Apatani English

[ahaɁ] v. hang something

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[aháa ahɨɁ] v. forget; fail to remember

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[aku] n. uncle (esp. maternal) (Term of address) syn. nakú

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[akó] num. one; single

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[arí] v. string together (beads)

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[ataɁ] n. stinger (on a bee)

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Dialect: var. wta’

[ajú] n. traditional ballad usually sang by the males as competition or simple narration

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[buuʎú] n. tadpole

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[bjaakã] n. space underneath the house

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

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Dialect: syn. ulu-byalu

[cãtɨ] n. earth

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[ciɁpi] n. wooden door frame

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[cibjɨ] adj. smart; quick; agile

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Dialect: syn. byací

[daarò] adj. big step

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Dialect: ant. daazó

[doosiɁ] v. sleep together with head in opposite direction

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Dialect: ant. doopw’

[dɨlĩ] n. path made by a hunter; hunting track

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Dialect: var. daliñ

[dɨrã] n. principal marriage gift to bride’s parent; one who gets such marriage gift

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[dɨri-hulo] n. prosperity (in terms of number of children)

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[díi] v. plant; transplant; implant

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[emo] n. paddy; unhusked rice

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Dialect: var. imo

[ẽku] n. paddy of previous harvest

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[ʎi] v. become

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[gipĩ] v. close (a hinged door)

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Dialect: ant. giko’ syn. gitiñ

[gjapja-gjasa] v. spread by throwing

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[haasopa] adv. slowly; sluggishly

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[har] v. wash; bathe

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[heʎu] v. forget

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Dialect: syn. aháa ahw’

[hẽɉiɁ] adj. happy; joyful; exultant

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[hilĩ] n. clotted blood

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[huxo] n. handle (esp. of agricultural implements like spade or axe)

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[hɨʎã] prep. like; similar; alike

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[ɉoca] v. lift or carry up ant. jolo

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[kapũ] adj. strange; bizzare

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[karu] adj. ugly; unappealing; unsightly

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Dialect: ant. kapyo

[kinɨ] n. bitch

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[kɨri pamjo] n. business management

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[laɁpã tuli] n. post of là’pañ

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[laɁsĩ] n. forearm

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[leɁ] v. flap (of wing)

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[lemba] n. village

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[lĩ] v. exit; go out

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[lokũ] n. one day (term of enumeration)

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[maɁbo] n. son in law (term of reference)

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[marbolu] n. marble

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Dialect: or. English

[medǝr nelo] n. place of worship (Lit. ‘house of purity’)

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[milĩ] adj. serious (of health status) adv. with great difficulty; by hook or by crook

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[mubuɁ] n. gun

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Dialect: syn. bebu’

[murpu] n. bonfire

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[mɨmur] v. do something wrongly

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[nasɨ] n. dance or. Hindi

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Dialect: var. nasu

[nee] v. thresh or knead

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[neha appú] n. primrose (Primula spp.)

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Dialect: syn. bagañ rizo

[neli] adj. fragrant; appetizing smell

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[paʎù] n. a variety of bird; parakeet

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[palo-malo] n. world

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[paroɁ lɨgo] n. time in the early morning when the cocks crow

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[pĩtú nanɨ] n. an element of loin loom

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[popita ahì] n. papaya

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[puhaɁ tarpĩ] n. rice root weevil

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[pɨrɨ́] n. stinging nettle

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[ŋurca] v. move up something heavy using lever

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[runɨ] n. madman; lunatic; maniac

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Dialect: var. ronw

[rì aʎĩ] n. the day after tomorrow evening

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[saɁpeɁ] v. optimistic; hopeful; be confident

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Dialect: ant. sa’xw’

[sadi-sapa] n. plantation

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[sarsɨɁ] adj. bland; insipid; weak (of liquor)

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[sãxɨɁ] n. a variety of plant used as dye (Eurya acuminata var. euprista)

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[sẽ] v. wither; dry

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[sipũ] n. recently; these days

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[sitãpa] adv. like this; this way

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

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[subu ɲaaɲi] n. lichen around bamboo nodes

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[supũ pĩta] n. beer container used during rituals

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[sɨgã] n. irrigation channel

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[sɨmi] n. lake

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[sárce] v. tear something into two parts

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[taɁkó] v. dig a hole or trench

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[tabjò] v. be attracted on listening

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[tagɨ] v. learn (by listening)

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[tamù] n. a deity

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[Tanɨ] n. Apatani tribe; people of Apatani tribe

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[tapǝr] n. heavy log put on a prisoner’s legs to prevent escape

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Dialect: var. twpvr

[tẽbjaɁ] v. get burnt by touching something hot

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[tooko] n. prop; support; post

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[tõsǝr] v. advise; suggest; counsel; guide

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[tɨ] v. offer

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[tɨpe] n. tattoo

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[tɨɨ] v. throw; toss; fling

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[ɨpɨɁ] v. sweep

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[xã] v. narrate; gossip

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[xeẽ] v. roast

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[xoɁkó-xoɁpè] adj. disorganized; mess; tangled

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[xɨŋɨ-xaŋa] adj. muddle

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[jaɉi-jalo] n. soul

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[jamjó] n. floor of split bamboo

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[juɁti] v. tighten; tie something tightly

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[ɲaa] v. point; aim; direct

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[ɲaapaɁ] v. insult; slander; discredit

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[ɲaŋe] n. one year

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[ɲibu hẽ] v. predict; prophesy; foretell

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