agĩ] post. with; along with; in the same direction

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[agjú] n. string; cord

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Dialect: syn. aháa

[aɉĩ arã] n. bosom friend; confidante; alter ego

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[apáa] adj. young; immature

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[arã] n. bottom (of a tree or a bamboo)

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[arĩ] adj. brittle; fragile; breakable

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[barr] v. chant in a loud manner as when performing some traditional Apatani rituals

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[bjáa] v. roast; grill

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[ciɁ] v. move fast (as a fish do)

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[cudu-cubo] adj. imprudent; reckless

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[domĩ-doŋeɁ] n. fatigue due to change in weather

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[duɁɉo] n. commission paid to a sale agent

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[ẽku] n. paddy of previous harvest

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[ʎaɁco] n. tiny metal bell

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Dialect: syn. za’co

[ʎe] v. wade through

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[ʎoɁgã] n. blunt edge of the sword

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[ʎòobó] v. jump across

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

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Dialect: ant. gozó

[gõcã] n. labial commissure

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[gõpjã] v. close mouth

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Dialect: ant. goñko’ syn. goñpiñ

[haɁ] v. bite off

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[har] v. wash; bathe

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[heeʎiɁ] adj. cool, in a pleasant way

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Dialect: syn. habuñ

[hẽɉǝr] v. save up; save for the future

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[hiɁɉã] v. wring; twist clothing to dry it.

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[hore] num. one bundle (esp. of thread)

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[háako] n. entrance

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Dialect: syn. áako

[hárgɨ] v. run away; escape; flee

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Dialect: syn. hágw

[ikóo] n. underside; bottom

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[kaʎã kada] v. look after; help

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Dialect: syn. kafañ

[karpjaɁ] v. unroll

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[keɁ] v. put on cloth (esp. blankets, quilts or shawls); cover; overspread; overlay

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[kɨdi paju] n. glue obtained from a variety of tuber

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[kɨdi swbi] n. serrow

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[kɨloɁ kɨloɁ] adj. glossy

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[la] conj. and

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[laɁhe] v. beckon by waving the hand

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[laɁpã tuli] n. post of là’pañ

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[laaxeɁ] v. keep something upside down

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[laxɨɁ] adj. cold

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Dialect: ant. gubu’

[luʎe] v. slur one’s speech as when drunk

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[lɨɁsu] v. interchange; exchange

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[lɨpĩ] n. upper portion of the foot

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[misĩ] n. machine

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Dialect: or. English

[murto] n. metal arrowhead

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Dialect: var. morto

[mɨci] n. kite (bird)

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[mɨɉaɁ] v. tear something by handing it

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[mɨkuɁ] v. make something fall by mistake

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[mɨpja-mɨsa] v. scatter; disseminate; sprinkle

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[mɨŋu-mɨre] v. discriminate

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[mɨru] adj. hard; difficult

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[mɨxɨɁ] v. sprain

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[mɨjã] n. crest on the head of cock

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[nẽko] n. lower section of the village

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Dialect: ant. neñdiñ

[nẽpaɁ] v. send somebody away

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[nɨrɨɁ] adj. adequate

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[paɉeɁ] n. duck

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[pató hamã] n. a variety of vegetable (Clerodendrum colebrookianum)

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[poɁdo] n. accident

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[pooɲó] adj. small (of cylinderical objects)

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Dialect: ant. pooro

[pore] n. a variety of beer preparation

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Dialect: syn. pore o

[pɨɁpaɁ] v. sweep away

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[pɨdi mɨlũ nanɨ] n. scarecrow to scare away birds

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[pɨgja gjapúu] n. wreathed hornbill (Aceros undulatus)

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[pɨta sihɁ] n. puddle or pond where birds gather to drink water

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[pjaɲiɁ] n. early maturing variety of paddy belonging to mìipyá group

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[ŋaatɨ] adj. lose taste or inability to eat more

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Dialect: syn. qaare

[rari hamã] n. a variety of vegetable (Piper brachystachum)

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Dialect: var. raru hamañ

[reɁxaɁ] v. injure by scraping with something

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[ripó-rílo] adj. striped; streaked; variegated

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Dialect: syn. rimyo’-riso

[rui] n. ear wax

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Dialect: syn. yarú rui

[rɨko] n. a variety of hardy perennial creeper; sweet tea vine (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)

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[sɨgo] n. bridge

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[sɨɉʌr sɨ] v. commit suicide

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[sɨmǝr] n. silt; sand

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[tago] n. a variety of tree

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

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[tamì] n. weed

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[tasĩ siiɲiɁ] n. small-sized larvae of dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. sizi’

[taju] n. wasp

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[tãkã] adv. drink or smoke for a long time

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[tusǝr] v. straighten one’s leg

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[tɨp pɨpɨ] n. Himalayan cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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[ɨbjoɁ] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. obyo’

[ɨtaɁ] n. stinger (of bee or wasp)

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Dialect: syn. ata’

[xɨro] n. large intestine

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[jamu muku] n. smoke

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[ɲaaɲo] n. honey bee

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[ɲuu] v. prod as with a needle

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[ácì] adv. very; to a high degree

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[áɉù-amjò] n. appearance; image

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Dialect: syn. ájùu-amyò

[ákó-ákó] pron. one by one; one after the other

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[árè] v. wash (esp. interior of a pot)

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[ájò jooʎã lɨpa] n. midnight

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