Apatani English

[abba-ci] n. step-father

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[adĩ] n. head (anatomical)

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[aʎeɁ ago] n. doorstep

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[ahi pyoɁsu] v. brush one’s teeth

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[akì kíibò] n. male dog

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[alì lɨpĩ] n. instep

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[alɨ́] n. a part of upper arm of an animal; lineage to whom a part of upper arm of sacrificed animal is offered

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[amĩ] adj. ripe; cooked

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[amĩ] n. shade; shadow

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[amu] n. hair

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[aɲĩ ɲĩpǝr] n. nipple

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[aɲóo] v. be subject to a behavioral restriction due to a taboo.

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[bagã riɲo] n. a variety of flower; primrose flower (Primula spp.)

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Dialect: syn. neha appú

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

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[búu] v. give birth to var. bww

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Dialect: var. bww

[caaɉeɁ] v. step on something

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[caãxá-diixá] adj. barren; unproductive

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[còoʎa] v. limp

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[dahɨ-daaxe] v. go here and there

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[danɨ] n. heavy wooden hammer

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[deɁ] v. plait or weave

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[dùusa] v. sit at a distance

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[ganda-nẽcã] n. landed properties

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[gartú] adj. small (as a field)

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Dialect: ant. gaarò

[golu] v. lie

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[ha] v. come; arrive; enter

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Dialect: syn. áa

[haʎã hamã] n. Redflower Ragleaf; Fireweed (Crassocephalum crepidioides)

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Dialect: syn. genda hamañ

[harbjã] adj. full (as of moon)

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[heɁteɁ] n. narrow channel in the wet rice cultivation fields

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[hiɉeɁ] n. portable bamboo vessel (esp. for carrying liquor)

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Dialect: syn. dije’

[hiŋ] num. three

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[hogja] n. leopard

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[hubjú] n. sheath; scabbard

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[iɁmǝr] v. sleep deeply

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[igɨ] n. evil spirits

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[ipaɁ cuɲi] n. dung beetle

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[ĩdũ] v. go around; wander; roam

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[ĩɉó-mɨɉó] n. wage; earning

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[ɉarkĩ] n. jerakin; a container

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ɉoɉǝr] n. green june beetle

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[kapaɁ] v. ignore; disregard; pay no heed to

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[keɁtĩ] n. thatch

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[keemɨɁ] v. rub into powder

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[kẽte puʎe] n. a variety of shawl usually made by stitching togethe discarded clothes

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[koʎũ kolo] n. primordial time

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Dialect: syn. kofuñ

[koku dɨru] adj. bulky; oversized; massive; cumbersome

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[laɁciɁ haɲa] n. small finger

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[laɁciɁ lɨpa] n. middle finger

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[laɁpjo] n. palm

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[laɁpó] n. upper arm

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[lar] v. challenge; bet

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[lomè] n. an element of loin loom

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[lopo] n. half day

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Dialect: ant. lobyañ

[loɲì-lohĩ] n. some days

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

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[maɁlã] n. many; numerous; abundant

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[mataɁ perũ] n. a variety of bean

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[mikì] adj. skilled; expert

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[Misã bjako] n. yellow berried nightshade (Solanum xanthocarpum)

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Dialect: syn. swtw byako

[muku kuli] n. seed of tobacco plant

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[mukú-mɨi] n. deposits of carbon particle from smoke

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[mũ-sa] n. romance; courtship; love affair

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Dialect: etym. muñdo (girlfriend) + saado (boyfriend)

[mɨkú-mɨdĩ] v. make noise

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[mɨmeɁ] v. initiate

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[mɨró] v. enlarge; widen

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[mɨsɨ] n. task; things to do

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[mɨxu] v. demarcate; delineate; separate

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[ne] pron. how much; how many

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[nɨmã] n. eaves and twigs; underbrush

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[paɲiɁ] n. small broken pieces of rice

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[pẽ] v. bequeath

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Dialect: var. piñ

[pẽɉi ciɁri] n. a variety of valued sword

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[pĩ] v. pinch; grasp; tweak; nip

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[poɁ] v. grow (as horns do)

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[poxe] n. a variety of beer considered inferior in quality

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[pu] v. make; create; manufacture

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[pɨtĩ] n. an open space

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[pì] v. divine an omen by examining an egg

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[rãtɨ] n. sacred grove

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[rõ] v. burn; scorch; set on fire

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[rupĩ] n. earring

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[selɨ] v. pull something in

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[seja hamã] n. Chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)

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[si] dem. this

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[subu ipaɁ] n. mithun dung

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[sɨxó] n. water channel

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[takeɁ] n. germ

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[tiɁmjaɁ] v. stain; smudge

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Dialect: syn. ti’mya’-ti’sa

[tooko] n. prop; support; post

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[tusǝr] v. straighten one’s leg

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[tɨɁ] v. jerk; pull suddenly

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[urú] n. family

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[xapo] n. bamboo rack above the fireplace

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[xoo] v. stir

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[xootu] n. metal skewer for male hair knot

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[xuiɁ] adj. sour

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[ɲar] v. whittle; pare; shave; trim

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[ɲatu] n. resting place

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[ácì] v. have pain; suffer

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[ákótá] pron. one more

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