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aarda

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[aarda] n. tomorrow

aháa

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[aháa] n. heart

ají pwhá

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[aɉí pɨhá] n. small cane basket

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akì kíibò

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[akì kíibò] n. male dog

akì taxw

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[akì taxɨ] n. flea

ala’ la’pù

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[alaɁ laɁpù] n. fist

amánw

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[amánɨ] pron. everything; each item

apiñ pwcañ

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[apĩ pɨcã] n. pot for cooking rice

artiñ ku

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[artĩ ku] v. castrate

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[] adj. heavy

bazo

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[baɲo] adj. small flat object

be’

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[beɁ] v. spring, something under tension; leap (as frogs do)

be’pa’-be’ya’

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[beɁpaɁ-beɁjaɁ] adj. reckless; impulsive; impetuous

bije

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

bu’

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[buɁ] v. burst; explode

bukofe’be

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[bukoʎeɁbe] n. larva of water beetle syn. fe’be

byuhu

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[bjuhu] n. grave; tomb

ca

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[ca] v. ascend; go up; rise (of the sun); sprout (of a plant)

ce’ga

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[ceɁga] adj. argumentative; quarrelsome; belligerant; captious

cimiñ

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[cimĩ] adj. docile; humble; modest

cor

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[cor] v. spray; squirt; sprinkle

cortiñ

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[cortĩ] n. waterfall

d

[dǝǝ] letter name d the letter representing d in the Apatani alphabet

dazi caca

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[daɲi caca] n. a small variety of cicada

de’

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[deɁ] v. crack; split; rapture

dwzo-mwzo

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[dɨɲo-mɨɲo] v. practice; rehearse

empya’ tiyo’

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[empjaɁ tijoɁ] n. silkworm pupae

fi’cu pwzañ

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[ʎiɁcu pɨɲã] n. ceremonial friend who exchange the heads of sacrificed pigs

fiifi’

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[ʎiiʎiɁ] adj. horrifying

gyuu

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[gjuu] v. yell; howl; scream; shout

gyàa

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[gjàa] v. cut, with an inward motion of the blade

haasopa

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[haasopa] adv. slowly; sluggishly

habuñ

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[habũ] adj. cool; cold in a pleasant way

hafañ hamañ

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

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hamañ

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[hamã] n. vegetable

he’

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[heɁ] v. cut with a knife with the sharp edge away from the user, as in smoothening something

hibu

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[hibu] n. beak

hogya gyamu

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[hogja gjamu] n. clouded leopard

huañ ácì

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[huã ácì] n. backache; back pain

jaapa’

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[ɉaapaɁ] v. toss away

jixe tarw

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[ɉixe tarɨ] n. a kind of shirt (esp. for males)

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kanulo

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[kanulo] n. weekdays

kasi-kaha’

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

katu

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[katu] v. kick (as a cow does)

kwdiñ

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[kɨdĩ] v. knock; bang; thump

la’hw

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[laɁhɨ] n. archer’s wristband traditionally of human hair worn to protect the hand from injury by bow string

lake

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[lake] v. to cross legs

lañxa

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

le’ca

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[leɁca] n. cane havershack covered with fibres from the bark of a particular tree worn during jungle expeditions or during war-related rituals

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lulù-lugo

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[lulù-lugo] v. disturb by speaking

lusi-luha’

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[lusi-luhaɁ] adj. irritating, exasperating or irksome (to talk to)

luuli hamañ

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[luuli hamã] n. Nepalese smartweed (Persicaria nepalensis); a variety of vegetable

mwme-mwja

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[mɨme-mɨɉa] v. complete; finish

mwqó

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[mɨŋó] n. unfinished task; remaining work

myoko

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[mjoko] n. third lunar month of the year; name of the festival celebrated in March

neha

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[neha] n. man; human beings

neha appú

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

no ho

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[no ho] pron. where

o pwzu

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

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padu afí

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[padu aʎí] n. seasonal wind usually in February

palo-malo

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[palo-malo] n. world

paro’ pabya’

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[paroɁ pabjaɁ] n. young chicken

patvr

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[patǝr] n. cage

peca sanw

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[peca sanɨ] n. tree of wild pear (Pyrus sp.)

piyañ

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[pijã] n. Indian mole rat; Bandicoot rat (Bandicota bengalensis

po

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[po] v. weave

pufe sila’nw

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[puʎe silaɁnɨ] n. tailor

puliñ

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[pulĩ] v. manufacture; produce

putu

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[putu] n. mountain

pwtiñ

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[pɨtĩ] n. an open space

párko’

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[párkoɁ] v. screw open

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[] v. clap; pat; swat

qe’ko

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[ŋeɁko] v. open

qoo

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[ŋoo] v. get lost; get missing; go astray

qurlo

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[ŋurlo] v. move down something heavy using lever

ro’po

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[roɁpo] n. cock

sampyu

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[sampju] n. a variety of blue colored beads

sañbyuñ

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[sãbjũ] v. immerse; submerge; soak in water

sorjiñ

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[sorɉĩ] v. stretch straight; straighten out

su’

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[suɁ] v. ladle; scoop

subu sih’

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

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swcú

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[sɨcú] n. stag

swliñ

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[sɨlĩ] adj. wild (of a domestic animal esp. a mithun or a cow)

swlw’

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[sɨlɨɁ] n. water container of bamboo

taku’ riila’

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[takuɁ riilaɁ] n. cucumber tendril

tarì

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[tarì] n. hail

taxò

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[taxò] n. bamboo split used for demarcating land

teñ

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[tẽ] v. keep in place; place something

to

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[to] v. pour

uskul

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[uskul] n. school

utw

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[utɨ] n. camel

wmyó

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[ɨmjó] n. poison; aconite (Aconitum ferox)

xeda harnw

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[xeda harnɨ] n. special messenger, usually female, who informs about a ritual like Subu or Muruñ to the traditional friends in other villages

ya’hi

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[jaɁhi] v. collapse; cave in; crumple

yaanw

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[jaanɨ] adj. rotten

yamu

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[jamu] n. fire

yordiñ

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[jordĩ] n. upper portion of a hill

yuu

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[juu] v. extend (as hand)

zabe

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[ɲabe] v. frown; scowl

zañbuñ

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[ɲãbũ] v. put one’s head into the water