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[a] int. an interjection at the end of a sentence to emphasize or reinforce the statement made

adañ

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[adã] adj. strong; sturdy

agiñ

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[agĩ] v. trouble; irk; niggle

aháa

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[aháa] n. string; cord

ají mwnw

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[aɉí mɨnɨ] n. farmer

akì tadvr

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[akì tadǝr] n. tape worm

alo

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[alo] n. salt

apóo

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[apóo] v. put cloths on cloth holder

asu’-asa’

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[asuɁ-asaɁ] n. disgrace; shame

bu’

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[buɁ] v. burst; explode

burúu

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[burúu] n. mythical crocodile-like creature said to have inhabited the Ziro valley in the olden days

bwluñ-bwle

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[bɨlũ-bɨle] adj. sickly, unappetizing var. buluñ-bwle

bww

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[bɨɨ] v. hold; keep; own

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[] v. claim (ownership)

da’re’ke

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[daɁreɁke] n. lower rack over the fireplace

dacañ pwcañ

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[dacã pɨcã] n. metallic pot

dañxo

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[dãxo] n. long sharp stick

dimvr

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[dimǝr] n. dust

dopu mwdóo

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[dopu mɨdóo] n. drizzle on a sunny day

dw

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[] v. eat; have a meal; dine

eha

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[eha] v. make ritual offerings to nature including forests and agricultural fields

eñtw

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[ẽtɨ] n. paddy harvest

eñtw yagw

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[ẽtɨ jagɨ] n. medium sized cane basket

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feñ

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[ʎẽ] v. measure with outstretched hands

giyañ

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[gijã] n. cabbage leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. rugosa)

goñ

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[] v. utter; emit

gyo’

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[gjoɁ] v. call; hail

gyoi tabú

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[gjoi tabú] n. common Indian monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis)

gyuzañ

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[gjuɲã] n. ritual performed to appease a malevolent spirit

hubyú

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[hubjú] n. sheath; scabbard

hufu

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[huʎu] n. bamboo javelin

hukw-makw

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[hukɨ-makɨ] adj. impulsive; impetuous; reckless

ifo’

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[iʎoɁ] n. machete

iñpó

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[ĩpó] v. cross; pass by

kaco

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[kaco] adj. dirty; soiled; smeared; filthy

kafañ

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[kaʎã] v. look after; help

kaji’

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[kaɉiɁ] adj. good to look at; good

kaka-taka

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[kaka-taka] v. take stock of; make enquiries

keemw’

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[keemɨɁ] v. crush by rubbing

kobiñ

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[kobĩ] n. a variety of oak tree

kwta’

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

la

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[la] conj. and

la’ku’ kvrv

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[laɁkuɁ kǝrǝ] n. mole; a small burrowing insectivorous mammal

le’pì

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[leɁpì] n. Chinese green onion (Allium fistulosum)

lobú-lomè

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[lobú-lomè] n. components of a loom

lwci’

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[lɨciɁ] v. accidentally struck on something; tumble into something

malo-kalo

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[malo-kalo] adv. please; pray

me’ta’

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[meɁtaɁ] adj. flat

mifa ri

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[miʎa ri] n. sudden onset eye pain

mii

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[mii] pron. others; not own; outsider

miji’

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[miɉiɁ] n. one well versed in traditional literature

murù

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[murù] n. torch; flambeau

mwciñ

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[mɨcĩ] v. know how to do

mwpur

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[mɨpur] v. break something

mwpyañ

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[mɨpjã] v. close

nene

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[nene] n. bruise; contusion; black and blue mark

nwka

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[nɨka] pron. your; second person singular genitive pronoun

pa’ca

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[paɁca] v. toss up

pa’po

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[paɁpo] n. a bamboo pole suspended horizontally on the side wall of the house for keeping clothes

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pa’si

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[paɁsi] v. join two ropes together to increase the length

paa’

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[paaɁ] v. bargain; offer to buy something

paci’

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[paciɁ] n. an element of a rat trap

pafo’

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[paʎoɁ] adj. bent; not straight; inclined

pinto

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[pinto] prep. above; over

pipo

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[pipo] v. cut accidentally with something sharp

po

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[po] v. hug; embrace; clasp

poo

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[poo] v. chop a tree trunk with horizontal blows

puri

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[puri] v. read; study

pwcañ paaku’

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[pɨcã paakuɁ] n. kitchen utensils

pwfe

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[pɨʎe] num. four

pyarò

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[pjarò] adj. big, as a plot of land or a grain

pyu

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[pju] v. move to and fro (esp. a post)

r

[rǝǝ] letter name r the letter representing r in the Apatani alphabet

re’

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[reɁ] v. cross (a river); traverse; travel across

ri

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[ri] v. read

rw’tú

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[rɨɁtú] n. a part of marriage ceremony in which paddy a newly married couple harvest paddy from the bride’s family field

sa’piñ sa’ko

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[saɁpĩ saɁko] adj. suffocating; stifling

sarw

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[sarɨ] n. knot (of tree); nodule; node

seh

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[seh] n. flat cane string for carrying load

sufu

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[suʎu] adj. empty (of feeling)

swhuñ

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[sɨhũ] n. hanging bridge

taka

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[taka] v. ask; inquire; interrogate

talañ

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[talã] n. a disease with skin eruptions including chickenpox and measles

tapo’

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[tapoɁ] n. variety of tall grass

tar

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[tar] v. bend; break

tañdw’

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[tãdɨɁ] v. get poisoned by drinking

tipi

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[tipi] n. thumb impression

tudw

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[tudɨ] adj. short

twle’

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[tɨleɁ] n. a variety of garlic

tùda’

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[tùdaɁ] v. place or push something upright

wskul

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[ɨskul] n. school

xui’

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[xuiɁ] adj. sour

xwtiñ

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[xɨtĩ] v. compare

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[] v. suffice; be enough

yapiñ ái

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[japĩ ái] n. epistaxis; bleeding from the nose

yarú

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[jarú] n. ear

yasi anw

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[jasi anɨ] n. water beetle

yañko patw

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[jãko patɨ] n. lion (Panthera lion)

zatañ

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[ɲatã] n. snout or muzzle (of animal); edge or tip

zimw

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[ɲimɨ] n. female