Apatani English

[abǝr] pron. something; something that is unspecified or unknown

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[aʎĩ] n. evening; dusk; late afternoon

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[aɉí pɨhá] n. small cane basket

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[akì taxɨ] n. flea

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Dialect: var. akì twxè

[amĩ-ahĩ] n. gift; present

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[amjũ] v. grow (as an offshoot)

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[arò-apĩ] n. meal in the morning; breakfast

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[asã] n. north

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

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

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[buukò] n. a variety of large jungle rat

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[buupĩ sɨnɨ] n. twin; siblings

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[bɨɨ] v. give birth to

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Dialect: var. buu

[bjaaɲó] adj. narrow (esp. of path)

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[carxɨ] v. boil properly; boil fully

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[cẽxo] n. scab (of a wound); crust

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[cuukiɁ] n. metallic poker; safety pin

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Dialect: syn. ufañ kuti

[còo] v. bounce (as a ball); hop on one foot (of a human)

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[daapo] n. a gift item on the occasion of Mida, a part of Apatani marriage ceremony

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[dacã] n. iron; metal

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[datɨ mida] n. mida of greater variety

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Dialect: ant. daci mida

[domĩ] adj. cloudy; rainy

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Dialect: ant. doqe’

[dũbĩ] adj. bald; hairless

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Dialect: syn. duñxó

[dùuko-dako] n. accommodation; address

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[ema tupe] n. dreamy (of a person); confused person

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[embĩ xãcu] n. cane or bamboo basket used as rice container

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[gikoɁ] v. open (a hinged door)

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Dialect: ant. gipiñ syn. gipyañ

[go] v. fly; soar

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[haaɲa] adj. small; young

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[ho] n. and

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[hoopa] post. therefore; for

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[ɉilã] n. a kind of traditional shawl (esp.used by the priests)

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[ɉolo] v. lift or carry down ant. joca

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[kaco-tanɨɁ] n. dirty; soiled; smeared; filthy

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[kapeɁ] v. see through

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[karɨɁ] v. meet; greet

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

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[keɁsí] n. scissor

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[koʎã] adj. round

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[korlã] n. thunderbolt; ritual performed to prevent thunderbolt

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[kuupaɁ] v. throw away

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[kɨmì] n. poison (esp. of snake); snake venom

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Dialect: var. kwmè

[laɁpã tuli] n. post of là’pañ

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[luko] v. narrate; inform; recount; tell

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[lurɨɁ] v. converse; talk

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[lɨci] n. left (leg)

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[maló] adj. big; huge; renowned

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[mida] n. a part of marriage ceremony

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[mɨdiko] adv. appropriately; suitably; relevantly

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[mɨhù] v. wake up; rouse

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Dialect: syn. ahú

[mɨmó] v. use or spend a portion

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Dialect: syn. mwpiñ

[mɨri-mɨɲa] adj. tiny; miniscule

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[neli] adj. fragrant; appetizing smell

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[nẽpjo] adj. good smell

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Dialect: ant. neñru

[nunumi] pron. you (plural); second person plural pronoun, accusative case

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[nɨrɨɁ] adj. adequate

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[paakaɁ] n. plate

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Dialect: syn. paaku’

[paceɁ] v. clasp; clutch; besiege

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[parbo] v. crawl across

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[patɨ ahi] n. tiger tooth

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[piɁɲi xaŋe] num. eighty

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[pĩ] v. pinch; grasp; tweak; nip

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[pulis] n. police

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[puju] n. news

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Dialect: var. pwyu

[pǝrǝ] n. traditional spinning wheel used to wind yarn into balls

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Dialect: syn. tano pvrv

[pɨlo huuto] n. moonlight

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[pjo] v. open (as eye)

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[rako] n. tortoise

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Dialect: var. rwko syn. samiñ rako

[rò] v. spy; observe furtively; keep an eye on

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

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[sikũ-siri] adj. wrinkled; crinkled

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[suʎiɁ sume] adj. crooked; dishonest; untrustworthy

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[sɨlo-holo] adv. hurriedly; excitedly

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[sɨpǝr] n. pond

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[sɨpja] n. dhole; Asiatic wild dog

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[sɨso] n. wild cat

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[taar] n. wire; cable; power line

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[talɨ́] n. unnatural death

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[tapiɁ ŋɨɨla] n. owl

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Dialect: syn. qwwla; pwtiñ qwwla

[tappo] n. spinning knot

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[tar pɨta] n. peacock

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Dialect: syn. tarlar

[taruɁ] n. ant

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[tasã-tajĩ] n. beads

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[tasĩ siĩbo] n. large-sized larvae of dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. siñbo

[tĩpi] n. dry field; dry cultivation area

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[tuɁteɁ] n. forehead of a cattle

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[tudɨ] adj. short

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[tɨleɁ] n. a variety of garlic

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Dialect: syn. tale’

[ukó] n. back; rear

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[une cẽxo] n. crust over a wound

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[ura] n. inside (as of a house)

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Dialect: ant. agoo

[ɨɉã] n. sun

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Dialect: syn. dazí

[xeɁlĩ] v. take off; uncover

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Dialect: ant. xe’lw’

[xẽɉiɁ] n. temple

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Dialect: var. xezi’

[jalo] n. shadow; reflection; echo

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[jana] n. a species of bamboo

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[jo] n. meat

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[juu] v. extend (as hand)

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[ɲatã] n. snout or muzzle (of animal); edge or tip

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[ɲiɁmo] n. face

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