Apatani English

[aarìda] n. in the future; in the coming years

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[aʎĩ] n. evening; dusk; late afternoon

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[apã keemã] n. male dragonfly

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[apũ] prep. among

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[ataɁ] n. stinger (on a bee)

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Dialect: var. wta’

[atúu] n. progeny; young; offspring; baby animal

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[axeɁ] n. kidney

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Dialect: var. arxe’

[aɲè] num. two (term of reference)

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[bɨro] n. yesterday morning

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

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[daɲi somĩ] n. a species of legless lizard; Asian glass lizard (ophisaurus gracillis)

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[didu] n. liquid container of bamboo

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Dialect: syn. dije’

[diigò] n. matter; issue; work

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[dĩ nanɨ] n. pillow; headrest

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Dialect: syn. garu

[dɨli-dɨlo] adj. grandeur (of scenery); beautiful (of landscape)

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

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[ʎãso] n. metallic skewer

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Dialect: syn. ufañ kuti

[ʎiɁla] n. the legs of the pigs sacrificed during Myoko which are usually presented to the cousins

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[ʎiiʎiɁ] adj. horrifying

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Dialect: syn. aha fiifi’

[gɨɁha] v. lie down

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[gɨxuɁ] n. worn out dress

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[gjaɁ] v. wander; roam

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[gjotu aɉĩ] n. a variety of traditional friend

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[haaʎĩ popǝr] n. a variety of moth

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[habũ] adj. cool; cold in a pleasant way

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Dialect: syn. hefi’

[hemó] v. suspect; doubt; distrust

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[heru] adj. sad; unhappy

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Dialect: etym. heñ + ru

[hiluɁ] adj. smooth; glossy; polished

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[hoi] v. be; happen

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[háatɨ] adj. hopeful; confident; optimistic

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[ipaɁ] n. excreta

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[ɉirɨ-ɉixe] v. rotate to and fro

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[kalaɁ] v. recognize; know

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Dialect: syn. kaciñ

[karpjaɁ] v. unroll

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[kompjutar] n. computer

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Dialect: or. English

[korò] n. the morning before the last

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[kõci] n. dawn

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[kɨcè] n. small bamboo cup used for measuring rice or millet

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[kɨdi] n. soil

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[kɨsã-kɨsò] n. a variety of semi-aquatic mammal

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[laɁca] n. handicap of the hand; disability of the hand

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[laɁtaɁ] n. short stick usually used as a weapon for beating or throwing=

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[lalĩ] n. footprint

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[lãpru] n. a protective armor, usually of cloth covering the neck

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[leɁtaɁ] n. animal skin rug used as a mat

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[lebu] n. agate bead

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[lopa] n. stick, usually used for beating

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Dialect: syn. pa’zi

[lorɨɁ] n. joint

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Dialect: syn. lwrw lorw’

[lurú] v. instigate; incite; provoke

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[lɨɁ] v. put, esp. grains into a container

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[lɨrɨ lorɨɁ] n. joint

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Dialect: syn. lorw’

[maɁbo] n. son in law (term of reference)

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[malo-kalo] adv. please; pray

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[miɁbjoɁ amu] n. eyelash

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Dialect: syn. mi’be’ amu

[mitai] n. sweet

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[miju] n. human beings

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Dialect: syn. neha

[mo] v. move one’s face

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[mopla] n. muffler

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Dialect: or. English

[mõpaɁ] v. chase; drive away; persue

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[mura] n. seat

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[mɨʎu] v. waste; spend

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[mɨhù] v. wake up; rouse

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Dialect: syn. ahú

[mɨpjò] adj. easy (to do); good to do

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[mɨtù] v. do something for the first time

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[mjobju] n. earthquake

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Dialect: syn. myobu hu’nwñ

[nɨɁpu] v. swallow without chewing; gozzle down; gobble down

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[paciɁ] n. an element of a rat trap

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[paga] v. spread the legs apart

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[parlĩ] v. crawl out

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[pẽɉi ciɁri] n. a variety of valued sword

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[piɁɲi] num. eight

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[piruɁ jagɨ] n. a variety of cane basket

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[pĩkã] adv. nasalized speech or voice

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[poorò] adj. big, of cylinderical objects

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Dialect: ant. poozó

[potuɁ] n. photo

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[puʎe silaɁnɨ] n. tailor

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[rilɨɁ] v. throw in

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[rɨ] v. stagnate (as do the water)

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[sarxe sarse] n. a late ripening variety of millet

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[seja hamã] n. Chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)

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[sɨbi bisǝr] n. a variety of monkey

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[sɨbjó] n. flying squirrel

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Dialect: syn. swcí

[sárce] v. tear something into two parts

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[taarò] adj. many; large numbers

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Dialect: syn. toorò ant. tazó

[tabũ] n. smallpox

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[tamaɁ] n. a variety of tree

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[tartu] v. break

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[tisǝr] adj. sweet

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[tɨpe] n. tattoo

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[umjú] adj. pointed (as of a tip)

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[uugũ] n. entrance of a hole

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[xoɁ] v. crow (as a cock)

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[xuiɁ] adj. sour

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[xuu] adj. old

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[xɨ] v. count; innumerate

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[xɨpaɁ] v. subtract

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[jaɁhi] v. collapse; cave in; crumple

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[jaɉi-jalo] n. soul

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[ɲaaɲiɁ] n. honey bee

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[ɲimɨ] n. female

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