Apatani English

[abã] v. bury (esp. in ash)

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[aʎí] n. air, wind

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[ageɁ] v. stick as with glue

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[agoo imiɁ] n. hearth towards the front of the house

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[alɨ́] n. a part of upper arm of an animal; lineage to whom a part of upper arm of sacrificed animal is offered

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[arɉĩ] v. stretch (esp. one’s body)

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[ata] n. aunt (term of address)

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[axɨ] n. comb

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[biɉe biirã] n. bamboo stump

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[bĩ] v. uproot (as of weed)

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

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[bɨlu-bɨlaɁ] adv. hurriedly; suddenly

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[bɨso] adj. afraid; scared; terrified

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[bíiɁ] v. emit sound; echo

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[caa] v. step on

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[càa] v. take paddy from the granary

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[daɁmo] v. rest; take a breather

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Dialect: syn. hémò

[dali] n. dried pulse usually prepared as gravy and taken with rice

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[dapo] n. penalty; prohibition; sanction

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[dogĩ] n. genesis; origin; creation; migration

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[dula] n. rope to tie dogs

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Dialect: syn. akì dula

[dɨŋó] n. left-over food

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[ẽsuɁ] v. fail (esp. of rice plant; failing to fruit)

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[ʎagja] adj. usual; normal; habitual; customary

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[ʎóo] v. collect, esp. firewood

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[gɨxuɁ] n. worn out dress

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

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Dialect: var. goi tabú

[haaru] n. mourning; grief

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[haʎã sãxã meʎã] n. hibiscus (Hibiscus rosasinensis)

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[hargó] v. overtake (esp. by running or driving)

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[huɁpo] n. protective armour of animal skin to cover the body from armpit to the groin

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[ixa] n. excreta (esp. of animals)

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[iɲa] int. interjection to express repugnance

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Dialect: syn. ija

[ɉokoɁ] v. opening something by lifting up the lid jopyañ

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[kaʎa] v. wait; watch

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[karĩ] v. envy; be jealous

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[kone kone] n. ? one by one

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[koŋ kolò] n. four days back

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[laɁko] n. button; an element of babo which is a horizontal stick on the body

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[laɁpĩ] n. back of the hand

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[laama] adj. few; not many

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Dialect: syn. ice

[lama] adj. few; some; scant; meager

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Dialect: syn. icu; ice

[lãgja] adj. (dog) with a white neck

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[lelaɁ] adj. fresh; new

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[luko] v. narrate; inform; recount; tell

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[lumur] v. speak wrongly; say something by mistake

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[lɨbã alló] n. knee cap

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[lɨpja] n. shin

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[lɨɨrɨ] n. edge; brim

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Dialect: syn. cirw

[magù] v. bellow as an expression of distress

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[mãpo] n. roof covering

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[miɁbeɁ amu] n. eyelash

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Dialect: syn. mi’byo’ amu

[milobo] n. male

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Dialect: ant. zimw

[miju] n. human beings

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Dialect: syn. neha

[mɨtù] n. beginning

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[mɨjo] v. mix; blend

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[mɨɲò] v. drill (esp. exercise)

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[orbjoɁ] adj. long

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Dialect: var. obyo’ syn. ba’so, wbyo’

[paʎoɁ] adj. bent; not straight; inclined

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Dialect: syn. pafa

[paroɁ lɨgo] n. time in the early morning when the cocks crow

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[pĩta] n. rounded liquid container made from the hard hollowed and dried skin of gourd

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[puɲũ] adj. normal; typical; usual

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[pjaɲiɁ] n. early maturing variety of paddy belonging to mìipyá group

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[pjàpu] v. destroy by mistake

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[ŋurlo] v. move down something heavy using lever

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[rori] n. spectacles; eyeglasses

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[rɨɁti] v. bind tightly

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[rɨxɨda] n. four days hence

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Dialect: syn. rwxw alo

[ríi] n. drool

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[saroɁ sanɨ] n. banyan tree (Ficus bengalensis)

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[sɨre taxe] n. tick

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Dialect: syn. swre twxe

[sɨɲi] n. sugar or. Assamese

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Dialect: var. swni

[tabu nɨmĩ] n. a variety of plant (Arisaema)

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[taɉǝr] n. a species of bamboo

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[takuɁ kuli] n. cucumber seeds

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[tala] n. lock

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[tapĩ] n. a species of bamboo

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[tapjò] adj. melodious; nice to hear

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[tarú] n. mosquito

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[taxò] n. bamboo split used for demarcating land

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[tɨnĩ] n. variety of a plant; wild sesame (Perilla frutescens)

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Dialect: var. taniñ

[tɨre] n. thorn

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Dialect: syn. tare

[tɨrɨ tatɨɁ] n. toad

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[tɨɨló] v. cut down (a tree)

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[tù] v. flood

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[uro] adv. forcefully; strongly

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[ɨdo] n. stalk

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Dialect: var. ado

[xõdã] n. front or back wall of a house

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Dialect: syn. piñdañ

[xɨka] v. count; innumerate

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[xɨŋɨ-xaŋa] adj. muddle

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[xɨɨke] v. tie loosely

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[xú] v. measure

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[jai] n. variety of bamboo (Dendrocalamus hamiltonii)

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[jarlo] v. calm someone down

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[jarú rui] n. ear wax

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Dialect: syn. rui

[jasi pĩta] n. water bucket; water pot

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[jopo] n. cane basket

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[ɲaɁɲoɁ] adv. slow; sluggish

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Dialect: syn. za’za’

[ɲãbjũ] v. put one’s head into the water

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Dialect: syn. zañbuñ

[ɲime-jaru] n. rainbow

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