Apatani English

[a] int. an interjection at the end of a sentence to emphasize or reinforce the statement made

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[aaxaɁ] adj. shallow

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Dialect: syn. uuxa’ ant. aarañ

[abã] v. bury (esp. in ash)

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[ado] n. stalk; main stem of a herbaceous plant

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[aʎã pɨʎi] num. forty

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[agjã] n. ritual altar of the Apatanis

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[akã ɲacú] n. lower lip

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[alĩ] adj. wild; untamed; fierce; savage

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Dialect: ant. amiñ

[appú] n. flower

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[aŋɨ] int. interjection to express indifference; let it be

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Dialect: syn. aqw swco; aga swco

[arcì] v. roll

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[axɨɁ-pataɁ] n. ribs, rib cage

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[ajobo] n. mother-in-law (term of reference)

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[beɁhu] adj. spongy; springy; cushiony; resilient

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[bulũ-bɨle] adj. sickly, unappetizing var. bwluñ-bwle

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Dialect: var. bwluñ-bwle

[bɨjo] n. yesterday night

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[búu] v. give birth to var. bww

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Dialect: var. bww

[cajĩ-dojĩ] n. autumn

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[cogĩ] v. squat; crouch

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[ciku] n. pocket; pouch

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Dialect: syn. ciru’

[dekĩ pɨcã] n. clay pot

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[dorɨ] n. winter

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[dutĩ] n. wooden block for sitting on

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[dɨraa-loɲã] n. in the coming years

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[eɁlaɁ] adj. good in shooting

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[ʎeɁpu] n. horizontal piece of bamboo holding the framework of a door

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[ʎẽ] v. measure with outstretched hands

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[ʎo] v. jump

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[ʎoɁli] n. hilt; handle or butt of a machete

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[gjalĩ] v. seep; exude; ooze

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[haabjã] n. chest

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[hẽsǝr] adj. not having any burden or impediment

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[hixɨ̃] adj. tingling sharp sensation in the teeth; feeling, in the teeth, after eating sour food

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[hoɁko-hoɁpe] adj. tangled; knotty

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[hoã alló] n. backbone

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[hubo-hulo] adj. almost; roughly equal

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[huuto] n. light

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[hɨkaɁ hamã] n. a variety of edible fern

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[itú pumĩ] n. a variety of small dragonfly

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[iɲa] int. interjection to express repugnance

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Dialect: syn. ija

[ĩgo-mɨgo] n. task; job; chore; assignment

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[ɉoɉǝr] n. green june beetle

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[kago-tago] adj. showy; pretentious; ostentatious

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[kalaɁ] v. recognize; know

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Dialect: syn. kaciñ

[kanuda] n. in five days; five days hence

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[kapjo] adj. good looking; beautiful

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Dialect: ant. karu

[karpaɁ pɨlò] n. second lunar month of the year; February

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Dialect: syn. pagvr pwlò

[koʎã] adj. round

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[kolĩ] v. throw out (from the mouth)

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[kormu] n. grasshopper var. kurmu

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[koju] n. anus

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Dialect: syn. iyu

[káhè] adj. big; large

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Dialect: ant. atúu

[laɁcã] n. ring

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[lĩgja] n. exit; doorway; gateway

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[luhu-luha] v. provoke; tease

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[lɨbe-laɁbe] adj. lazy; lethargic

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[lɨpa] n. middle; center

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[medǝr] n. purification; purification ritual

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[miɁ] v. get extinguished (of fire or light)

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[miha] n. boyfriend; male lover

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[mɨnù-mɨna] adv. worthlessly; uselessly

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[naa] v. collect; gather; muster

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[opis] n. office

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Dialect: or. English

[pabù] adj. swollen; bloated; puffed up

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[paduɁ] v. hop to express extremes of emotions

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[pasǝr] n. extra; remainder

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[piɁ] v. sharpen; hone; whet

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Dialect: var. apì

[pili] n. playground; open field

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[pore o] n. a variety of beer preparation

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Dialect: syn. pore

[puju] n. news

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Dialect: var. pwyu

[pɨdĩ xotu] n. metal skewer for hair knot

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[pɨmɨ] n. June; sixth lunar month of the year

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[pɨse] n. a variety of bird; Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)

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[rɨɉã] n. a bamboo species (Chimonobambusa sp.)

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[saã] v. grow; live

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[salɨ] v. plantation

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Dialect: syn. sañsuñ; sadi

[sãpǝr] n. a variety of fruit used as a spice

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[suɁ] v. ladle; scoop

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[suɁ] v. probe; explore; investigate

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[supũ] v. ceremonial smearing of sacrificial animals with rice powder

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[sɨcã] n. earth

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[sɨlĩ] n. a small track inside the kitchen garden

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[sɨxá] n. an altar

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[takuɁ kuli] n. cucumber seeds

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[taku-tamu] n. a decorated bamboo stick used during penw procession of Muruñ festival

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[takũ jaarǝ] n. cricket (Acheta domesticus)

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[takǝr] n. sputum

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Dialect: var. cukvr

[tala] n. lock

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[tuŋĩ] n. stump of a felled tree

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[ɨbjoɁ] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. obyo’

[xapaɁ] v. scrape something off

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[xelɨɁ] v. force someone to do something

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[xetaɁ] n. book

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[jaɁlã] n. boneless portion of red meat

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Dialect: syn. yo aya’

[jugjã] n. ritual altar of the Apatanis

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Dialect: syn. agyañ

[ɲaa] v. point; aim; direct

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[ɲagó] n. snout

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[ɲĩpǝr] n. nipple

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[áamì atúu] n. kitten

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[ámè] v. mate

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