Apatani English

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

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[abjũ-aʎũ] v. finish binding; tie up by tightening the rope after binding something

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[acò-amyò] n. animals; creatures

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[ahu] n. body; torso

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Dialect: syn. ahu-apo

[aɉĩ] n. friend; company; mate

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[akì] n. dog

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[atú-kahè] n. size

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[ajóo tɨpè] n. pumpkin

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Dialect: syn. e’pè, tápè

[aì] adj. raw; uncooked

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[barɉuɁ] n. netted cane basket for everyday use

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[bɨnɨ] n. female; damsel; lady

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[bɨpɨɁ] prep. under; beneath; below

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[bjaarã] n. space between the front verandah and the main space in an Apatani house

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Dialect: syn. byaací

[bjací] adj. smart; quick; agile

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Dialect: syn. cibyw

[bjarbó] v. jump across

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[bjáa] v. roast; grill

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[caabã] v. crush something underground with the feet

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[caaɉeɁ] v. step on something

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[cãdɨ metɨ] n. an agricultural ritual of the Apatanis

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[ciɁpi] n. wooden door frame

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[cigu] n. source (of a stream)

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[cuukiɁ] n. metallic poker; safety pin

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Dialect: syn. ufañ kuti

[dĩtuɁ] v. comb

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[dutĩ] n. wooden block for sitting on

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[ema] n. dream; reverie

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Dialect: var. imáa

[ẽtɨ patã] n. labor gang for paddy harvesting

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[ʎaɁgeɁ] v. catch (fire)

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[ga] v. scold; rebuke; reprimand;chide

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Dialect: la.wav?

[gjaɁ] v. wander; roam

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[hai] n. water

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Dialect: syn. yasi

[harbaɁ] v. hug; embrace

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[heʎa] v. have patience; have endurance

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[hẽpjoɁ] v. guilt ridden; feel guilty; conscience stricken

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[hua] v. fall into something

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[hubjú] n. sheath; scabbard

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[hɨri-hɨxo] n. dirt particles

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[kahɨ-kaxeɁ] v. look around; be watchful

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[kahò] v. take note of; mark something

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[kanu] num. seven

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[karo] v. spy; peep

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[kɨla kɨla] adj. eyes wide open

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[kɨloɁ kɨloɁ] adj. glossy

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[laɁgeɁ] n. anticubital space

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[laɁku] adj. sinistral; left (side)

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Dialect: syn. la’ci

[laɁpĩ] n. back of the hand

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[lalala] conj. then; and then

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

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Dialect: syn. tale’; twle’

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

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[li] v. sow; seed; broadcast

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[loɲãdà] n. two years hence

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[lɨdì] n. base; bottom; way; footprint

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[lɨpiɁ] n. numbness of the limbs

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[moiɁ] adj. turbid; muddy; murky

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[mɨcu] n. fire accident, esp. burning down house (s)

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[mɨʎo] n. flame

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[mɨgjo-mɨʎo] v. mix; blend; mingle

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[mɨpjaɁ] v. undo something; untie

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[mɨpjã] v. close

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Dialect: syn. mwpiñ

[nãpaɁ] v. push something away

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[nɨɁteɁ] v. doze; nap; catnap

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[nɨtɨ apa] int. enough; that’s enough; interjecton to express satisfaction

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[paduɁ] v. hop to express extremes of emotions

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[pagǝr] v. build or repair bundhs

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[pamɨɁ] v. cut or chop into small pieces

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[paroɁ lãxa] n. poultry house

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[pataɁ ude] n. house with roof of bamboo split

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[pãxa] n. fan

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[pɨló] n. lever

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[pɨsa saamã] n. pine needle

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[pjaɁlo] v. release captive fowls from the cage

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[párɨɨ] v. twist; turn around

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Dialect: syn. párww-paxe

[pìi] v. dry

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[ŋẽciɁ] adj. tasty; delicious

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[rɨbĩ] n. area of slash and burn cultivation

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[rɨhĩ] n. a variety of tree

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[saɁpeɁ] v. optimistic; hopeful; be confident

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Dialect: ant. sa’xw’

[saha] n. cane rope

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Dialect: var. swha

[santú] n. tree

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[sãpǝr] n. a variety of fruit used as a spice

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[sãxã] n. rubber

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[sãxã meʎã] n. a variety of fencing plant; privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium)

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[simbja] n. balcony in a traditional house

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Dialect: var. siñbya

[subu ipaɁ] n. mithun dung

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[subu tuɁteɁ] n. a variety of wild strawberry

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[sɨdĩ] n. barking deer; muntjac

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[tapǝr] n. heavy log put on a prisoner’s legs to prevent escape

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Dialect: var. twpvr

[tarò] v. listen secretly; eavesdrop

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[taɲiɁ] n. corn

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[tãru] adj. bad in taste (of drinks)

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Dialect: ant. tañpyo

[tãxɨ̃] v. get drunk

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[teɁhi] v. fall down

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[tõ] v. display

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[tudɨ] adj. short

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[tɨɨ] v. chop, as of cutting down a tree

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[ura] n. inside (as of a house)

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Dialect: ant. agoo

[jalo] n. shadow; reflection; echo

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[jaso] n. cane

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[ɲatu] n. resting place

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[úì bée] v. a variety of chanting during a particular ritual

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[úì taɲiɁ] n. cobra lily (Arisaema sp.)

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