Apatani English

[aa] letter name a the letter representing a in the Apatani alphabet

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

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[aʎoo] n. tongue

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[aɉĩbò] n. friend (used as both term of reference and address)

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[alã] n. neck;hump of an ox; neck of a bottle or a pot

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[armjũ] v. grow (as an offshoot)

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Dialect: var. amyuñ

[arí-apɨ] n. neighbourhood; locality

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[attuɁ nanɨ] n. lid used for closing a container

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[attè] adj. thick (of a liquid)

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[axóo] n. stalk; stem

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[aɲì] num. two

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[baɉi] n. time

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[barbo-ʎibo] n. wife’s sister’s husband (term of reference)

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[beʎe] v. chatter; babble

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[bɨɲiɁ-bɨɲa] adj. silky; delicate; soft

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Dialect: syn. bwza-bwza

[bjapuɁ] n. bamboo shoot

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Dialect: syn. behé, wtw rwbw, wtw bwrw

[bjáa] v. roast; grill

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[bátè] adj. thick (of mud or liquid)

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[ceɁ] v. cut (as with scissor)

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[cudu-cubo] adj. imprudent; reckless

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[dimpu] n. white hair

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[dogĩ] n. genesis; origin; creation; migration

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[dũbĩ] adj. bald; hairless

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Dialect: syn. duñxó

[dɨdɨɁ] adj. poisonous

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[dáa] v. take step; pace; tread

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[empɨ] n. paddy husk

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Dialect: syn. pwnañ

[gǝǝ] letter name g the letter representing g in the Apatani alphabet

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[gaŋu] n. mouth harp

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[gu] v. crawl (as a baby or a caterpillar)

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[gjaasi] n. mother’s mother’s brother’s patrilines; portion of the meat traditionally offered to such relations

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[gjáa] v. spread (esp. seeds or sand by throwing)

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[haagja] n. entrance

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Dialect: syn. áagyá

[haame] adj. coward; timid

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Dialect: ant. haaro

[haʎã bjajũ] n. tomato

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

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[icã] n. dysentery; ailment with blood stained stool

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[iɉa] int. interjection to express repugnance

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Dialect: syn. iza

[itú pumĩ] n. a variety of small dragonfly

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[ɉaãtu] adj. fat; plump; chubby

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[ɉeɁmeɁ] adj. flat; deflatted

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[kagɨ] v. learn (by seeing)

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[kahó] v. get punishment for a sin; retribution

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[kobja] adj. generous; altruistic; forthcoming; quick in giving

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[koʎoɁ] adj. bent; not round; irregular

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Dialect: syn. kofo’-koco

[kũ] v. pour, esp. grains from one container to other

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[kɨcè] n. small bamboo cup used for measuring rice or millet

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[laɁku] adj. sinistral; left (side)

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Dialect: syn. la’ci

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

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[li lilã] n. cicada (Cicadidae)

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[lulaɁ] adj. good speaker

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[lɨkè] v. cross legs

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[me] v. search; look for; seek; check

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[milo] n. male

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Dialect: ant. bwnw

[misi] n. title used for dead females

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Dialect: ant. mikiñ

[mɨdó] n. rain; weather

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[mɨlaɁ] adj. skilled in doing something; expert

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[mjogu] v. migrate; relocate; resettle

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[nakó] n. portion of village (esp. the lower one)

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Dialect: ant. nami

[nãkoɁ] v. push open

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[no hokɨ] pron. from where

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[nɨmĩ] n. placenta

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[pa] v. cut (by striking); fight; peck

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[paʎù] n. a variety of bird; parakeet

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[pakù] n. pigeon

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[papú] n. puffed grain

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[paju] n. glue usually of plant origin

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[paju lopa] n. long stick the end of which is covered with glue (payu)

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[pã] v. cook by steaming in bamboo

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[pẽci aɉĩ] n. a variety of traditional friend

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[pila] n. a variety of liquid dish obtained by filtering ashes of particular plants

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

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Dialect: var. pixu syn. tapo

[posa] n. money (esp. coins); paisa

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Dialect: or. Assamese (Paisa)

[pɨɲã] n. a variety of ceremonial friend with whom the head of the sacrificial animal is exchanged

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[pjoɁce] v. detach something to divide into two

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[pju] v. move to and fro (esp. a post)

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[roɁko] n. a bamboo strip that tightens the beams of a house

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[rɨgã] n. edge; border; boundary

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[ríi] n. drool

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[saɁxɨɁ] v. intimidating; unnerving; daunting; formidable

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Dialect: ant. sa’pe’

[sarse pɨɲu] n. wooden spoon used while frying millet

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[siibiɁ] adj. shrivel; wither; wilt

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[supù] n. blacksmithy

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[sɨxó] n. water channel

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[tabu nɨmĩ] n. a variety of plant (Arisaema)

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[tabuɁ-taruɁ] adj. dirty; dusty

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[taiɁ koja] n. gonorrhea

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[taɉu-rijã] n. variety of a plant; Job’s tear

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[Tanɨ miju] n. Apatani people

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[tarpĩ] n. maggots

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[tarù] n. rope

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[taú] n. descriptive term for mithun bull with color pattern of dark brown color with while in the lower parts of the limbs

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[tipi] n. thumb impression

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[tɨmo] v. suspend; postpone

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[umjú] adj. pointed (as of a tip)

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[xõxũ] n. falcon; eagle

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[jamu mɨʎo] n. flame

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[jar] v. persuade; coax; convince; win over

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[jasi anɨ] n. water beetle

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Dialect: syn. cuuzi

[áa] v. come; arrive; enter

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[áttò] n. owner ant. mii

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