Apatani English

[adĩ dĩɉi] n. black hair

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[aʎĩ] n. pancreas

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[ahú] v. wake up; rouse

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Dialect: syn. mwhù

[alɨɁ] v. exchange; interchange; swap

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[alì lɨpjo] n. sole

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[alíi] n. descendant; progeny; successor

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[apóo] v. put cloths on cloth holder

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[araɁ] v. tie

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[arã] n. bottom (of a tree or a bamboo)

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[arɨɨ] n. bundle (esp. of bamboo)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[atã] pron. group; crowd

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Dialect: var. aciñ

[axɨ] n. comb

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[ajúu mapà] n. in a short while

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[baɉi] n. time

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[boɁgo] n. dam, for diverting water to irrigation channel

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[burúu] n. mythical crocodile-like creature said to have inhabited the Ziro valley in the olden days

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[bũci] n. ninth month of the year; September-October

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[bɨɉé bɨɉé] adj. many; in large numbers; profuse; copious

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[bɨjo] adj. weedy; full of weed (of a field)

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

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Dialect: syn. bwzi’-bwza

[bjurɨ-bjarɨ] adj. dirty; unappetizing; messy

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Dialect: syn. ulu-byalu

[bóo] v. pull; tug; lug; drag; draw

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[caãxá-diixá] adj. barren; unproductive

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[caɲó] adj. small (of pot)

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Dialect: ant. cáarò

[ciĩ] v. weave

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[cixɨ-cixo] n. a variety of bird; black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

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[coga-coga] adv. waddling; manner of walking with short steps and swaying motion

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[colo] n. a decorative element of babó

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[ditĩ] n. cliff; ravine

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[doŋeɁ] adj. sunny; cloudless

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Dialect: ant. domiñ

[dɨpjó] v. eat first

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[dɨraada] adv. next year

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[empjã] n. grain for poultry

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[ʎeɁko] n. doorlatch

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Dialect: syn. arkonanw; fe’pu

[gǝǝ] letter name g the letter representing g in the Apatani alphabet

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[gõdu apĩ] n. feast after settlement of a dispute

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[gõpɨ] n. chin

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

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[guɁ] v. turn or turn oneself over (esp. in lying position)

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[gɨɨrò] adj. big (of a basket)

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Dialect: ant. gwwzó

[haaso haaso] adv. slowly; sluggishly

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Dialect: syn. haasopa

[hai] n. water

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Dialect: syn. yasi

[harlã] n. thigh

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[harú] adj. popular (as of one’s personality)

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[hiɁ] v. feel; search with hand

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[hiɁtĩ] v. bash against something

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[hilu] n. gum

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[hĩ] v. pinch

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[huuto] n. light

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[hú] v. wake up; rouse; awaken

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[ipũ-tarũ] n. a variety of caterpillar

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[keená] n. black necked crane (Grus nigricollis)

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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Dialect: var. kenda

[kobĩ] n. a variety of oak tree

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Dialect: var. korbiñ

[koha xage] num. ninety

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[kumpaɁ] v. throw away (esp. from a container)

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[kɨrã] adj. hardworking; often

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[lai] n. torch

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Dialect: or. English (light)

[lãxa] n. coop, as for poultry; shelter, as of a hunter in the tree

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[luxaɁ] v. speak wrongly

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Dialect: syn. lugya’

[lɨji] n. footprint, esp. of animals

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[maɁlã] n. many; numerous; abundant

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[marpu] n. corn silk

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[martul] n. hammer

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[muku kuli] n. seed of tobacco plant

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[mɨpur] v. break something

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[nãlò] v. push something down

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Dialect: var. nalò

[o] n. liquor; alcoholic drink; rice or millet beer

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[orĩ-pagĩ] adj. mixed color; stripes

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[pakù] n. pigeon

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[pẽbe] n. snow

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Dialect: var. piñbe

[pẽgu] v. warm

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[poɁ] v. hop; bounce; leap

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[pɨɁ] v. sweep; clean

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[pɨcã sɨdu] n. kitchen utensils

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Dialect: syn. pwcañ paaku’

[pɨi] n. solidified snot

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[pɨɉoda] adv. later on; after sometime

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[pɨlo harbjã] n. full moon

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

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[pár] v. screw; twist; turn

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[rãtɨ] n. sacred grove

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[saha] n. cane rope

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Dialect: var. swha

[sarkoɁ] v. rip open; tear open

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[siɲiɁ tasĩ] n. a variety of small sized larvae

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

Example: Photo by Talyang Millo

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[subú] n. alley; back alley

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[sɨbi bidɨ] n. a variety of monkey

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[sɨɲã] n. this year

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[taɁmopa] adv. strongly; bravely

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[taʎũ] n. tapeworm larvae

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[taju] n. wasp

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[tãxɨ̃] v. get drunk

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[tuuma] adj. courageous; daring

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[tɨŋá] n. fruit

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[ura imiɁ] n. second hearth towards the back of the house

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[xẽtɨ pakù] n. ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis)

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[jalu-jabja] n. stylish; fashionable

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[ɲaɁɲaɁ] adv. slow; sluggish

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Dialect: syn. za’zo’

[ɲaaɲiɁ] n. honey bee

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[ɲabe] v. frown; scowl

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[ɲacu] n. lip

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