Apatani English

[adĩ dĩɉi] n. black hair

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[adĩ dĩpúu] n. white or grey hair

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[aha ʎiiʎiɁ] adj. horrifying

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[alaɁ laɁpù] n. fist

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[caaŋeɁ-caaŋeɁ] adj. intense; stinging

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[cãcã] adj. cold (to the touch); chilly; gelid

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

Dialect: ant. twgò, Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dɨdɨɁ] v. poisoned (by eating)

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[dɨdɨɁ] adj. poisonous

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[dɨdɨɁ tahĩ] n. poisonous mushroom

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[ʎapu puʎe] n. an ordinary customary white shawl

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[gjapja-gjasa] v. spread by throwing

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[ɉeɁmeɁ] adj. flat; deflatted

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[ɉiɉi] adj. blue

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[kado-lili] adv. publicly; in everybody’s full view

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[koɁroɁ] n. traditional relationship usually the maternal uncle to whom a portion of the sacrificial animal is offered

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[koode koode] adv. waddling, of gait

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[kosiɁ kosiɁ] pron. one after the other

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[kukuʎu hamã] n. a variety of wild vegetable (Artemisia indica)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[kɨloɁ kɨloɁ] adj. glossy

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[kɨra raadu] n. chestnut

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[lalala] conj. then; and then

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[lãɉã] n. base of the head; nape of the neck

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[leɁbeɁ] v. flap (wings) with helplessness

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[lulũ] v. frighten by speaking; scare; intimidate

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[mjamja] n. antique brass plate

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[nunumi] pron. you (plural); second person plural pronoun, accusative case

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[nɨɁrɨɁ] v. run into somebody

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[paroɁ roɁnɨ] n. hen

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[paɲiɁ aɲiɁ] n. small rice grains that remain after sieving

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[poŋe-poŋe] adj. varied; diverse

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[pɨsa saamã] n. pine needle

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[pɨsa saaxu] n. pine cone

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[pjapjũ] adv. together; in collaboration; in cooperation; jointly

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[riri tami] n. a variety of creeper used as a vegetable; Chinese creeper (Mikania micrantha)

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[sãxã] n. border post

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[sosiɁ-sosiɁ] adv. in a line; one after the other

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[susumomo] adj. disappointed; dispirited; downcast

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[sɨbi bidɨ] n. a variety of monkey

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[sɨbi bisǝr] n. a variety of monkey

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[tano-gogo] n. snail

Dialect: var. tano gorgo, Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tano-gorgo] n. snail

Dialect: var. tano-gogo, Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tarlar] n. peacock

Dialect: syn. tar pwta, Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tɨɁli tɨɁli] adv. frequently; again and again; over and over again

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[tɨp pɨpɨ] n. Himalayan cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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[xãxã] adv. firmly; fervently; forcefully

Dialect: syn. xañxañ dwrañ, Speaker: Tage Kanno

[xãxã-dɨrã] adv. firmly; fervently; forcefully

Dialect: syn. xañxañ, Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jalu-jabja] n. stylish; fashionable

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[jamu muku] n. smoke

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[ɲaɁɲaɁ] adv. slow; sluggish

Dialect: syn. za’zo’, Speaker: Tage Kanno