Apatani English

[aʎã] num. ten

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[aháa] n. heart

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[aɉã-bɨɲǝ] adj. fragile; soft; tender

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[akó] num. one; single

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[alũ] v. surprise, shock

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[anu] n. younger brother

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[apa-ama] adj. simple; artless; guileless; innocent

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[apã keemã] n. male dragonfly

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[arbú] adj. unlucky; unfortunate; jinxed; ill-fated var. abú; abúr Ant. aro’

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[areɁ] adj. sharp; honed

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[arò] n. morning; daybreak

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[asoo] n. party; group; gang; supporter

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[aɨɁ] v. forget

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[axeɁ] n. kidney

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Dialect: var. arxe’

[axáa tajú] adj. mature; elderly

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[baɉiɁ] v. cook in oil

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[barxoɁ] v. straddle; sit straddling a seat; bestride

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[batĩ] n. hedge; cattle barricade designed for humans to climb over it

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[buutɨ] n. community; society

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[bɨleɁ] adj. slippery; oily; greasy; slimy

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Dialect: syn. tule’

[bjací] adj. smart; quick; agile

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Dialect: syn. cibyw

[daŋi] v. fall (from standing position); tumble

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[daɲi riilaɁ] n. sunray

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[diipe] n. spade

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[doopɨɁ] v. sleep together with head in same direction

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Dialect: ant. doosi’

[dorgi] n. earthworm

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[dɨrɨ] adj. late; delayed

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[ʎiɁkũ-ʎiri] adj. wrinkled; crease; pucker; crinkle

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[gɨɉu] n. dress; dressing style

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Dialect: syn. gwju gwmyo

[gjambo] n. war; battle; dispute

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Dialect: syn. caambyó

[haʎã sãxã meʎã] n. hibiscus (Hibiscus rosasinensis)

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[heʎa] v. have patience; have endurance

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[hẽpũ-hẽka] adj. confusing; perplexing; complicated

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[hẽxɨ] adj. scarce; meager; in short supply

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Dialect: syn. heñxw-miliñ

[hiɁɉã] v. wring; twist clothing to dry it.

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[horku] adj. slanting; squinting

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[hõkiɁ] v. bend; stoop

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Dialect: var. huñki’

[huɁsi-rasi] adj. hot and humid

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[hukɨ-makɨ] adj. impulsive; impetuous; reckless

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[huuda] adj. bright

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[hɨɉã lɨhaɁ] n. small cane basket used as the container of food contributed during birth of a newborn by the mother’s mother

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[ɉabjò aɉi] n. fields located far away from the villages

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[ɉihɨ-ɉixe] v. roll to and fro

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[ɉuka] v. measure, esp. weight

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Dialect: esp. weight

[kone kõtɨ] adv. only one; lonely

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Dialect: syn. akó koñtw

[koopuɁ] v. sprain

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Dialect: var. kopw’

[kubu] n. rat; mouse

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[kɨʎĩ kɨloɁ] adj. shining; sparkling; glittering

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[kóò bo] n. nephew

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[laɁpù] v. close the hand to make a fist

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[leɁbeɁ] v. flap (wings) with helplessness

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[lobú] n. a part of loin loom

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[lobú-lomè] n. components of a loom

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[lukuɁ] n. shoe

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[lɨciɁ] v. accidentally struck on something; tumble into something

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[lɨpĩ] n. upper portion of the foot

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[lɨpja] n. shin

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[meɁsiɁ] v. join; link; couple

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Dialect: syn. me’si’ me’me; tusi’

[miʎa bariɁ] n. whirlwind

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Dialect: syn. ro bari’

[milo rɨɲe] n. a variety of fern used in the construction of altars (Diplazium esculentum)

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[misi] n. title used for dead females

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Dialect: ant. mikiñ

[mura] n. seat

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[murpa sai] n. fog in the horizons that is usually associated with the advent of Myoko festival in March

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[murù] n. torch; flambeau

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[mɨbju] v. contaminate (esp. liquids)

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[mɨʎu] v. waste; spend

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[nasu] n. dance

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Dialect: or. Hindi var. nasw

[neha appú] n. primrose (Primula spp.)

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Dialect: syn. bagañ rizo

[oho milobo] n. son

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[parda] adj. straight; honest; linear; not bent

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[pinto] prep. above; over

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[puʎe] n. cloth

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[pǝrǝ] n. large cane mat used for temporary storage of paddy during harvesting

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[pɨʎe] num. four

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Dialect: etym. pwfi + he

[pɨleɁ] n. feather

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[pɨtĩ ŋɨɨla] n. owl

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Dialect: syn. tapi’ qwwla; qwwla

[pjaxa] n. cane basket used by males for fetching firewood

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[pì] v. divine an omen by examining an egg

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[roŋe kamjã] adv. always; every time

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[ru] v. sneak; plot; machinate; conspire

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[sanɨ] n. tree

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[sɨbjó] n. flying squirrel

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Dialect: syn. swcí

[sɨcã mɨdo] n. universe

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[tabu] n. snake

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[tamjo] n. a variety of tree

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[tãpjo] adj. tasty (of drinks)

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Dialect: ant. tañru

[tihxo] adj. too much sweet or salty

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[utɨ] n. camel

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[xaŋ] n. bed; cot

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Dialect: syn. saq

[xugjuɁ] n. funnel shaped cane or bamboo distiller

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[xɨɁ] v. prod; pound

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[xɨxu-xɨce] v. discriminate; differentiate

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[jaɁpu-jaɁlã] n. a variety of Muruñ festival considered to be of higher status

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[japǝr] n. mortar

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[ju] v. chant an ayú

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[ɲoo] letter name z ɲoo the letter representing ɲ in the Apatani alphabet

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[ɲaŋo] n. five years

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[ákó-ákó] pron. one by one; one after the other

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[ásù] adj. lazy; slothful; sluggish

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[ájò jooʎã] n. late night

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