Apatani English

[abjo] adv. endearingly; fondly; affectionately

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[aʎã] num. ten

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[aɉóo] v. hire; pay for

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[akée] n. food item used as a gift to express friendly gesture

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[amo] n. remaining grains of unhusked rice grains among husked ones

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[apĩ gaɁhĩ] n. ball of cooked rice

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[apóo] v. put cloths on cloth holder

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[aŋɨ] int. interjection to express indifference; let it be

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Dialect: syn. aqw swco; aga swco

[axuɁ] v. regurgitate

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[aì] adj. heavy

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[bahũ] adv. vomiting tendency; retch

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[balu] n. garden

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[baró] n. brother

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[bẽ] v. vocalize (esp. of animals and birds); chirp; warble; sing

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[biiku-biʎa] adj. boastful; egoistical; vainglorious

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[bjapuɁ] n. bamboo shoot

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Dialect: syn. behé, wtw rwbw, wtw bwrw

[bjuu] v. suck

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[bábì] n. swing; dangle

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[daruu] n. summer

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[daɲi alo] n. Sunday

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[dimǝr] n. dust

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Dialect: syn. pwmvr

[dɨɁ] v. have adverse or allergic reaction to something ingested

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[ẽtɨ pataɁ] n. wooden try on which to beat while harvesting paddy

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[ganda] n. country; land

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[gipjã] v. close (a hinged door)

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Dialect: ant. giko’ syn. gitiñ

[gorbã] n. shoulder

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[haadɨ] v. get angry; annoyed; enraged

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[haatĩ] adj. significant; important; notable; remarkable

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[hẽɉu-mɨɉu] n. behaviour; conduct; deportment

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[hẽko-hẽpe] adj. confused; perplexed; baffled

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[hẽsǝr] adj. not having any burden or impediment

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

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[hukɨ] pron. whose

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[huŋa] v. squat (esp. of quadruplets)

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Dialect: syn. buqá

[huuto] n. light

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[iɁce] v. keep a night’s gap

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[iɁrũ] v. sleep in somebody else’s house

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[ih] int. interjection to express disapproval

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[iŋɨ-ĩxeɁ] v. move around

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[ɉãda] n. flag

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ɉeɁmeɁ] adj. flat; deflatted

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[ɉigɉiro] n. kind of a traditional shawl

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[ɉoo] v. pay as wage

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[ka] v. see; look at

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[kaɉiɁ] adj. good to look at; good

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[kasɨ-kape] v. ignore; pay attention to

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[kosiɁ koʎi] adv. wriggle restlessly

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[kõci patã] n. labour gang that works early in the morning

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[kutĩ] n. traditional relationship

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[kuupaɁ] v. throw away

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[káhè] adj. big; large

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Dialect: ant. atúu

[laɁbu] n. sleeve; part of a garment that covers the arms

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[laapjó] v. steal (by taking with hands)

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[leŋò] n. lawn; front yard; space in the village

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[lulù] v. disturb by speaking

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Dialect: syn. lulù-lugo

[lɨsĩ pɨtu] n. calf

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[lɨxɨ̃] n. dirt on the feet

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[milo] n. male

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Dialect: ant. bwnw

[milo rɨɉì] n. a variety of fern used in the construction of altars (Diplazium esculentum)

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[mirɨɁ jalã] n. grinding stone for millet

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[muku] n. tobacco

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Dialect: syn. dui

[muku kuli] n. seed of tobacco plant

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[mɨha-mɨxa] v. annoy; pester

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[mɨsuɁ] v. separate; disconnect; detach

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[mɨjaɁ] v. interfere; encroach

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[nãpja] v. scatter by pushing

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[par] v. make or light fire; ignite fire

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[paroɁ papù] n. chicken egg

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[paxɨɁ] v. cut to break or fracture bones in a piece of meat

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[pĩciɁ sarsé] n. an early ripening variety of millet

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[pǝrǝ] n. traditional spinning wheel used to wind yarn into balls

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Dialect: syn. tano pvrv

[pɨge] n. barbet

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[ŋoo] v. get lost; get missing; go astray

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[rõ] v. be mad; go insane; become crazy

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Dialect: var. ruñ

[ru] v. sneak; plot; machinate; conspire

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[rubiɁ jarú] n. right ear

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[rujó] n. a variety of cane earring

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[sabè] n. loincloth

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[sala bortaɁ] n. cobra; King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

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Dialect: var. sala burta’

[sarpu sarse] n. an early ripening variety of millet

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[sarse pɨɲu] n. wooden spoon used while frying millet

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[sãtĩ] adj. of same age; contemporary

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[setu] v. stop by pulling

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[sɨbi] n. monkey

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[sù] v. rear; breed; bring up; nurture

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[taʎí] adv. sarcastic; ironic; sneering

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[takĩ] n. cowrie shell

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Dialect: syn. takiñ za’co

[tamiɁ] n. fly (Diptera)

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[tarɨ] n. shirt; top

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[tuulu] n. sub-clan

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[tɨxɨɁ] adj. curly

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[tùdaɁ] v. place or push something upright

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[ɨ̃] inter. yes

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[xaarũ agjã] n. altars for the xaruñ god

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[xãxã] adv. firmly; fervently; forcefully

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Dialect: syn. xañxañ dwrañ

[xeẽ] v. roast

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[xɨpaɁ] v. subtract

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[ɲagó] n. snout

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[ɲaŋo] n. five years

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[ácì-ahè] n. ailment; suffering

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