Apatani English

[aʎeɁ] n. door

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[agáa] adv. quickly; rapidly; swiftly; immediately

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[akì kíibò] n. male dog

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[aleɁ] n. wing

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[apã keemã] n. male dragonfly

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[appú] n. flower

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[arò-apĩ] n. meal in the morning; breakfast

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[aɲì] num. two

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[bilã abíi] n. Red and white Apatani traditional skirt

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[bɨdí baɁlo] n. conspiracy

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[bɨɉé bɨɉé] adj. many; in large numbers; profuse; copious

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[bɨraɁ] adj. mellow (of taste)

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[coʎo pakaɁ] n. small metallic plate, esp. to serve side dishes

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[diiʎã] n. areas of human activity between the forests and the villages

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[doodu] n. drop

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[dorɲó] adj. small (of an animal or a vehicle)

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Dialect: ant. doorò

[doxo-acã] n. corner in the house reserved for ritual altars

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[dũbĩ] adj. bald; hairless

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Dialect: syn. duñxó

[dɨdɨɁ] v. poisoned (by eating)

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[dɨri] n. purchase of food in times of scarcity or in anticipation of scarcity

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[ʎapu puʎe] n. an ordinary customary white shawl

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[ʎeɁpu] n. horizontal piece of bamboo holding the framework of a door

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[gõdu] n. arbitration; mediation; mediator

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[haaʎĩ] adj. beautiful; handsome; pretty

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[hẽtú] v. miss someone; pine for; yearn for; long for

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[horku] adj. slanting; squinting

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[hõkiɁ] v. bend; stoop

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Dialect: var. huñki’

[humi] pron. whom

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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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[hɨki] n. stillbirth

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[hɨri] n. small particle of dirt

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[hɨsò] n. a variety of bamboo

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Dialect: syn. bihé

[híi] v. chant; intone; incant

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[ĩdĩ-ĩkó] n. direction; way forward; way ahead

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[ɉeɁmeɁ] adj. flat; deflatted

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[ɉokoɁ] v. opening something by lifting up the lid jopyañ

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[kadú] v. look upwards

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[kopaɁ] v. throw away (from the mouth)

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[kore-kore] adv. with short quick steps

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[kormu] n. grasshopper var. kurmu

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[kosiɁ kosiɁ] pron. one after the other

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[káɉù] int. yes; okay

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[kóò bo] n. nephew

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[laɁpjo] n. palm

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[lãku] adj. tilted, esp. the head

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Dialect: etym. láañ (from láaqú) + kù

[lɨciɁ-poɁdo] n. accident; mishap

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[lɨpa] n. middle; center

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[mataɁ perũ] n. a variety of bean

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[miɁca] adj. blind

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[miikɨ] adj. belonging to others; not own

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[mohol] n. big house; bungalow

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mɨɉù] n. ways of doing; custom

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[mɨnì] v. prune; trim

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[mɨŋó] n. unfinished task; remaining work

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[mjoko] n. third lunar month of the year; name of the festival celebrated in March

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[nakó] n. portion of village (esp. the lower one)

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Dialect: ant. nami

[neli] adj. fragrant; appetizing smell

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[oho búudu alo] n. birthday

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[orbjoɁ] adj. long

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Dialect: var. obyo’ syn. ba’so, wbyo’

[paciɁ] n. an element of a rat trap

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[paʎù] n. a variety of bird; parakeet

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

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[paroɁhe] n. measure worth of a hen or paddy in a paro’ yagw; three persons which was the number of laborers hired with a hen or paro’ yagw full of paddy

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[poɁdo] v. stumble over or fall down accidentally

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[popǝr] n. butterfly

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[pulúu] adj. white; fair

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[pjuɁ] v. sell

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[ŋoɁrò] adj. big (plot of land)

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Dialect: ant. qo’zó

[rĩbi tasũ] n. spider web

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[rũtì] v. crouch with heads lowered

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[sapì] adj. flattened

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[sãsũ] n. plantation

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Dialect: syn. sadi; salw

[sãxã] n. border post

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[seɲi] n. rhododendron

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[soj tarɨ] n. sweater

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[suɁ] v. probe; explore; investigate

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[subu arɨɨ] n. mithun horn

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[taabjó] n. a temporary hut

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[taapjaɁ] v. unfasten or untie a knot

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[tacì] n. crab

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[talo pɨɲu] n. spoon

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[tamaɁ] n. a variety of tree

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[tano] n. thread; yarn

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[tape] n. pumpkin

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Dialect: syn. e’pe; ayó twpe

[tapǝr] n. an element of babo

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Dialect: var. twpvr

[tarɲe] n. pus

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Dialect: var. taze

[taɲó] adj. small in number; few in numbers

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Dialect: syn. tozó ant. tarò

[tẽbjaɁ] v. get burnt by touching something hot

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[xapo] n. bamboo rack above the fireplace

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[xelo] n. ritual occasion in Myoko festival on which the gods are bade farewell, usually on the 15th day of the festival

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[xẽŋu] v. warm something

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[xɨnɨ̃] adj. costly; valued

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[xú] v. aim

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[jaɁlã] n. boneless portion of red meat

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Dialect: syn. yo aya’

[janɨ] n. leaf

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Dialect: syn. anw

[joʎã lɨpa] n. midnight

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[ɲade] adv. rude; impolite; harsh

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[ɲãbjũ] v. put one’s head into the water

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Dialect: syn. zañbuñ

[ɲipá jaru] n. an aquatic plant; azolla (Azolla pinnata)

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[áɉùu-amjò] n. appearance; image

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