Apatani English

[aarda-rida] n. in the future; in the coming days

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[abã] v. bury (esp. in ash)

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[abba-ci] n. step-father

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[ahi] n. tooth

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[akì ipaɁ] n. faeces of dogs

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[alì lɨpĩ] n. instep

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[amiɁ aɉã] n. one who cries easily

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[anoo] adv. very; extremely; awfully

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[anu] n. younger brother

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[aŋaɁ] v. tie into a bundle

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[arrò] n. vein, artery, nerve, tendon

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Dialect: var. argò

[ajo] n. grandmother or mother-in-law (term of address)

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[budu] v. murmur; mumble; mutter

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[bár] v. charge interest

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[caabã] v. crush something underground with the feet

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[daaɲó] adj. small step

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Dialect: ant. daarò

[deɁgo] n. crack

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[diipe] n. spade

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[dooli] n. sickness; fever

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[eha] v. make ritual offerings to nature including forests and agricultural fields

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[ẽtɨ pataɁ] n. wooden try on which to beat while harvesting paddy

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[ẽxo] n. rice stalk; portion of a stalk

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[gaarò] adj. large, as a field

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Dialect: ant. gartú

[gipĩ] v. close (a hinged door)

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Dialect: ant. giko’ syn. gitiñ

[gõcì] n. dragonfly

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: syn. koñcì

[gõdu] n. arbitration; mediation; mediator

Speaker: Tage Kanno

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

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[góò] v. hug; embrace; cuddle

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[haɁ] v. collect or catch (for example, fish from water)

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[haalo] n. August-September; ninth month of lunar year

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

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: syn. genda hamañ

[hargó] v. overtake (esp. by running or driving)

Speaker: Nani Anga

[harù] n. lung

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[heɁi] n. a portion of meat

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[hẽɉe] v. trust; faith; confidence; belief

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hẽxɨ-milĩ] adj. scarce; meager; in short supply

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. heñxw

[hiɁ] v. paint; apply paint to; white-wash

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[hogja gjamu] n. clouded leopard

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[imi nɨɁteɁ] v. catnap; doze

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[ĩ] v. go

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

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ɉalo] conj. although; even if; or

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[ɉihiɁ rara] adj. silent; peaceful

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[ɉoɁ] v. cut, lengthwise with a blade

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[ɉola] n. bag

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[kakĩ] v. show; display; exhibit

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[kapjó] adj. first

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[karbjã] adj. full (of the moon)

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. harbyañ

[kasi-kahaɁ] adj. disagreeable; repulsive; unpleasant to see

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[kasɨ-kape] v. ignore; pay attention to

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[ko] v. throw out (from the mouth); throw up

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[komla tɨŋá] n. orange

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[laalĩ] v. take out

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[lalala] conj. then; and then

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[laŋe] num. hundred

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[li lilã] n. cicada (Cicadidae)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[lorɨɁ] n. joint

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Dialect: syn. lwrw lorw’

[lotɨ] adj. honest; straightforward

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[luhɨɁ] v. stammer; stutter

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[mepĩ] n. a variety of ritual in which the shaman smears rice powder mixture on the walls

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[miɁti] v. close (the eyes)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[miɉiɁ] n. one well versed in traditional literature

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Dialect: etym. ami’ (eye) + áfò (skin)

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

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mɨciɁ] v. hurt the eye

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[mɨgja] v. help someone on reciprocal basis

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[mɨkoɁ] v. open

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[mɨmiɁ] v. extinguish; douse; put out (fire)

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. ami’

[mɨró] v. enlarge; widen

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[mjodi] n. far off place

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[mjokũ] n. ritual performed for the well-being of plants

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[paroɁ patǝr] n. cage for chicken

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[paxè] n. mesh, which may be of wire, bamboo or cane; lattice

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[pĩciɁ] v. grasp something by pinching

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[puʎe] n. cloth

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[pɨló] n. lever

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

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[pɨsa saamã] n. pine needle

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[pjapĩ] n. early maturing variety of rice

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[ŋeɁpĩ] v. close

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Dialect: ant. qe’ko

[sãxã] n. rubber

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[silaɁ] v. stitch or sew (esp. with sewing machine)

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Dialect: Or. Assamese

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

Example: Photo by Hage Tara

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[sɨɨ lutɨ] n. grazing ground

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[sɨxaɁ] v. scratch; scrape; abrade

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[tahɨ] v. ask; inquire; interrogate

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: syn. taka

[tappo] n. spinning knot

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[tãru] adj. bad in taste (of drinks)

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: ant. tañpyo

[tuuma] adj. courageous; daring

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

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[tɨre] n. thorn

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Dialect: syn. tare

[tɨrɨ huuʎiɁ] n. a variety of green grasshopper

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[ugja-ragja] adj. with lots of holes

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[uurã] adj. deep

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Dialect: syn. aarañ ant. uuxa’

[xẽ] v. cut

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[xɨɨnɨ̃] adj. cooked

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[ɲacu] n. lip

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[ɲatu] n. resting place

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[ɲibu] n. Apatani shaman

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[áakúr] v. return; come back

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