Apatani English

[adĩ] adv. only; exclusively; solely

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[aʎí] n. air, wind

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[ahaɁ] v. hang something

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

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[aku] n. uncle (esp. maternal) (Term of address) syn. nakú

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[anoo] adv. very; extremely; awfully

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

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[arcì] v. roll

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[artù] n. gizzard (of a bird)

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[axɨ har] v. have loose motion

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Dialect: syn. axw sáa

[belũku] pron. friends; audience (term of address)

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[bo] v. cross; traverse

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[busuɁ] v. get loose; loosen; slacken

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[ciba] n. small cane bag usually used for carrying tiffin

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[cɨgɨ-caga] adj. lean and thin

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Dialect: syn. rwgw-raga

[daaɲe] n. two steps

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[dimpu] n. white hair

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[ditĩ jaɁì] v. landslide; mudslide

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[doodu] n. drop

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[dɨho-luho] adj. offending

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[dɨpjo] v. steal; pirate; plagiarize

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[dɨpjó] v. eat first

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[ʎeɁpu] n. doorlatch

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Dialect: syn. arkonanw; fe’ko

[garpɨɁ] n. paddy field in the lower portion

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Dialect: ant. garta’

[goɲó] adj. small (of a mouth); low voice

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Dialect: ant. gorò

[gubuɁ] adj. hot; warm

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Dialect: ant. laxw’

[gũkiɁ] v. bend; stoop

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[gɨ] v. wear clothing; pregnant; bear (fruit or leaves, of a tree)

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[haaɉuɁ] adj. light; not heavy

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Dialect: ant. aì

[haaso haaso] adv. slowly; sluggishly

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Dialect: syn. haasopa

[hiicí] v. grimace; make face (usually in pain)

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Dialect: syn. hiizi’

[hiluɁ] adj. smooth; glossy; polished

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[hɨɉã] n. new born

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[hɨɉã lopa] n. a stick presented to a child with developemntal delay by her maternal grandparent

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[ikóo] n. underside; bottom

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[ĩpó] v. cross; pass by

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[koopuɁ] v. sprain

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Dialect: var. kopw’

[koojo] n. the night before the last

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[kut tarɨ] n. coat

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Dialect: or. English

[kǝrǝ talo] n. mirror

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Dialect: syn. karo talo; kako yalo; kvlo yalo, kwrv talo

[kɨce] v. break by hitting or punching

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[kɨla kɨla] adj. eyes wide open

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[laɁbú] v. quickly wash one’s hand

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

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[lalĩ] n. footprint

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[lãcã] adj. red

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[leɁta] v. spread, as wing

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Dialect: syn. le’tvr

[liɁkiɁ-liɁko] adv. showy; flirty

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[loɲì] n. two days

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[lulaɁ] v. speak well

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[lusi-luhaɁ] adj. irritating, exasperating or irksome (to talk to)

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[lɨkè] v. cross legs

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[mǝǝ] letter name m the letter representing m in the Apatani alphabet

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[miɁʎò] n. eyelid

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Dialect: syn. ami’ mi’fò

[muku sudu] n. smoking pipe

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[mɨpjã] v. close

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Dialect: syn. mwpiñ

[mɨɨ] v. heal

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[nama] pron. your mother

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Dialect: syn. nane

[nelii mjokó] n. world of the dead

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Dialect: syn. nelii

[nesú] n. granary

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[nɨɁteɁ] v. doze; nap; catnap

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[pacu jagɨ] n. a small cane basket used as a measure of grain

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[paiɁ] v. get

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[parì-pagjò] adj. mosaic like appearance

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[pĩciɁ] v. grasp something by pinching

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[poŋe-poŋe] adj. varied; diverse

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[põsaɁ] adj. distinct; different

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[purdo] v. pluck (fruits) for oneself

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[pɨrɨ́] n. stinging nettle

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[pjoɁsu] v. brush one’s teeth

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[pjoɁxoɁ] v. have a different opinion

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[rõxe] adv. six times

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[rɨxɨ alo] n. four days hence

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Dialect: syn. rwxwda

[rì alo] n. the day after tomorrow

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Dialect: syn. rìda

[saɁka] v. contemplate; consider; deliberate on

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[seɲi] n. rhododendron

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

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[soɲó] adj. thin (of objects like a thread)

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Dialect: ant. sorò

[sɨjĩ] n. a variety of carnivorous animal

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[taʎa] v. listen

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[talɨ́] n. unnatural death

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[tapi] n. a variety of cane

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[tapiɁ] n. a variety of bird

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[tau jamu] n. firefly

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[tebul] n. table

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Dialect: or. English

[tijoɁ] n. insect; worm

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[tuʎa] v. ambush; lie in wait for; lay trap for

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[tɨɁlo] v. to pull down

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[tɨdɨ] adj. short

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Dialect: ant. wbyo’

[tɨleɁ] n. a variety of garlic

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Dialect: syn. tale’

[xaa] v. collect; collect contributions

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Dialect: syn. mya

[xaãcuɁ] n. can container with a lid (esp. to store rice)

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[xɨɨgu] v. warm something by boiling

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[xɨɨnɨ̃] adj. cooked

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[ja] n. nephew (term of address)

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[jacu] n. small bamboo container for salt or tobacco

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[ɲibja] adv. fast; quick

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[ɲoho] v. feed a baby after chewing the food

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[ákò] adj. low; short

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

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