Apatani English

[abaɁ] v. put a load; help carry

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[abba] n. father; daddy; papa

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[abjá] n. ladder; stepladder

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Dialect: var. abrv

[abù] adj. many; numerous; a lot of; plenty of

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[aʎĩ daʎi] n. afternoon

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[agoo] adj. external; exterior

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Dialect: ant. ura

[agjã] n. ritual altar of the Apatanis

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[aĩ] n. gold

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

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[apiɁ] v. feed (esp. fowls)

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[aŋɨ] int. interjection to express indifference; let it be

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Dialect: syn. aqw swco; aga swco

[ata] n. aunt (term of address)

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[axóo] n. head; leader; principal

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[balu] n. garden

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[buuxe] n. a variety of house rat

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[bjoɁdá] adj. bright; brilliant

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[colo] n. a decorative element of babó

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[darɨɁ] adj. clean; pure; clear

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[daɲi] n. sun

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[deɁ] v. crack; split; rapture

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[dĩxuɁ] n. skull

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[duɁca] adv. get excited; fired up

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[ʎaŋa] v. flow in (of water)

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[gartú] adj. small (as a field)

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Dialect: ant. gaarò

[garu] n. pillow

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Dialect: syn. diñ nanw

[gɨɁ] v. lie down

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[hã] v. investigate; make enquiries; probe; enquire

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[hẽbjã] adv. ample; sufficient; adequate

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[hiŋ] num. three

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[hoɁgjo-hoɁʎo] n. mixed up; mingle; intermingle; amalgamate

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Dialect: syn. ho’yo-ho’ci

[ɉarkĩ] n. jerakin; a container

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ɉiʎũ] n. Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)

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Dialect: syn. jifiñ

[ka] v. see; look at

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[kami-kami] adv. in front of one’s eye

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[kaxè] v. look in anger

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[kore-kore] adv. with short quick steps

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[kõcì] n. dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. goñcì

[kubu] n. rat; mouse

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[kuu] v. throw; hurl

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[kɨtaɁ] v. suffice; be adequate; be enough; meet requirements

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[laɁku] adj. sinistral; left (side)

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Dialect: syn. la’ci

[laɁŋǝr] n. wrist

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[lembjã-lerã] n. crossroad; an intersection of two or more roads

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[loɲì] n. two days

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[luxè] v. speak rudely; speak brusquely

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[lɨɨpi] n. shoulder blade

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[lɨji] n. footprint, esp. of animals

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[mepi hamã] n. a variety of vegetable; plantain (Plantago erosa)

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Dialect: syn. mepi

[mikì] adj. skilled; expert

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[naɁbu-gõbu] adj. pouting; swollen (esp. around the mouth)

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[nelo] n. household; independent house

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[nunuko] pron. at your (place); second person plural pronoun, possessive case

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[nɨri pɨsa] n. a variety of pine; Himalayan hemlock (Tsuga dumosa)

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Dialect: syn. lwri pwsa

[pa] v. cut (by striking); fight; peck

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[paaɁ] v. bargain; offer to buy something

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[pabù] adj. swollen; bloated; puffed up

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[paleɁ] n. excess; extra; surplus; remainder

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[palo-malo] n. world

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[pari] n. tree sparrow (-Passer montanus)

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Dialect: syn. pari pwta

[pataɁ ude] n. house with roof of bamboo split

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[pepuɁ tabú] n. bedbug (Cimex lectularius)

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[puluɁ] v. cover

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[pɨʎi] num. four

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[ŋarka] v. smile

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[ŋɨɨla] n. owl

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Dialect: syn. tapi’ qwwla

[rohĩhe] adv. thrice; three times

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[ronɨ] n. madman; lunatic; maniac

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Dialect: syn. runw

[saɁxɨɁ] v. intimidating; unnerving; daunting; formidable

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Dialect: ant. sa’pe’

[sãxɨɁ] adj. retarded growth

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[selĩ] v. pull something out

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[sĩ] v. feed (esp. liquid food)

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[subu sɨbo] n. mithun bull

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[sɨʎĩda] adv. this evening

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[sɨlo-holo] adv. hurriedly; excitedly

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[sɨlɨɁ] n. water container of bamboo

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[taɁti] n. cockroach

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[taka] v. ask; inquire; interrogate

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Dialect: syn. tahw

[tanoɁ] n. snot

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[taŋu-aruɁ] n. honeycomb

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[tar] v. bend; break

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[taɲiɁ marpu] n. corn silk

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[teɁʎa] adj. slanted

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[tebul] n. table

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Dialect: or. English

[tẽbjaɁ] v. get burnt by touching something hot

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[tiɁpaɁ] v. erase; wipe off; rub out

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[tusǝr] v. straighten one’s leg

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[ugù] n. fireplace; hearth

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[uuko] n. hole

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[xẽɉiɁ] n. temple

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Dialect: var. xezi’

[xɨka] v. count; innumerate

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[xɨtĩ] v. compare

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

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[jo badè] n. ceiling rack for storing meat

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Dialect: syn. xaci; bade

[ɲaɁco] n. tiny metal bell

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Dialect: syn. fa’co

[ákojá] pron. something else

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[ámì] n. tail

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[ápù] n. sphere; globe

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[árbì] n. portion of pork offered to wife’s eldest living sister

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[óòpaɁ] v. hoe off; dig out

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[úì atúu] n. forest bug

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