Apatani English

[aa] letter name a the letter representing a in the Apatani alphabet

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[aʎã] num. ten

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[amiɁ miɁbjo] n. eyelash

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[amí-abã] n. elders

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[appú] n. flower

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[aroɁ paco] int. expression of happiness; thank you

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[asuɁ-asaɁ] n. disgrace; shame

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[atã] pron. group; crowd

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Dialect: var. aciñ

[axóo] n. stalk; stem

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[aɲìnɨ] n. second

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[bacĩ] n. box myrtle (Myrica esculenta/Myrica nagi)

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[bagã riɲo] n. a variety of flower; primrose flower (Primula spp.)

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Dialect: syn. neha appú

[bai-bala] adj. haughty; contemptous; disparaging

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[barxoɁ] v. straddle; sit straddling a seat; bestride

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[beɁlɨ] n. next door neighbor

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[buupĩ sɨnɨ] n. twin; siblings

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[bjaago] n. front verandah of an Apatani house

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[báxè] adj. brusque; impolite; rude; ill-mannered

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[ciɁri] n. ceremonial antique sword

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[cicĩ] n. a variety of ritual (esp. to ward off malevolent spirit)

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Dialect: ant. twgò

[ciĩ] v. weave

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[daɲi áago] n. west

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Dialect: syn. haatw

[dãsò] n. spear with long handle

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[do] v. be; exist; lie

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Dialect: ant. zima

[doolã] adj. brownish

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[dõ] v. stitch; seam

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

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Dialect: syn. giyañ hamañ

[goobɨ-cibɨ] v. preserve; protect; safeguard

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[haɁ] v. collect or catch (for example, fish from water)

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[hoi] v. be; happen

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[hɨbaɁ] adj. next; following

Speaker: Nani Anga

[ĩbò] v. follow; go along with somebody

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[ɉiʎũ] n. Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)

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Dialect: syn. jifiñ

[keɁ] v. put on cloth (esp. blankets, quilts or shawls); cover; overspread; overlay

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[keɁtĩ] n. thatch

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[kẽte abíi] n. a variety of skirt of black and white color

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[kojũ] adv. thrusting movement of hips

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[koɲã] n. the year before last; two years ago

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[kõda] n. tommorow morning

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[lãcã] adj. red

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[leɁta] v. spread, as wing

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Dialect: syn. le’tvr

[lẽbo] n. road

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Dialect: var. lembo

[luʎã] v. imitate speaking

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[lɨbã́ baɁnɨ] n. baby sitter

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[lɨpa] n. middle; center

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[lɨrĩ] n. kneelet comprising of string of beads, esp. worn by priests

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[maló] adj. big; huge; renowned

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[mɨceɁ] v. interfere; obstruct; impede

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[mɨdó] n. rain; weather

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[mɨɉù] n. ways of doing; custom

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[mɨlì] v. take revenge

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[nãpaɁ] v. push something away

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[orbjoɁ] adj. long

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Dialect: var. obyo’ syn. ba’so, wbyo’

[paɁca] v. toss up

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Dialect: ant. pa’lo

[pabù] adj. swollen; bloated; puffed up

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[patuɁ alɨɁ] v. put in the jail; imprison

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[pexó] n. a variety of bird

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[pẽci aɉĩ] n. a variety of traditional friend

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[pẽgu] v. warm

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[pila sudu] n. bamboo container for storing pila

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[puluɁ] v. cover

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[pɨɁpaɁ] v. sweep away

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[pɨlo harbjã] n. full moon

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[pɨmɨ] n. June; sixth lunar month of the year

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[pɨsa lẽda] n. a variety of highly decorated and colorful skirt for young girls

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[pjo] v. open (as eye)

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

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[pìitã] adj. dry

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Dialect: ant. juja

[ŋoɁrò] adj. big (plot of land)

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Dialect: ant. qo’zó

[ro bariɁ] n. whirlwind

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Dialect: syn. mifa bari’

[sa] n. rope

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[sampo] n. log; timber; piece of wood

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[sampú] n. a variety of white beads of chank shell

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[sãgo tape] n. a kind of bead

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[sãsũ] n. plantation

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Dialect: syn. sadi; salw

[siiɲiɁ] n. small-sized larvae of dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. tasiñ siizi’

[subu ipaɁ] n. mithun dung

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[sumù] n. sand

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[supũ] v. ceremonial smearing of sacrificial animals with rice powder

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[sɨrĩ] n. otter

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[taarò] adj. many; large numbers

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: syn. toorò ant. tazó

[tadoɁ] n. a variety of yellow beads

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Dialect: syn. tado’ tasañ

[tamì] n. weed

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[tapiɁ] n. a variety of bird

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[tapjaɁ] v. untie

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[tarɉĩ] v. straighten

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Dialect: ant. tarki’

[tolĩ] v. pour something out

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Dialect: ant. tolw’

[tɨpjaɁ tarɨ] n. a variety of cotton top

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[tɨrɨ] n. forehead

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[une cẽxo] n. crust over a wound

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[xooló] adj. main; supreme; principal; chief; head

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[xɨ] v. count; innumerate

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[xɨxu-xɨce] v. discriminate; differentiate

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[xè] v. suffice; be enough

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[jagɨ] n. cane or bamboo basket

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[jaŋo] num. five

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[jorlu] n. vegetable garden located away from the village

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[ɲaapaɁ] v. insult; slander; discredit

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[álù] adj. busy

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[úì pami] n. goose pimples

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