Apatani English

[agoo] adj. external; exterior

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Dialect: ant. ura

[ahì] n. fruit

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[amɨ arɨlò] int. interjection to express hopelessness syn. lorw’lo

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[apã keemã] n. male dragonfly

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[apũ-aka] n. confusing state; doubtful

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[aja] adj. good; beautiful; virtuous; righteous; suitable; appropriate

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[aɲè] num. two (term of reference)

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[baɁso] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. wbyo’ ant. twdw

[beɁlɨ] n. next door neighbor

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[bebuɁ] n. gun

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Dialect: syn. mubu’; bibu’

[boha] n. cane rope tied to a babó for acrobatic game; acrobatic game played on the rope

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[burù] n. younger brother

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[bjarbó] v. jump across

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[bjo] v. swim

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[bjoopǝr] n. a variety of headgear

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[còoʎa] v. limp

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[daaɲe] n. two steps

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[dar] v. break (as a stick); crack; snap

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[daɲopa] adv. aimlessly

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[duɁɉo] n. commission paid to a sale agent

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[dutĩ] n. wooden block for sitting on

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[dù] v. dig; excavate

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[emǝr] n. dew

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[ẽsuɁ] v. fail (esp. of rice plant; failing to fruit)

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[gɨri] n. pigsty

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[gjoɁ] v. prepare cane rope; smoothen cane rope

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[haace] adj. sad; heart-breaking

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[hẽɉũ] n. comfort; ease; luxury; opulence

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[hẽpjo] adj. happy, delighted

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[hoɁgjo-hoɁʎo] n. mixed up; mingle; intermingle; amalgamate

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Dialect: syn. ho’yo-ho’ci

[hoɉalo] conj. but; even then

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[kapeɁ] v. see through

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[kaŋu] v. differentiate; distinguish; tell apart

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[kelaɁ] adv. good in writing; skilled in writing

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[kempa] int. interjection expressing sympathy

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[koɁbɨ] n. traditional relationship usually the maternal uncle to whom a portion of the sacrificial animal is offered

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Dialect: syn. ko’bu

[koɁrò] adj. big, of a bangle

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Dialect: ant. ko’zó

[kolò lohe] n. two days back

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[koló] n. in the olden days

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[kõtɨ] part. only

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[kɨrã] adj. hardworking; often

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[leɁ] v. flap (of wing)

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[leju] n. a small path leading to a village

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[lohe] n. one day

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[luʎã] v. imitate speaking

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[luxè] v. speak rudely; speak brusquely

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[lɨkè] v. cross legs

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[lɨrĩ] n. kneelet comprising of string of beads, esp. worn by priests

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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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[midĩ] n. nursery for paddy; seed bed

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[mɨci] n. kite (bird)

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[mɨha-mɨxa] v. annoy; pester

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[mɨlã] pron. all; everybody

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Dialect: syn. jimvr

[nẽpaɁ] v. send somebody away

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[ni] v. prune

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[paɁpo] n. a bamboo pole suspended horizontally on the side wall of the house for keeping clothes

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[parĩ] adj. combination of two or more colors

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[patúu-papo] v. hack something into several pieces

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[paxɨɁ] adj. late; delayed; overdue; behind schedule

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[pesuɁ] n. hornbill

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[pẽ] v. bequeath

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Dialect: var. piñ

[pixu] n. spinning node

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[pixɨ] n. spindle used for spinning thread from cotton

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Dialect: var. pixu syn. tapo

[popita ahì] n. papaya

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[pore] n. a variety of beer preparation

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Dialect: syn. pore o

[põtã] n. a section of village council

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[pɨbjɨ] adj. cunning, clever, quick

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[pɨcã paakuɁ] n. kitchen utensils

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Dialect: syn. pwcañ swdu

[pɨɨ] v. collect with palms

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[pjaɁmĩ puʎe] n. a variety of traditional shawl

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[ŋunu] pron. we; first person plural pronoun

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[reɁke] n. ceiling

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[roɁnɨ] n. hen

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Dialect: ant. ro’po

[rũgjaɁ] adj. crazy; mad; insane; not right in the head

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[sadǝr] n. conical shaped bamboo filter

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Dialect: syn. o sadvr

[sarli] n. millet seed preserved for the next season

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[sembo] n. a variety of wild cherry

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Dialect: var. semo

[tabe axóo] n. sugarcane

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Dialect: var. twbe axóo

[taʎí] adv. sarcastic; ironic; sneering

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[takeɁ] n. germ

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[tako-laro] n. variety of a hard stone

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[tapaɁ] v. ignore (listening)

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Dialect: syn. tago’

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

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Dialect: var. twpvr

[tartu] v. break

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[taruɁ] n. ant

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[tarɨ] n. shirt; top

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[tero jorsã] n. green chili

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[tiilo] v. to pour some liquid down

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[tuɁteɁ] n. forehead of a cattle

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[tuuma] adj. courageous; daring

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[tɨxɨɁ] adj. curly

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[urú] n. family

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[utũ bulũ] adj. chubby; healthy

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Dialect: var. tatuñ buluñ

[xeɁlɨɁ] v. put on; cover

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Dialect: ant. xe’liñ

[jaɁhi] v. collapse; cave in; crumple

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[jaciɁ] v. close (a sliding door)

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[jaɉi-jalo] n. soul

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[jamu mɨʎo] n. flame

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[japĩ huxo] n. bamboo pin used to puncture the nose

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[jatɨɁ] n. umbrella of bamboo and leaves covering the head and the back

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