Apatani English

[aarda] n. tomorrow

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[abã] n. elder brother

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[alaɁ muɉa] n. glove

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[alì lɨpĩ] n. instep

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[atobo] n. father-in-law (term of reference)

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[beɁ] v. spring, something under tension; leap (as frogs do)

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[beɁtũ] v. shrink; contract; become smaller

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[buʎã] n. traditional village council of the Apatanis

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

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Dialect: syn. byaarañ

[bjoɁ] v. shine (as sun); radiate; glow; glare

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[cuca] n. an element of a ritual altar

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[daapo] n. a gift item on the occasion of Mida, a part of Apatani marriage ceremony

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[dekĩ] n. clay

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[dekĩ pɨcã] n. clay pot

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[doha-dolo] n. world; realm

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Dialect: syn. dodiñ-dolo

[doŋeɁ] adj. sunny; cloudless

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Dialect: ant. domiñ

[dɨli-dɨlo] adj. grandeur (of scenery); beautiful (of landscape)

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[dù] v. dig; excavate

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[gipjã] v. close (a hinged door)

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Dialect: ant. giko’ syn. gitiñ

[golu] n. lie; untruth; falsehood

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[gorá] n. a section of Apatani village council

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[gõpiɁ] v. rinse mouth

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[haapuɁ] n. diaphragm

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[haatɨ] n. west

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Dialect: syn. dazi áago

[haʎã hamã] n. Redflower Ragleaf; Fireweed (Crassocephalum crepidioides)

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Dialect: syn. genda hamañ

[hã] v. investigate; make enquiries; probe; enquire

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[hẽɉũ] n. comfort; ease; luxury; opulence

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

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[hiicí] v. grimace; make face (usually in pain)

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Dialect: syn. hiizi’

[hoã alló] n. backbone

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[hulaɁ] n. aerial yam (Dioscorea bulbifera)

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[hɨɉã apĩ] n. food contributed when a newborn baby is born

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[hɨsã] n. grass; fodder

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[iʎoɁ] n. machete

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[ĩdĩ-ĩkó] n. direction; way forward; way ahead

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[ɉompu] n. bamboo shaving used as a ritual element or a decorative item syn. some

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[ɉomɨɁ] n. cloud

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[kakĩ] v. show; display; exhibit

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[kapaɁ] v. ignore; disregard; pay no heed to

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[karpjaɁ] v. unroll

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[kokã] adj. late; lower

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Dialect: syn. kami

[koojo] n. the night before the last

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[laɁso] n. middle finger; a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of the outstretched thumb and middle finger

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Dialect: syn. la’ci’ lwpá

[loxoɁ] n. a part of loin loom

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[luɉa] v. finish speaking; conclude

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[lɨbã] n. knee

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

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[miʎa ri] n. sudden onset eye pain

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[miɉí] n. orphan

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Dialect: syn. mijí atúu

[milã] n. a variety of weed usually in the paddy fields

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[mɨɉi] n. a variety of tree having a very bitter taste

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[mɨɲò] v. drill (esp. exercise)

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[nãpaɁ] v. push something away

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[nunukɨɁ] pron. yours; second person plural pronoun, genitive case

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[paa] v. find (esp. by chance or luck); stumble on; chance on

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[pagǝr pɨlo] n. second lunar month of the year; February

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[parsĩ] n. red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus)

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[parɨ-molã] n. a variety of shrub bearing reddish berries commonly found in bamboo gardens

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[pata-pabja] adj. spotted

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[pajaɁ-gaajaɁ] v. attack; quarrel

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Dialect: syn. paya’

[paɲiɁ] n. small broken pieces of rice

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[piiʎa papù] n. a variety of greenish bead

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[pike] n. a spicy traditional dish

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[poɁtũ] v. squat

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[poi] n. residual fermented millet after preparation of beer

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[pɨɁpaɁ] v. sweep away

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[ru-xa] n. noise; tumult; commotion

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[rɨbɨ] n. railing

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[rɨsi-rɨse] adj. messy; disorganized; chaotic; cluttered

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[saɁpĩ saɁko] adj. suffocating; stifling

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[sãtǝr] adj. fully grown

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[sitãpa] adv. like this; this way

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[sĩ] v. feed (esp. liquid food)

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[supũ tarɨ] n. traditional dress for ceremonial occasions

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[susumomo] adj. disappointed; dispirited; downcast

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[sɨbi] n. monkey

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[sɨre taxe] n. tick

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Dialect: syn. swre twxe

[sɨtɨ] n. elephant

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[taɁkó] v. dig a hole or trench

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[taciɁ] n. wood-boring insect attacking bamboo or softwood

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[takeɁ] n. germ

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[taleɁ] n. a variety of garlic

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Dialect: syn. twle’

[taŋu] n. bee (in group)

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[tarsi] n. wall

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Dialect: var. tasi

[teɁhi] v. fall down

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[telĩ] v. push something out

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Dialect: ant. telw’ etym. teñ + aliñ

[tõ] v. display

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[tuupo] n. a plant whole upper portion has been removed

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[tũ] v. imprison; confine; hold captive

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[tɨɁ] v. jerk; pull suddenly

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[xɨ] v. slide while in sitting position; scoot

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[jalã] n. stone

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[japĩ ubúu] n. nostril

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[jar] v. persuade; coax; convince; win over

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[jara] n. a cane basket used by males for fetching firewood

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[jarú] n. ear

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[ɲaanɨ] n. general term for maternal uncles

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[ɲabe] v. frown; scowl

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

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Dialect: syn. zañbuñ

[álì] v. plant

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