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ukó simbya [+]

[ ukó simbja ]

n.    rear balcony

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
koha [+]

[ koha ]

num.    nine

Speaker: Tage Yassing


Semantic domains:

  • Numbers & Counting
ura [+]

[ ura ]

n.    inside (as of a house)

Dialect: ant. agoo

Speaker: Tage Kanno

caañxá-diixá [+]

[ caãxá-diixá ]

adj.    barren; unproductive

Speaker: Tage Kanno

mwyù pwle’ [+]

[ mɨjù pɨleɁ ]

n.    a priestly ritual object made of a bundle of feathers of peacock, hornbills and cock

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Yassing


Semantic domains:

  • Religion & Belief
rwxw afiñ [+]

[ rɨxɨ aʎĩ ]

n.    the evening after four days

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Time & Seasons
ga’bw [+]

[ gaɁbɨ ]

v.    hold on to something (as someone’s hand, a stick or a knife)

Speaker: Tage Numpi

sari [+]

[ sari ]

n.    a variety of tree which is allergic to those who are sensitive to it

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
paxo’ sudu [+]

[ paxoɁ sudu ]

n.    a long bamboo container for smoking spicy food

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
po’tuñ [+]

[ poɁtũ ]

v.    squat

Speaker: Tage Kanno

jifá [+]

[ ɉiʎá ]

n.    coarse silk

Speaker: Tage Yassing


Semantic domains:

  • Clothing & Ornaments
naa [+]

[ naa ]

v.    collect; gather; muster

Speaker: Tage Kanno

tooqo [+]

[ tooŋo ]

n.    wool

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Clothing & Ornaments
xwqw-xaqa [+]

[ xɨŋɨ-xaŋa ]

adj.    muddle

Speaker: Tage Kanno

muruñ [+]

[ murũ ]

n.    first month of the lunar year; January; name of the festival celebrated in January

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Time & Seasons
tacañ [+]

[ tacã ]

n.    wood-boring insect

Speaker: Tage Numpi


Semantic domains:

  • Insects & Flies
sarpu sarse [+]

[ sarpu sarse ]

n.    an early ripening variety of millet

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Agriculture & Forestry
uuxa’ [+]

[ uuxaɁ ]

adj.    shallow

Dialect: syn. aaxa’ ant. ùurañ

Speaker: Tage Kanno

cuuzi [+]

[ cuuɲi ]

n.    water beetle

Dialect: syn. yasi anw

Speaker: Tage Yassing


Semantic domains:

  • Insects & Flies
dwmw nanw [+]

[ dɨmɨ nanɨ ]

n.    side dish

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Food & Drink
agyo [+]

[ agjo ]

v.    mix; add; combine

Speaker: Tage Kanno

yaci’ [+]

[ jaciɁ ]

v.    close (a sliding door)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

mwji [+]

[ mɨɉi ]

n.    a variety of tree having a very bitter taste

Speaker: Tage Yassing

heñpa [+]

[ hẽpa ]

v.    recall; remember

Speaker: Tage Kanno

oho búudu alo [+]

[ oho búudu alo ]

n.    birthday

Speaker: Tage Kanno

neli [+]

[ neli ]

adj.    fragrant; appetizing smell

Speaker: Tage Kanno

keñte pufe [+]

[ kẽte puʎe ]

n.    a variety of shawl usually made by stitching togethe discarded clothes

Speaker: Tage Yassing


Semantic domains:

  • Clothing & Ornaments
pafo’ [+]

[ paʎoɁ ]

adj.    bent; not straight; inclined

Dialect: syn. pafa

Speaker: Tage Kanno

púliñ [+]

[ púlĩ ]

v.    flower; bloom; blossom

Speaker: Tage Kanno

rò [+]

[ rò ]

v.    spy; observe furtively; keep an eye on

Speaker: Tage Kanno

dituñ-potuñ [+]

[ ditũ-potũ ]

n.    ceremony; social event; occasion

Dialect: syn. dituñ

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Rituals & Customs
kokañ [+]

[ kokã ]

adj.    late; lower

Dialect: syn. kami

Speaker: Tage Yassing

salw [+]

[ salɨ ]

v.    plantation

Dialect: syn. sañsuñ; sadi

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Agriculture & Forestry
papù [+]

[ papù ]

n.    egg

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Food & Drink
sosvr [+]

[ sosǝr ]

adj.    shrill (of voice); high pitched; thin voice

Dialect: ant. bañbañ

Speaker: Tage Kanno

kapyo [+]

[ kapjo ]

adj.    good looking; beautiful

Dialect: ant. karu

Speaker: Tage Yassing

hoi [+]

[ hoi ]

v.    be; happen

Dialect: or. Assamese

Speaker: Nani Anga

xaaruñ [+]

[ xaarũ ]

n.    a benevolent god that protects a household

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Music & Dance
  • Religion & Belief
ipuñ-taruñ [+]

[ ipũ-tarũ ]

n.    a variety of caterpillar

Speaker: Tage Yassing


Semantic domains:

  • Food & Drink
attu’ nanw [+]

[ attuɁ nanɨ ]

n.    lid used for closing a container

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Tools & Implements
mwya’ [+]

[ mɨjaɁ ]

v.    interfere; encroach

Speaker: Tage Yassing

ya [+]

[ ja ]

n.    nephew (term of address)

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • People & Kinship
wñ [+]

[ ɨ̃ ]

inter.    yes

Speaker: Tage Kanno

mwge’ [+]

[ mɨgeɁ ]

n.    pincers, usually of bamboo

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Yassing


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
mwpe’ [+]

[ mɨpeɁ ]

v.    complete; finish

Speaker: Tage Yassing

la’ta’ [+]

[ laɁtaɁ ]

n.    short stick usually used as a weapon for beating or throwing=

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Weapons
diliñ [+]

[ dilĩ ]

n.    hair bun; tresses of bundled hair

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Body Parts & Secretions
tatá [+]

[ tatá ]

adj.    color pattern of mithun bull, described as overall black with a white spots on either side

Speaker: Tage Kanno

koñci patañ [+]

[ kõci patã ]

n.    labour gang that works early in the morning

Speaker: Tage Yassing


Semantic domains:

  • Agriculture & Forestry
tusi’-tusi’ [+]

[ tusiɁ-tusiɁ ]

adv.    one after the other

Speaker: Tage Kanno

abba-ci [+]

[ abba-ci ]

n.    step-father

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • People & Kinship
ema tupe [+]

[ ema tupe ]

n.    dreamy (of a person); confused person

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • People & Kinship
mixw ronw [+]

[ mixɨ ronɨ ]

n.    a person possessed by spirit

Dialect: syn. mixw runw

Speaker: Tage Yassing


Semantic domains:

  • Religion & Belief
purdo [+]

[ purdo ]

v.    pluck (fruits) for oneself

Speaker: Tage Kanno

sw [+]

[ sɨ ]

v.    die

Speaker: Tage Kanno

lobú-lomè [+]

[ lobú-lomè ]

n.    components of a loom

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
gyandi [+]

[ gjandi ]

n.    debt; dues; financial obligation

Speaker: Tage Numpi

swmvr [+]

[ sɨmǝr ]

n.    silt; sand

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Natural World
pafù [+]

[ paʎù ]

n.    a variety of bird; parakeet

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Animals & Birds
pimpù [+]

[ pimpù ]

n.    tiffin; light meal; small amount of food item (esp. for offering to deities)

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Religion & Belief
pu [+]

[ pu ]

v.    make; create; manufacture

Speaker: Tage Kanno

poñtin [+]

[ põtin ]

n.    pen

Dialect: or. Assamese

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
pahe [+]

[ pahe ]

v.    make a dent by cutting

Speaker: Tage Kanno

subu [+]

[ subu ]

n.    mithun; bos frontalis

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Animals & Birds
ugù [+]

[ ugù ]

n.    fireplace; hearth

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
za’co [+]

[ ɲaɁco ]

n.    tiny metal bell

Dialect: syn. fa’co

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Clothing & Ornaments
tano pvrv [+]

[ tano pǝrǝ ]

n.    traditional spinning wheel used to wind yarn into balls

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Tools & Implements
ko’bw [+]

[ koɁbɨ ]

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

Dialect: syn. ko’bu

Speaker: Tage Yassing


Semantic domains:

  • People & Kinship
kaco kapaá [+]

[ kaco kapaá ]

adv.    dirty; soiled; smeared; filthy

Speaker: Tage Yassing

dazi riila’ [+]

[ daɲi riilaɁ ]

n.    sunray

Speaker: Tage Kanno

karw’ [+]

[ karɨɁ ]

v.    meet; greet

Speaker: Tage Yassing

o pwzu [+]

[ o pɨɲu ]

n.    bamboo spoon used while cooking millet for preparation of liquor

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
pyatw [+]

[ pjatɨ ]

n.    a variety of rice

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
  • Agriculture & Forestry
gyo’ [+]

[ gjoɁ ]

v.    prepare cane rope; smoothen cane rope

Speaker: Tage Kanno

sarsw’ [+]

[ sarsɨɁ ]

adj.    bland; insipid; weak (of liquor)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

mi’ye’ [+]

[ miɁjeɁ ]

v.    wink

Speaker: Tage Kanno

twre [+]

[ tɨre ]

n.    thorn

Dialect: syn. tare

Speaker: Tage Kanno

alíi [+]

[ alíi ]

n.    seed; descendant; progeny; successor

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Agriculture & Forestry
keemw’ [+]

[ keemɨɁ ]

v.    crush by rubbing

Speaker: Tage Kanno

sarlañ [+]

[ sarlã ]

n.    a variety of cane

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
luga [+]

[ luga ]

adj.    talkative; loquacious; garrulous

Speaker: Tage Kanno

e’xa’ [+]

[ eɁxaɁ ]

v.    miss a target by shooting

Dialect: ant. e’da’

Speaker: Tage Kanno

kormo [+]

[ kormo ]

n.    seed

Speaker: Tage Yassing


Semantic domains:

  • Agriculture
swfiñ [+]

[ sɨʎĩ ]

n.    this evening

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Time & Seasons
amiñ [+]

[ amĩ ]

n.    shade; shadow

Speaker: Tage Kanno

dazi agyañ [+]

[ daɲi agjã ]

n.    altar for propitiating Dazi (the Sun God)

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Religion & Belief
rì arò [+]

[ rì arò ]

n.    the day after tomorrow morning

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Time & Seasons
pí [+]

[ pí ]

v.    bark

Speaker: Tage Kanno

mò [+]

[ mò ]

pron.    he; she; third person singular pronoun

Speaker: Tage Yassing

ací [+]

[ ací ]

n.    elder brother’s wife (term of address)

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • People & Kinship
tabyo [+]

[ tabjo ]

n.    a species of bamboo (Chimonobambusa callosa)

Speaker: Tage Numpi


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
tapo [+]

[ tapo ]

n.    a variety of hardwood tree

Speaker: Tage Numpi


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
ásù [+]

[ ásù ]

adj.    lazy; slothful; sluggish

Speaker: Tage Kanno

male [+]

[ male ]

n.    luggage; load; baggage

Speaker: Tage Yassing

xugyu’ [+]

[ xugjuɁ ]

n.    funnel shaped cane or bamboo distiller

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Tools & Implements
atw’ [+]

[ atɨɁ ]

v.    keep; store; retain; hold on to

Speaker: Tage Kanno

pwta’ ahì [+]

[ pɨtaɁ ahì ]

n.    wild pear

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
lwpiñ [+]

[ lɨpĩ ]

n.    upper portion of the foot

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Body Parts & Secretions
tadvr [+]

[ tadǝr ]

n.    parasitic worm

Speaker: Tage Numpi


Semantic domains:

  • Health & Sickness
kwmiñ talo [+]

[ kɨmĩ talo ]

n.    a variety of brass plate

Speaker: Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
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All content copyright © Apatani community. (2015)
Dictionary produced by Tage Kanno, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. (2015)
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: Kanno, Tage, Gregory D.S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. 2015. Apatani Talking Dictionary. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/apatani

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There are currently 4157 entries, 4157 audio files, and 201 images.

All content copyright © Apatani community. (2015)
Dictionary produced by Tage Kanno, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. (2015)
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: Kanno, Tage, Gregory D.S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. 2015. Apatani Talking Dictionary. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/apatani

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