Apatani English

[aarǝ] n. portion of lower limb of an animal

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[acĩ] pron. group; crowd

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Dialect: var. atañ

[acò-amyò] n. animals; creatures

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[adũ-arã] adj. disoriented; muddled; confused

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[agĩ] v. trouble; irk; niggle

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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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[amu pèerũ] n. a variety of bean

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: syn. po’tuñ pèeruñ

[anu-abã] n. brothers; sibling

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[ajóo tɨpè] n. pumpkin

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Dialect: syn. e’pè, tápè

[baltiŋ] n. bucket

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[barɉuɁ] n. netted cane basket for everyday use

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[biɉe sudu] n. bamboo container; bamboo smoking pipe

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[bĩ] v. uproot (as of weed)

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[buuʎú] n. tadpole

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[buukò] n. a variety of large jungle rat

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[buuɲó] adj. small cylinderical object

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Dialect: ant. buurò

[bée] v. chant; invoke

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[cimĩ] adj. docile; humble; modest

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[cor] v. spray; squirt; sprinkle

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[daɲopa] adv. aimlessly

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[dãsò] n. spear with long handle

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[dãxo-paɁɲì] n. weapon

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[duɁ] v. offer something for sale; market

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[duɁca] adv. get excited; fired up

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[dɨxuɁ] n. left over food

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[eɁdaɁ] v. shoot at target

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Dialect: ant. e’xa’

[empjaɁ tijoɁ] n. silkworm pupae

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[ẽku] n. paddy of previous harvest

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[hɨsò] n. a variety of bamboo

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Dialect: syn. bihé

[ipoɁ poɁli] n. yeast used for preparation of new batches of yeasts

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[iju] n. anus

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Dialect: syn. koyu

[ɉeɁbiɁ] n. mud; swampy area

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[ɉiɉĩ tajĩ] n. a kind of dragonfly

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[ɉo] v. lift; carry

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[ɉú] v. weigh; measure

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[kaka] v. have a look at; examine; inspect; scrutinize

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[katú] v. watch from a distance

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[kebaɁ-kela] v. hug or embrace in an intimate way; hug in a playful way

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[keemɨɁ] v. crush by rubbing

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[kotǝr] n. bamboo sticks used as counters

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[koju tapjo] n. coccyx; tail bone

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[kǝrǝ talo] n. mirror

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Dialect: syn. karo talo; kako yalo; kvlo yalo, kwrv talo

[kɨɉǝr] v. brandish; wield; flaunt

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[lake] v. to cross legs

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[lãgja] adj. (dog) with a white neck

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[leko] v. cross

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[lorɨɁ] n. joint

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Dialect: syn. lwrw lorw’

[mãpo] n. roof covering

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[mɨbo-lubo] v. participate; assist; support

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[mɨgeɁ] n. pincers, usually of bamboo

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[mɨgò] n. task; work

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[mɨlãru] pron. all; everybody

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[mɨpĩ] v. use or spend a portion

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Dialect: syn. mwmó

[mjɨ káanɨ] n. diviner

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[nãlò] v. push something down

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Dialect: var. nalò

[nẽpjo] adj. good smell

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Dialect: ant. neñru

[nẽtó] n. a house on the main street

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Dialect: var. niñtó ant. neñbu, niñbu

[nɨtãpà] pron. how

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[nɨɨ] v. instigate; provoke

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[paɁca] v. toss up

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Dialect: ant. pa’lo

[paɁlo] v. toss down

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Dialect: ant. pa’ca

[papuu] n. white (esp. hen)

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[popita ahì] n. papaya

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[põtã] n. a section of village council

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[pulúu] adj. white; fair

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[pɨcã sɨdu] n. kitchen utensils

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Dialect: syn. pwcañ paaku’

[pɨi] n. solidified snot

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[pɨɉo] post. a moment ago

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[pɨteɁ paɉi] n. motor cycle

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[pjo] v. catch by pinching with a pincer

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[ŋarsi] v. chuckle; laugh quietly or inwardly

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[ŋurlo] v. move down something heavy using lever

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[reɁxaɁ] v. injure by scraping with something

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[riibu] n. a variety of fish; eel

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[ripó-rílo] adj. striped; streaked; variegated

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Dialect: syn. rimyo’-riso

[roŋe kamjã] adv. always; every time

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

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Dialect: var. ruñ

[rɨme] n. Nepalese alder (Alnus nepalensis)

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[sah] n. tea

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Dialect: or. Assamese

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

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Dialect: var. sala burta’

[selĩ] v. pull something out

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[sɨlã pacã] n. nape of the neck

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[taʎũ] n. tapeworm larvae

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[taɉè] v. believe; regard as true; be convinced by

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[taja rara] adj. quite; deserted

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[taɲiɁ] n. corn

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[taɲiɁ aruɁ] n. corn ear

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[tejaɁ] n. millet (Setaria italica)

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[tijoɁ] n. insect; worm

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[tõkĩ] v. display

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[ugù] n. fireplace; hearth

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[xũta] n. timber; wooden post

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[xɨ] num. six

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[jǝǝ] letter name y the letter representing j in the Apatani alphabet

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[jato pano] n. an aquatic insect

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[ɲaanɨ] n. general term for maternal uncles

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[ɲaaɲiɁ aláa] n. honey

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[ɲima] cop. there isn’t; copula negator

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Dialect: ant. do

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

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