Apatani English

[abã] n. elder brother

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[abju-ateɁ] n. movement; motion; activity

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Dialect: var. abyú-axe’

[abjóo] n. headgear of a priest made of woven cloth

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[adĩ] adv. only; exclusively; solely

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[ahĩ] n. gold

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

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[akì tapúu] n. dog of white color

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[alo apĩ] n. lunch

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[alɨɁ] v. exchange; interchange; swap

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[apũ] prep. among

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[ata] n. aunt (term of address)

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[baɁ] v. carry; transport

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[bɨso-kaco] n. forbidden; proscribed; prohibited

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

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Dialect: syn. byaarañ

[bjaako] n. kind of edible berry

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[bjakú] n. a child with developmental delay

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[cahiɁ] n. miser

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[daɁhiɁ-daɁmo] v. stand for a while; wait for a while

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[daapo] n. a gift item on the occasion of Mida, a part of Apatani marriage ceremony

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[dekĩ] n. clay

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[garu] n. pillow

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: syn. diñ nanw

[gimbjo] n. a meat portion, containing the thoracic cage

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[gɨɁha] v. lie down

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[góò] v. hug; embrace; cuddle

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[haaru hẽ] v. mourn; grieve

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

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[hentǝr] adv. very; exeedingly; exceptionally; immensely

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: syn. hempvr

[hẽtĩ] v. trust; faith; confidence; belief

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[hor] v. dry; harden (as of paddy in sun)

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[hubo-hulo] adj. almost; roughly equal

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[hɨɉã mɨnɨ̃] n. component of mida ceremony which is the offering for the children of the newly married couple

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[ɉeɁ] v. soften; become tender on cooked

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[ɉiʎá] n. coarse silk

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[ɉoɁ] v. cut, lengthwise with a blade

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[ɉola] n. bag

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[kagoɁ] v. overlook; disregard; ignore

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[katì] v. review; re-examine; re-evaluate

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[kaxɨ̃-kamɨ̃] adv. look with confusion; unsatisfactory; disagreeable

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[keɁsí] n. scissor

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[kera pɨcã] n. cauldron

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[kokǝr] v. arrange a string (like a cane) into a circular form

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[kuti] n. poker of wood or bamboo

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[kɨlĩ] n. back; rear

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[laapjó] v. steal (by taking with hands)

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[lunù-luna] v. speak in vain

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[lɨpì] v. dry

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[maló] adj. big; huge; renowned

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[mataɁ] adj. flat

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Dialect: syn. me’ta’

[maɲã] n. traditional friend from other tribe

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[meli] v. kill as revenge

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Dialect: var. meñli

[mepa] v. search out; find out

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[muɁ] v. brew (beer)

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[mɨci] n. kite (bird)

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[mɨho] v. offend (by doing something)

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[mɨɉa] v. finish doing something

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[mɨkoɁ] v. open

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[mjɨ-oho] n. family; wife and children

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[nar pɨcã] n. earthen pot from the water of which a newborn is bathed for the first time

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[oho asiɁ] n. grandchild

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[parbo] v. crawl across

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[paroɁ] n. chicken; fowl

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[paroɁ lãxa] n. poultry house

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[pataɁ] n. bamboo split; flat object

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[pike] n. a spicy traditional dish

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[pɨɉoda] adv. later on; after sometime

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[pɨnã] n. rice husk

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Dialect: syn. empw

[pɨrɨ́] n. stinging nettle

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[ŋarka] v. smile

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[ŋoɁrò] adj. big (plot of land)

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Dialect: ant. qo’zó

[rasó] v. position lengthwise

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Dialect: ant. rapw

[roŋohe] adv. five times

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[rɨɁpo] v. tie on something

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Dialect: syn. ra’po

[rɨbɨ] n. railing

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[saɁna] adj. out of breath; breathless; panting; gasping

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[sardĩ] n. short-cut

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[selĩ] v. pull something out

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[sipũ] n. recently; these days

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[sosiɁ-sosiɁ] adv. in a line; one after the other

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[soxã] n. trophy; memento (esp. of special achievements)

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[suɁ] v. ladle; scoop

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[supũ pĩta] n. beer container used during rituals

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[sɨɨ hɨnɨ] n. cow

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[sɨxá] n. an altar

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[taiɁ sɨtĩ] n. epileptic fit

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[tapɨ] n. an element of loin loom in the form of a rod used to tighten the threads while weaving

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[tarkiɁ] v. bend

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Dialect: ant. tarjiñ

[tarpi] n. variety of cane

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[tero jorsã] n. green chili

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[uuxaɁ] adj. shallow

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Dialect: syn. aaxa’ ant. ùurañ

[xe] v. distribute; divide

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[xe] v. force something

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[xeli] v. play

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[xelɨɁ] v. force someone to do something

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[xetaɁ] n. book

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[xɨɨgu] v. warm something by boiling

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[jamjó] n. floor of split bamboo

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[jau] n. a color pattern of mithun with overall black color with white in the lower portions of the limbs

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[jorsĩ] n. dry chili

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[ɲade] adv. rude; impolite; harsh

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[ɲimɨ ĩgja] n. space between the hearth and the wall on the right side while entering the house

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