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[ahaɁ] v. hang something
Speaker: Tage Kanno
[aháa ahɨɁ] v. forget; fail to remember
[aku] n. uncle (esp. maternal) (Term of address) syn. nakú
[akó] num. one; single
[arí] v. string together (beads)
[ataɁ] n. stinger (on a bee)
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: var. wta’ span>
[ajú] n. traditional ballad usually sang by the males as competition or simple narration
[buuʎú] n. tadpole
[bjaakã] n. space underneath the house
[bjurɨ-bjarɨ] adj. dirty; unappetizing; messy
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: syn. ulu-byalu span>
[cãtɨ] n. earth
Speaker: Tage Yassing
[ciɁpi] n. wooden door frame
Example: Photo by Tage Kanno
[cibjɨ] adj. smart; quick; agile
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: syn. byací span>
[daarò] adj. big step
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: ant. daazó span>
[doosiɁ] v. sleep together with head in opposite direction
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: ant. doopw’ span>
[dɨlĩ] n. path made by a hunter; hunting track
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: var. daliñ span>
[dɨrã] n. principal marriage gift to bride’s parent; one who gets such marriage gift
[dɨri-hulo] n. prosperity (in terms of number of children)
[díi] v. plant; transplant; implant
[emo] n. paddy; unhusked rice
Speaker: Tage Yassing,Dialect: var. imo span>
[ẽku] n. paddy of previous harvest
[ʎi] v. become
[gipĩ] v. close (a hinged door)
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: ant. giko’ syn. gitiñ span>
[gjapja-gjasa] v. spread by throwing
[haasopa] adv. slowly; sluggishly
[har] v. wash; bathe
[heʎu] v. forget
Speaker: Nani Anga,Dialect: syn. aháa ahw’ span>
[hẽɉiɁ] adj. happy; joyful; exultant
Speaker: Nani Anga
[hilĩ] n. clotted blood
[huxo] n. handle (esp. of agricultural implements like spade or axe)
[hɨʎã] prep. like; similar; alike
[ɉoca] v. lift or carry up ant. jolo
[kapũ] adj. strange; bizzare
[karu] adj. ugly; unappealing; unsightly
Speaker: Tage Yassing,Dialect: ant. kapyo span>
[kinɨ] n. bitch
[kɨri pamjo] n. business management
[laɁpã tuli] n. post of là’pañ
[laɁsĩ] n. forearm
[leɁ] v. flap (of wing)
[lemba] n. village
[lĩ] v. exit; go out
[lokũ] n. one day (term of enumeration)
[maɁbo] n. son in law (term of reference)
[marbolu] n. marble
Speaker: Tage Yassing,Dialect: or. English span>
[medǝr nelo] n. place of worship (Lit. ‘house of purity’)
[milĩ] adj. serious (of health status) adv. with great difficulty; by hook or by crook
[mubuɁ] n. gun
Speaker: Tage Yassing,Dialect: syn. bebu’ span>
[murpu] n. bonfire
[mɨmur] v. do something wrongly
[nasɨ] n. dance or. Hindi
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: var. nasu span>
[nee] v. thresh or knead
[neha appú] n. primrose (Primula spp.)
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: syn. bagañ rizo span>
[neli] adj. fragrant; appetizing smell
[paʎù] n. a variety of bird; parakeet
[palo-malo] n. world
[paroɁ lɨgo] n. time in the early morning when the cocks crow
[pĩtú nanɨ] n. an element of loin loom
[popita ahì] n. papaya
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: or. Assamese span>
[puhaɁ tarpĩ] n. rice root weevil
[pɨrɨ́] n. stinging nettle
[ŋurca] v. move up something heavy using lever
[runɨ] n. madman; lunatic; maniac
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: var. ronw span>
[rì aʎĩ] n. the day after tomorrow evening
[saɁpeɁ] v. optimistic; hopeful; be confident
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: ant. sa’xw’ span>
[sadi-sapa] n. plantation
[sarsɨɁ] adj. bland; insipid; weak (of liquor)
[sãxɨɁ] n. a variety of plant used as dye (Eurya acuminata var. euprista)
[sẽ] v. wither; dry
[sipũ] n. recently; these days
[sitãpa] adv. like this; this way
[subu sihɁ] n. pond or puddle where mithuns gather to drink water
Example: Photo by Talyang Millo
[subu ɲaaɲi] n. lichen around bamboo nodes
[supũ pĩta] n. beer container used during rituals
[sɨgã] n. irrigation channel
[sɨmi] n. lake
[sárce] v. tear something into two parts
[taɁkó] v. dig a hole or trench
Speaker: Tage Numpi
[tabjò] v. be attracted on listening
[tagɨ] v. learn (by listening)
[tamù] n. a deity
[Tanɨ] n. Apatani tribe; people of Apatani tribe
[tapǝr] n. heavy log put on a prisoner’s legs to prevent escape
Speaker: Tage Numpi,Dialect: var. twpvr span>
[tẽbjaɁ] v. get burnt by touching something hot
[tooko] n. prop; support; post
[tõsǝr] v. advise; suggest; counsel; guide
[tɨ] v. offer
[tɨpe] n. tattoo
[tɨɨ] v. throw; toss; fling
[ɨpɨɁ] v. sweep
[xã] v. narrate; gossip
[xeẽ] v. roast
[xoɁkó-xoɁpè] adj. disorganized; mess; tangled
[xɨŋɨ-xaŋa] adj. muddle
[jaɉi-jalo] n. soul
[jamjó] n. floor of split bamboo
[juɁti] v. tighten; tie something tightly
[ɲaa] v. point; aim; direct
[ɲaapaɁ] v. insult; slander; discredit
[ɲaŋe] n. one year
[ɲibu hẽ] v. predict; prophesy; foretell