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[aa] letter name a the letter representing a in the Apatani alphabet

agoo empuñ

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[agoo empũ] n. space between the entrance and the hearth of a traditional Apatani house

aju’

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[aɉuɁ] n. weak person

ajóo

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[aɉóo] v. hire; pay for

akó-abi’

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[akó-abiɁ] pron. everyone; everybody; every person

ala’ la’pù

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[alaɁ laɁpù] n. fist

aliñ

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[alĩ] adj. wild; untamed; fierce; savage

amiñ

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[amĩ] adj. docile; obedient; sumbissive; deferential

ano

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[ano] v. to smear; to put on; to rub in; to apply (ointment)

apáa

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[apáa] adj. young; immature

arbú

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[arbú] adj. unlucky; unfortunate; jinxed; ill-fated var. abú; abúr Ant. aro’

au’ gwgyá

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[auɁ gɨgjá] n. waist

bije

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[biɉe] n. generic term for bamboo; bamboo species commonly cultivated by the Apatanis (Phyllostachys bambusoides)

buuñtw

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[buũtɨ] n. tenth month of the year; October

bwjvr

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[bɨɉǝr] n. market; bazaar

byayuñ

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[bjajũ] n. tomato; potato

byoñ

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[bjõ] v. extinguish (of a major fire); stop a fight

ciciñ

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[cicĩ] n. loin loom

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da’hi’-da’mo

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[daɁhiɁ-daɁmo] v. stand for a while; wait for a while

darw’

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[darɨɁ] adj. clean; pure; clear

dimvr

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[dimǝr] n. dust

dw

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[] v. eat; have a meal; dine

endi

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[endi] n. rice plant; rice seedling

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fa’pyo

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[ʎaɁpjo] n. dry cultivation area (esp. for millet)

fòohá

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[ʎòohá] v. jump in

gu

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[gu] v. crawl (as a baby or a caterpillar)

haafiñ

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[haaʎĩ] adj. beautiful; handsome; pretty

he’i

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[heɁi] n. a portion of meat

henci

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[henci] n. a variety of edible berry

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hime

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[hime] n. child; youngster

ho’

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[hoɁ] num. catch with a loop of rope; catch with a noose

hogya takvr

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[hogja takǝr] n. spotted leopard

hu

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[hu] pron. who

hurbu

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[hurbu] n. pipe, usually of bamboo or wood, to conduct water from one field to the other

hwwmi

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[hɨɨmi] n. widow

hwzañ

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[hɨɲã] v. be shy

hóo

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[hóo] v. feed (esp. an animal)

jijepa

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[ɉiɉepa] adv. really; genuinely; honestly

kone abi’

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[kone abiɁ] pron. everyone

koro

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[koro] n. saw syn. aarí

koyu

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[koju] n. anus

kwmvr

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[kɨmǝr] n. a person who castrates pigs

la’ku

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[laɁku] adj. sinistral; left (side)

la’pañ tuli

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[laɁpã tuli] n. post of là’pañ

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lañ

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[] v. move (esp. of head)

leñ

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[lẽ] v. collect, as honey

liñgya

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[lĩgja] n. exit; doorway; gateway

lobyo’ tare

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[lobjoɁ tare] n. a variety of thorny plant

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lobyo’ twre

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[lobjoɁ tɨre] n. a variety of thorny plant

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mazañ

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[maɲã] n. traditional friend from other tribe

mi’ye’-gohe’

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[miɁjeɁ-goheɁ] v. signal; making gesture by winking

moi’

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[moiɁ] adj. turbid; muddy; murky

muku sudu

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[muku sudu] n. smoking pipe

muruñ

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[murũ] n. first month of the lunar year; January; name of the festival celebrated in January

mwtù

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[mɨtù] n. beginning

mwxw’

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[mɨxɨɁ] v. sprain

myopw

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[mjopɨ] n. floor

nala

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[nala] n. drain

neñpuñ

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[nẽpũ] n. space outside the house on the left side

neñsu

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[nẽsu] v. jostle; scramble

nwtw apa

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[nɨtɨ apa] int. enough; that’s enough; interjecton to express satisfaction

nww

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[nɨɨ] v. instigate; provoke

o pwzu

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[o pɨɲu] n. bamboo spoon used while cooking millet for preparation of liquor

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ohoo

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[ohoo] v. feed

pa’zi

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[paɁɲi] n. stick, usually used for support

pace

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[pace] n. the other side

palo-malo

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[palo-malo] n. world

paxw’

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[paxɨɁ] v. cut to break or fracture bones in a piece of meat

piñbú

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[pĩbú] adj. individualistic; personal

piñta

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[pĩta] n. rounded liquid container made from the hard hollowed and dried skin of gourd

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pukuñ

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[pukũ] n. an occasion during Muruñ festival on which the relatives contribute rice to the sponsor

puñtu

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[pũtu] adj. hump; ridge; bulge; swelling

pvrv

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[pǝrǝ] n. large cane mat used for temporary storage of paddy during harvesting

pwdvr

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[pɨdǝr] v. toss; lob

pwi

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[pɨi] n. solidified snot

pyali

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[pjali] n. seed (esp. of rice)

pyo

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[pjo] v. catch by pinching with a pincer

ronw

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[ronɨ] n. madman; lunatic; maniac

rì afiñ

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[rì aʎĩ] n. the day after tomorrow evening

sitañpa

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[sitãpa] adv. like this; this way

subu rwgo

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[subu rɨgo] n. plaited cane ring for mithun horns

sufu

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[suʎu] adj. empty (of feeling)

supuñ

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[supũ] n. world

swsi

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[sɨsi] n. now

taaxè

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[taaxè] v. lie on one’s back; lie supine

tago alì

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[tago alì] n. a wooden tricycle used a children’s toy the wheels of which are of tagó tree trunk

takvr

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[takǝr] n. star

tapyu

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[tapju] n. a species of bamboo

taqu-aláa

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[taŋu-aláa] n. honey

tañka

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[tãka] v. taste (drinking or smoking)

toñkiñ

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[tõkĩ] v. display

tw

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[] v. offer

twmo

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[tɨmo] v. suspend; postpone

twp pwpw

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

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túcé

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[túcé] v. break something by kicking

x

[xǝǝ] letter name x the letter representing x in the Apatani alphabet

xwce

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[xɨce] v. divide (by counting)

yanw

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[janɨ] n. leaf

yapiñ twpe

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[japĩ tɨpe] n. tattoo on the nose

úì

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[úì] n. spirit; god; devil