Apatani English

[aarí] n. saw

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Hindi

[ai-are] adj. annoyed; vexed; exasperating; problematic

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[aɉo] adj. gentle; tender

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[aɉu] int. yes; okay

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[alo] n. day

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[amĩ-ahĩ] n. gift; present

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[apã keemã] n. male dragonfly

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[apĩ] v. warm (hand)

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[aróo] adj. poor; destitute

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[aɲì] num. two

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[aɲóo] v. be subject to a behavioral restriction due to a taboo.

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[basɨɁ] n. bank (of a river); riverbank; shore

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bãs garɨ] n. bus

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. English

[bɨʎĩ] n. yesterday evening

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bɨhĩ] n. a variety of tree

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[bjaarã] n. space between the front verandah and the main space in an Apatani house

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. byaací

[colo] n. a decorative element of babó

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[damĩda] n. a variety of Apatani traditional dance, accompanied by bwsí

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[daɲi caca] n. a small variety of cicada

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[dutĩ] n. wooden block for sitting on

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[dɨma-haama] n. purification ritual

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[dùuko] n. place of residence; sitting place

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[embĩ] n. uncooked, husked rice

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ereɁ] n. belly; stomach

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Dialect: xañcu.wav

[ʎi] v. become

Speaker: Tage Kanno

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

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[gɨɁi] v. fall down (from standing position)

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[haabjã] n. chest

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[haaru hẽ] v. mourn; grieve

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[haatĩ] n. node (as of bamboo)

Speaker: Nani Anga

[harpũ] n. inner thigh

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[hẽsǝr] adj. not having any burden or impediment

Speaker: Nani Anga

[huŋa] v. squat (esp. of quadruplets)

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: syn. buqá

[hɨʎã] prep. like; similar; alike

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hɨki] n. stillbirth

Speaker: Nani Anga

[háatɨ] adj. hopeful; confident; optimistic

Speaker: Nani Anga

[háatɨ mɨlɨ] adv. hopefully; confidently; optimistically

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[hú] v. pound; pummel

Speaker: Nani Anga

[húro] v. awaken; arouse; wake up

Speaker: Nani Anga

[iɁrũ] v. sleep in somebody else’s house

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ɉiɉepa] adv. really; genuinely; honestly

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[kacǝr] v. see meticulously

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

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[kohaɁ] n. cricket

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[koju tapjo] n. coccyx; tail bone

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[kǝ] int. interjection to draw attention

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[kɨʎĩ kɨloɁ] adj. shining; sparkling; glittering

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[lãku] adj. tilted, esp. the head

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: etym. láañ (from láaqú) + kù

[lẽ] v. filter; sieve; sift

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[luuli hamã] n. Nepalese smartweed (Persicaria nepalensis); a variety of vegetable

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[lɨxɨ̃] n. dirt on the feet

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[metɨ] n. a ritual performed to protect plants from Pyodu Bwzi, the God of Famine

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mihĩ] n. contribution (esp. in kind)

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[miju] n. human beings

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: syn. neha

[mopla] n. muffler

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Dialect: or. English

[murù] n. torch; flambeau

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mɨpe] v. separate; detach; disconnect; segregate

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[nalò] v. push down

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. nañlò

[nama] pron. your mother

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Dialect: syn. nane

[nami] n. portion of village, esp. the upper one

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Dialect: ant. nako

[naspati] n. pear

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[oha] int. interjection to express surprise

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[pacu] n. chick

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[pagi] n. debt; financial obligation; outstanding payment

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[parɨ] v. rotate

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[pata-pabja] adj. spotted

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[paxɨ̃] v. blunt a sharp weapon by cutting on a hard material

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[poʎã] n. plateau; a plain area at a height

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[pu] v. make; create; manufacture

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[pɨɉo] post. a moment ago

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[pɨsa saamã] n. pine needle

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[runɨ] n. madman; lunatic; maniac

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Dialect: var. ronw

[saró] n. firewood of bamboo

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[sãbjũ] v. immerse; submerge; soak in water

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[sãtaɁ] n. wooden plank

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[sãxe page] n. a variety of bead

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[siɁ] v. urinate

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

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[surù] n. coarse sand

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[sɨtɨ ahi] n. elephant tusk

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[taɁti] n. cockroach

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tabjò] v. be attracted on listening

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tagoɁ] v. ignore (listening)

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: syn. tapa’

[tahɨ] v. ask; inquire; interrogate

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: syn. taka

[taɲe] n. pus

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Dialect: syn. tarze

[tooʎoɁ] n. a variety of flowering plant

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Dialect: syn. kwle toofo’

[tor] v. unfurl (of flag); spread

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[ugja-ragja] adj. with lots of holes

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[ugù] n. fireplace; hearth

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[xomjú] adj. tapering

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[jalu] n. dispute; conflict; controversy

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[jamuɁ] adj. ashy (color)

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[jasi jaɉuɁ] n. water ladle

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[jaɨ] n. axe

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[juɁ] v. skewer

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[ɲẽciɁ] adj. tasty; delicious

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Dialect: syn. qeñci’

[ɲoɁ] v. to abstain from doing some things during ritual prohibition

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[áamì] n. cat

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[álò] v. dry

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[áttò] n. owner ant. mii

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