Apatani English

[abiɁ] adj. complete

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[aʎeɁ] n. door

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[aɉo] adj. gentle; tender

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[alĩ] n. ball; sphere

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[alǝr] adj. hard; firm; rigid; strong

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Dialect: syn. arlv

[aláa] n. juice, broth

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[amiɁ-agũ] n. design; motif; pattern (esp.in embroidery)

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[apiɁ] v. break (by dropping)

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[apjũ] n. bunch; cluster

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[artù] n. gizzard (of a bird)

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[bardĩ] n. fate; destiny

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[biɉe biiɲiɁ] n. small sized bamboo

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[bisǝr abíi] n. Black and white Apatani traditional skirt

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

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[bɨsi] n. traditional ballad; song; lyrics

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[bjakú] n. a child with developmental delay

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[báxè] adj. brusque; impolite; rude; ill-mannered

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[cãtũ] n. primordian protective deity of the Apatanis

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[dodĩ-dolo] n. world; realm

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Dialect: syn. doha-dolo

[dormaa] n. salary; wage

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[dɨru] adj. tasteless; unpleasant to eat

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Dialect: ant. dwpyò

[ʎeɁko] n. doorlatch

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Dialect: syn. arkonanw; fe’pu

[gaɁce] v. break by clutching something

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Dialect: ant. ga’po

[gipĩ] v. close (a hinged door)

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Dialect: ant. giko’ syn. gitiñ

[goŋe] n. one mouthful; one word

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[gõdu] n. arbitration; mediation; mediator

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[haŋɨ] pron. something; a thing that is unknown or unspecified

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[hẽɉũ] n. comfort; ease; luxury; opulence

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[hẽɉũpa] adv. comfortable

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[hilu] n. gum

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[hime] n. child; youngster

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[hoã alló] n. backbone

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[icu] adj. few; some; scant; meagre

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Dialect: syn. ice

[itú] adj. small; short

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[ĩdũ] v. go around; wander; roam

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[ĩgja] n. space between the fireplace and the side wall of a traditional house

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[ɉaaku-ɉaaʎa] v. stagger; walk unsteadily

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[ɉiɉepa] adv. really; genuinely; honestly

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[ɉola] n. bag

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[kako jalo] n. mirror

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Dialect: syn. kvrv talo; kako talo; kvlo talo, kwrv talo

[karpjaɁ] v. unroll

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[keɁba] v. put cloth on somebody

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[kǝ] int. okay; yes; affirmative interjection

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[laɁdɨ] n. forefinger; a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of the outstretched thumb and forefinger

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[laatu] v. catch; seize; intercept

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[lãcã] adj. red

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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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[luhɨɁ] v. stammer; stutter

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[lulũ] v. frighten by speaking; scare; intimidate

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[lumur] v. speak wrongly; say something by mistake

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[lɨbã] n. knee

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[lɨciɁ] v. accidentally struck on something; tumble into something

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[lɨri pɨsa] n. a variety of pine tree; Himalayan hemlock (Tsuga dumosa)

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Dialect: var. nwri pwsa

[male] n. luggage; load; baggage

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[mohol] n. big house; bungalow

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[murpu] n. bonfire

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[mɨcì] v. copy; sketch; draw

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[mò] pron. he; she; third person singular pronoun

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[naŋe] n. a unit of measure equivalent to the width of a palm

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[nasu] n. dance

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Dialect: or. Hindi var. nasw

[paapɨ] n. a distinct plot in a vegetable garden

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[papù hajã] n. egg yolk

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[paroɁ pɨha] n. basket of bamboo splits where chicks hatch

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[piiʎa papù] n. a variety of greenish bead

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[pilã] adj. yellow

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[pĩciɁ sarsé] n. an early ripening variety of millet

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[poli] n. seed

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[põtã] n. a section of village council

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[pulu] adj. white

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[pɨdiɁ] n. fart

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[pɨɉo] post. a moment ago

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[pɨsa] n. pine

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[rã] v. tie; tether

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[rɨbɨ] n. railing

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[rɨsi-rɨse] adj. messy; disorganized; chaotic; cluttered

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[saɁca] v. get excited; be motivated

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Dialect: syn. du’ca

[sabũ] n. soap

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Dialect: Or. Assamese

[sãda] n. long wooden post that support a traditional house on both sides

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[subu sihɁ] n. pond or puddle where mithuns gather to drink water, here dry

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[subú] n. alley; back alley

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[sɨha] n. cane rope

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Dialect: var. saha

[sɨsi] n. now

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Dialect: var. sisi

[taʎũ] n. tapeworm larvae

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[takuɁ] n. cucumber

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[tano-gorgo] n. snail

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Dialect: var. tano-gogo

[taŋu-aláa] n. honey

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[tarɉĩ] v. straighten

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Dialect: ant. tarki’

[tarpi] n. variety of cane

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[taɲiɁ mɨge] n. tongs to roast grains of corn

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[tebul] n. table

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Dialect: or. English

[tõ] v. offer; give

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[tusiɁ-tusiɁ] adv. one after the other

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[xaarũ agjã] n. altars for the xaruñ god

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[xɨɨke] v. tie loosely

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[xú] v. measure

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[jalã] n. stone

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[jalu-jabja] n. stylish; fashionable

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[japa] n. young man

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[ɲatã] n. snout or muzzle (of animal); edge or tip

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[úì atúu] n. forest bug

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