Apatani English

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

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[abrǝ] pron. something; something that is unspecified or unknown

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Dialect: var. abvr

[adĩ] adv. only; exclusively; solely

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[adĩ dĩpúu] n. white or grey hair

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[agáa] adv. quickly; rapidly; swiftly; immediately

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[akã ɲacú] n. lower lip

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[akì asiɁ] n. kennel; shelter for a dog

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[akì tɨxè] n. flea

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. akì taxw

[alóo] n. bamboo flooring support

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[amiɁ aɉã] n. one who cries easily

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[amí-abã] n. elders

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[anɨɁ] n. hurry; haste; urgent

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[anɨ̀-aba] n. parent

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[apǝr] n. gallbladder

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[apjũ] n. bunch; cluster

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[ariɁ] v. choke; retch

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[artĩ ku] v. castrate

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[aruɁ] n. outer covering of bean or corn

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[arì] v. demarcate; delimit; delineate

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[be] v. fasten or tie

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

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[bɨhĩ] n. a variety of tree

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[bɨlu-bɨlaɁ] adv. hurriedly; suddenly

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[bɨsã tabú] n. a variety of snake; Green Ratsnake (Senticolis triaspis)

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. busañ tabú

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. bwzi’-bwza

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. bwza-bwza

[cor] v. spray; squirt; sprinkle

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[darɨɁ pjabja] adv. clean; pure; clear

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[daɲi caca] n. a small variety of cicada

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[doɉiɁ roɁpo] n. Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella)

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[dɨli-dɨlo] adj. grandeur (of scenery); beautiful (of landscape)

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[dɨxuɁ-tãxuɁ] n. left over eatables

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[ẽtɨ tari] n. kiwi (Actinidia sp.)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[gaɁsǝr] v. strangle with hand

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[guli] n. bullet

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[haapa] adj. flat; plain

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Dialect: syn. haafañ, zipa

[hiɁ] v. whip; lash; flog

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[hixuɁ] n. wet fermented bamboo shoot

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hɨɉã] n. new born

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[hùuʎiɁ] n. fat; oil

Speaker: Nani Anga

[itú] adj. small; short

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[iju] n. anus

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. koyu

[ɉarkĩ] n. jerakin; a container

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ɉi] adj. black

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[ɉolo] v. lift or carry down ant. joca

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[kanuda] n. in five days; five days hence

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[karbjã] adj. full (of the moon)

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Dialect: syn. harbyañ

[kore-kore] adv. with short quick steps

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[kormo] n. seed

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[lobjoɁ tare] n. a variety of thorny plant

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. lobyo’ twre

[luuli hamã] n. Nepalese smartweed (Persicaria nepalensis); a variety of vegetable

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[luutɨ] n. grazing ground; pasture; meadow

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[lɨbã́ baɁnɨ] n. baby sitter

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[mã] v. finish a building; put roof on a building

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mãpo] n. roof covering

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[miɉiɁ lãcu] n. Adam’s apple

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[mɨci] n. kite (bird)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mɨlã] pron. all; everybody

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: syn. jimvr

[mɨxó] v. do something leading to bankruptcy

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[nama] pron. your mother

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. nane

[nɨmi] pron. you (accusative); second person singular accusative pronoun

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[oho búu] v. give birth

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[paakuɁ] n. plate

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Dialect: syn. paaka’

[paroɁ pabjaɁ] n. young chicken

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Dialect: var. paro’ pwbya

[paroɁ roɁnɨ] n. hen

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[paroɁ sampja] n. fowl feeding tray

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[patɨ ahi] n. tiger tooth

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[paì tapi pɨta] n. Scarlet Finch

Example: Photo by Nomo Hibu Layang

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[pẽbe] n. snow

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Dialect: var. piñbe

[poɁna pilá] n. porridge with fermented rice or millet

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

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[pɨluɁ pɨleɁ] adj. showy; flashy

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[pɨnã] n. rice husk

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Dialect: syn. empw

[pɨsa] n. pine

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[pɨsa lẽda] n. a variety of highly decorated and colorful skirt for young girls

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[pɨtì] adj. near

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Dialect: syn. kucì

[pjaɲó] adj. small, as a plot of land or a grain

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Dialect: ant. pyarò

[ŋɨpa] pron. for me

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[rubĩ] n. earlobe

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Dialect: syn. yarú rubiñ

[runɨ] n. madman; lunatic; maniac

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Dialect: var. ronw

[rɨɁlo] v. pour a liquid down

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[rɨgĩ] n. an element of gwrw (trap)

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[rɨlã] adj. euphemism for “heavy” when referred to the weight of a baby

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[setu] v. stop by pulling

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[siibiɁ] adj. shrivel; wither; wilt

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[surù] n. coarse sand

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[tanĩ] n. variety of a plant; wild sesame (Perilla frutescens)

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Dialect: var. twniñ

[tasã-tajĩ] n. beads

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[telĩ] v. push something out

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Dialect: ant. telw’ etym. teñ + aliñ

[tooŋo] n. wool

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[tor] v. unfurl (of flag); spread

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[tõ] v. offer; give

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[tuupo] n. a plant whole upper portion has been removed

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[ɨɉã] n. sun

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Dialect: syn. dazí

[ɨskul] n. school

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Dialect: syn. uskul or. English

[xaa] v. collect; collect contributions

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Dialect: syn. mya

[xã] v. narrate; gossip

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[jo tardu] n. a bamboo container for storing meat

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Dialect: syn. tardu

[áagjaɁ] v. come to a wrong place or a wrong way

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[áamì atúu] n. kitten

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