Apatani English

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

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[aarda] n. tomorrow

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[ahi pyoɁsu] v. brush one’s teeth

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[aháa] n. heart

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[amjaɁ] n. penis

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[axɨ] n. guts; entrails; viscera

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[beẽ] v. shine, of sun; heat, of fire

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[bũci] n. ninth month of the year; September-October

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[bɨdã daaraɁ] n. stiff cliff

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[báxè] adj. brusque; impolite; rude; ill-mannered

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[bìi] v. move to and fro; swing; oscillate

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[cicĩ] n. a variety of ritual (esp. to ward off malevolent spirit)

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Dialect: ant. twgò

[coʎo pakaɁ] n. small metallic plate, esp. to serve side dishes

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[ditĩ] n. cliff; ravine

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[doolã] adj. brownish

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[doorò] adj. big (of an animal or vehicle)

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Dialect: ant. dorzó

[dula] n. rope to tie dogs

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Dialect: syn. akì dula

[dɨpjoɁ] v. eat something to add taste to a meal

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[ʎanɨ] n. one who blesses; God

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[gaɁti] v. hold tightly

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[gõ] v. utter; emit

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[góò] v. hug; embrace; cuddle

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[haagja] n. entrance

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Dialect: syn. áagyá

[haalo] n. August-September; ninth month of lunar year

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[haɉǝr] num. thousand

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Dialect: or. Assamese

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

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[hɨbaɁ] adj. next; following

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[hɨɉã lopa] n. a stick presented to a child with developemntal delay by her maternal grandparent

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[imiɁ] n. sitting space around the traditional fireplace

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[imo] n. paddy

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Dialect: var. emo

[ɉarpĩ] v. hysteria; sickness caused by the spirit of a dead person

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[ɉihɨ-ɉixe] v. roll to and fro

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[ɉimǝr] pron. all; whole

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Dialect: syn. mwlañ

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

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[katĩ] v. compare; analogize to; equate to

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[keemɨɁ] v. crush by rubbing

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[koʎoɁ-koco] adj. bent; not round; irregular

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Dialect: syn. kofo’

[koha] num. nine

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[koɲã ɲaŋe] n. three years back

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[kursi] n. chair

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[laɁrã] n. a hoop earing worn by priests on ceremonial occasions

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[laapĩ] v. close with a lid

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Dialect: ant. laako’

[lohe] n. one day

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[lulaɁ] v. speak well

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[lupá-luma] v. speak without a purpose; speak carelessly

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[lɨguɁ] n. incubating hen

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[lɨkè] v. cross legs

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[lɨɨpi] n. shoulder blade

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[mikì] adj. skilled; expert

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[mɨciɁ] v. hurt the eye

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[mɨmĩ-mɨhĩ] v. do something without a purpose

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[mɨxó] v. do something leading to bankruptcy

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[mjobja] adj. facing the sunny side

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Dialect: ant. myofi

[nago] n. ritual hut in the middle of a village

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[nala pakaɁ] n. drain

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Dialect: syn. nala

[nẽkeɁ] n. thirteenth lunar month of the year; December-January

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[nɨɁrɨɁ] v. run into somebody

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[pabjó] n. quarrel; dispute

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[paʎò] n. patch; piece

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[page] v. write; mark

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Dialect: syn. gè

[pepuɁ] n. mat; reed used for making mats (Phragmites karka)

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[pẽ] v. mature; come of age; be full-grown

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[popǝr] n. butterfly

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[pu] v. bind

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[pukũ hóonɨ] n. a close relative of Muruñ sponsor who takes care of the food and drinks for pukuñ participants

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[puluɁ] v. cover

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[pũdeɁ] v. bulge; swell

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[ŋɨi taxũ] n. fish trap

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[ribo] v. throw something across

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[rubi] n. deaf

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[runɨ] n. madman; lunatic; maniac

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Dialect: var. ronw

[rɨhĩ] n. a variety of tree

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

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[sabeɁ] n. key

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Dialect: Or. Assamese

[saʎó] n. a variety of tree; Fragrant Himalayan Champaka (Michelia champaca)

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[sãtaɁ ude] n. wooden house

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[siɁ] v. urinate

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[soli] n. a sacrificial share of meat comprising of hind leg

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[sopo] adj. slim; slender; svelte; lissome

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[subu] n. mithun; bos frontalis

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[suʎiɁ sume] adj. crooked; dishonest; untrustworthy

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[sukũ pɨtĩ] n. open space by a well

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[sɨcú] n. stag

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Dialect: syn. swcúr

[sɨlã pacã] n. nape of the neck

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[talã] adj. brownish color (esp. of a cattle)

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[talo pɨɲu] n. spoon

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[tamiɁ] n. fly (Diptera)

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[tano] n. thread; yarn

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[Tanɨ miju] n. Apatani people

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[tarpĩ] n. maggots

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[taju] n. wasp

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[teɁ] v. fall (esp. from a standing position)

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[uuxaɁ] adj. shallow

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Dialect: syn. aaxa’ ant. ùurañ

[ɨci-padɨɁ] n. doodlebug

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[xootu] n. metal skewer for male hair knot

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[jaa] v. rot; decay; decompose

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[jasi paɉeɁ] n. water birds

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[jorxũ hamã] n. toothache plant; paracress (Acmella oleracea)

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

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Dialect: syn. zañbuñ

[úì] n. spirit; god; devil

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