Apatani English

[abĩ] adj. fruitful; productive

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Dialect: ant. asu’

[adĩ ácì] n. headache

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[aʎee] v. shiver; tremble; shudder

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[aháa] n. heart

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[aɉuɁ] adj. weak; frail; feeble; sick; ailing

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Dialect: syn. ájùu

[amjã] n. name

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Dialect: var. armyañ

[anu] n. younger brother

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[anɨ̀-ci] n. step mother

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[apĩ] n. cooked rice

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[apó] n. body

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[apóo] v. put cloths on cloth holder

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[arnɨɁ] v. swallow; gulp down; ingest

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. anw’

[aruɁ] n. outer covering of bean or corn

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[auɁ] n. traditional red cane belt

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[barɲo] adj. small flat object

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. baarò var. bazo

[bũci] n. ninth month of the year; September-October

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[bɨlɨ] adj. loose (as of a tooth or a post)

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[bɨnɨ] n. female; damsel; lady

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[bɨpɨɁ] prep. under; beneath; below

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[bjapuɁ] n. bamboo shoot

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. behé, wtw rwbw, wtw bwrw

[ceɁ] v. argue; contend; claim; wrangle

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[dapo] n. penalty; prohibition; sanction

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dukã] n. shop

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[dɨho-luho] adj. offending

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dɨrã-sãxã] n. a variety of edible berries

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Dialect: syn. saanci

[eɁxaɁ] v. miss a target by shooting

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. e’da’

[empjã] n. grain for poultry

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[gɨɨ] v. move by manouvering

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[gjalĩ] v. seep; exude; ooze

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[hǝǝ] letter name h the letter representing h in the Apatani alphabet

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[haalo] n. August-September; ninth month of lunar year

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[heɁtaɁ] n. wooden agricultural implement (esp. used during construction of bundhs)

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[helo] v. pardon; forgive

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hẽki] adj. sincere; honest; unfeigned

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hiile] v. smile smugly; simper; smile coquettishly; grin

Speaker: Nani Anga

[huʎu] n. bamboo javelin

Speaker: Nani Anga

[huu] v. light up; brighten

Speaker: Nani Anga

[ɉeɁbiɁ] n. mud; swampy area

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ɉiɁ] v. melt; thaw; dissolve

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[kahɨ-kaxeɁ] v. look around; be watchful

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[kakĩ-tajĩ] adv. showy

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[kamo] n. darkness

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[kapanɨ] n. witness

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[karo] v. spy; peep

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[kut tarɨ] n. coat

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Dialect: or. English

[kɨdi] n. soil

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[kɨteɁ] v. knock down by punching

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[laalĩ] v. take out

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[lake] v. to cross legs

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[leɁpì] n. Chinese green onion (Allium fistulosum)

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. tale’; twle’

[lembo] n. road

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Dialect: var. leñbo

[lu] v. speak; talk; converse; articulate

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[maɁlã] n. many; numerous; abundant

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mituɁ] n. tip; apex; sharp end

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Dialect: ant. arañ

[mɨʎu] v. waste; spend

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[mɨlãru] pron. all; everybody

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[mɨsiɁ] v. take one’s turn in doing something

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[mɨxó] v. do something leading to bankruptcy

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mɨjù pɨleɁ] n. a priestly ritual object made of a bundle of feathers of peacock, hornbills and cock

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mjokũ] n. ritual performed for the well-being of plants

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[nǝǝ] letter name n the letter representing n in the Apatani alphabet

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[nakú] n. uncle, esp. maternal (term of address)

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. aku

[no ho] pron. where

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[nu] adj. dark red colour

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[nɨ do] pron. when (past tense)

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[paɁɲi] n. stick, usually used for support

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Dialect: syn. lopa

[paakuɁ] n. plate

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Dialect: syn. paaka’

[paduɁ] v. damage by cutting

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[paʎoɁ] adj. bent; not straight; inclined

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Dialect: syn. pafa

[parsĩ] n. red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus)

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[patǝr] n. cage

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[piiʎa úì] n. God of Luck

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[poɁtũ pèerũ] n. a variety of bean

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Dialect: syn. amú pèeruñ

[ŋɨʎã] n. variety of a fish considered sacred by the Apatanis

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[rɨgoɁ] n. cane loop tied on the horns of cows or mithuns

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: syn. rwguñ

[rɨko] n. tortoise

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Dialect: var. rako syn. samiñ rwko

[saɁ] v. breath; suck; cough

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[sãtaɁ ude] n. wooden house

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[sɨlɨɁ] n. water container of bamboo

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[sɨtiɁ] n. letter

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[sɨɨ] n. cow; ox

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[sɨɨ ixa] n. cow dung

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[tadǝr] n. a bamboo species (Pleioblastus simonii)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tanĩ] n. variety of a plant; wild sesame (Perilla frutescens)

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Dialect: var. twniñ

[tape] n. pumpkin

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: syn. e’pe; ayó twpe

[tapo] n. a variety of hardwood tree

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tatá] adj. color pattern of mithun bull, described as overall black with a white spots on either side

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[tolɨɁ] v. pour something in

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Dialect: ant. toliñ

[ugù] n. fireplace; hearth

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[xeɲiɁ] n. temple

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Dialect: var. xeñji’

[xootu] n. metal skewer for male hair knot

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[jalu-jabja] n. stylish; fashionable

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[japĩ ubúu] n. nostril

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[jo sampja] n. wooden tray used for preparing cooked meat

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[jo jaxo] n. skewer (for meat)

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[jorxũ] n. Sichuan pepper

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Dialect: syn. yorxañ

[ɲa] v. whittle; pare; shave; trim

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Dialect: var. zar

[ɲakù] adj. tilted; askew

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[ábì] v. swing; sway; oscillate; move back and forth

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[ákótá] pron. one more

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