Apatani English

[ ukó simbja ]

n.    rear balcony

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Material Culture

[ koha ]

num.    nine

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Semantic domains:

• Numbers & Counting

[ ura ]

n.    inside (as of a house)

Dialect: ant. agoo

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ caãxá-diixá ]

adj.    barren; unproductive

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ 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

[ rɨxɨ aʎĩ ]

n.    the evening after four days

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Time & Seasons

[ gaɁbɨ ]

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

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[ sari ]

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Plants & Trees

[ paxoɁ sudu ]

n.    a long bamboo container for smoking spicy food

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Household Items

[ poɁtũ ]

v.    squat

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ ɉiʎá ]

n.    coarse silk

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Semantic domains:

• Clothing & Ornaments

[ naa ]

v.    collect; gather; muster

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ tooŋo ]

n.    wool

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Clothing & Ornaments

[ xɨŋɨ-xaŋa ]

adj.    muddle

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ murũ ]

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Time & Seasons

[ tacã ]

n.    wood-boring insect

Speaker: Tage Numpi

Semantic domains:

• Insects & Flies

[ sarpu sarse ]

n.    an early ripening variety of millet

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Agriculture & Forestry

[ uuxaɁ ]

adj.    shallow

Dialect: syn. aaxa’ ant. ùurañ

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ cuuɲi ]

n.    water beetle

Dialect: syn. yasi anw

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Semantic domains:

• Insects & Flies

[ dɨmɨ nanɨ ]

n.    side dish

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Food & Drink

[ agjo ]

v.    mix; add; combine

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ jaciɁ ]

v.    close (a sliding door)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ mɨɉi ]

n.    a variety of tree having a very bitter taste

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ hẽpa ]

v.    recall; remember

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ oho búudu alo ]

n.    birthday

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ neli ]

adj.    fragrant; appetizing smell

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ kẽte puʎe ]

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

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Semantic domains:

• Clothing & Ornaments

[ paʎoɁ ]

adj.    bent; not straight; inclined

Dialect: syn. pafa

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ púlĩ ]

v.    flower; bloom; blossom

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ rò ]

v.    spy; observe furtively; keep an eye on

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ ditũ-potũ ]

n.    ceremony; social event; occasion

Dialect: syn. dituñ

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Rituals & Customs

[ kokã ]

adj.    late; lower

Dialect: syn. kami

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ salɨ ]

v.    plantation

Dialect: syn. sañsuñ; sadi

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Agriculture & Forestry

[ papù ]

n.    egg

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Food & Drink

[ sosǝr ]

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

Dialect: ant. bañbañ

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ kapjo ]

adj.    good looking; beautiful

Dialect: ant. karu

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ hoi ]

v.    be; happen

Dialect: or. Assamese

Speaker: Nani Anga

[ xaarũ ]

n.    a benevolent god that protects a household

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Music & Dance
• Religion & Belief

[ ipũ-tarũ ]

n.    a variety of caterpillar

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Semantic domains:

• Food & Drink

[ attuɁ nanɨ ]

n.    lid used for closing a container

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Tools & Implements

[ mɨjaɁ ]

v.    interfere; encroach

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ ja ]

n.    nephew (term of address)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• People & Kinship

[ ɨ̃ ]

inter.    yes

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ mɨgeɁ ]

n.    pincers, usually of bamboo

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Semantic domains:

• Household Items

[ mɨpeɁ ]

v.    complete; finish

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ laɁtaɁ ]

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Weapons

[ dilĩ ]

n.    hair bun; tresses of bundled hair

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Body Parts & Secretions

[ tatá ]

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ kõci patã ]

n.    labour gang that works early in the morning

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Semantic domains:

• Agriculture & Forestry

[ tusiɁ-tusiɁ ]

adv.    one after the other

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ abba-ci ]

n.    step-father

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• People & Kinship

[ ema tupe ]

n.    dreamy (of a person); confused person

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• People & Kinship

[ mixɨ ronɨ ]

n.    a person possessed by spirit

Dialect: syn. mixw runw

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Semantic domains:

• Religion & Belief

[ purdo ]

v.    pluck (fruits) for oneself

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ sɨ ]

v.    die

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ lobú-lomè ]

n.    components of a loom

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Household Items

[ gjandi ]

n.    debt; dues; financial obligation

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[ sɨmǝr ]

n.    silt; sand

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Natural World

[ paʎù ]

n.    a variety of bird; parakeet

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Animals & Birds

[ pimpù ]

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Religion & Belief

[ pu ]

v.    make; create; manufacture

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ põtin ]

n.    pen

Dialect: or. Assamese

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Material Culture

[ pahe ]

v.    make a dent by cutting

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ subu ]

n.    mithun; bos frontalis

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Animals & Birds

[ ugù ]

n.    fireplace; hearth

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Material Culture

[ ɲaɁco ]

n.    tiny metal bell

Dialect: syn. fa’co

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Clothing & Ornaments

[ tano pǝrǝ ]

n.    traditional spinning wheel used to wind yarn into balls

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Tools & Implements

[ 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 ]

adv.    dirty; soiled; smeared; filthy

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ daɲi riilaɁ ]

n.    sunray

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ karɨɁ ]

v.    meet; greet

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ 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

[ pjatɨ ]

n.    a variety of rice

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Plants & Trees
• Agriculture & Forestry

[ gjoɁ ]

v.    prepare cane rope; smoothen cane rope

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ sarsɨɁ ]

adj.    bland; insipid; weak (of liquor)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ miɁjeɁ ]

v.    wink

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ tɨre ]

n.    thorn

Dialect: syn. tare

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ alíi ]

n.    seed; descendant; progeny; successor

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Agriculture & Forestry

[ keemɨɁ ]

v.    crush by rubbing

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ sarlã ]

n.    a variety of cane

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Plants & Trees

[ luga ]

adj.    talkative; loquacious; garrulous

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ eɁxaɁ ]

v.    miss a target by shooting

Dialect: ant. e’da’

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ kormo ]

n.    seed

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Semantic domains:

• Agriculture

[ sɨʎĩ ]

n.    this evening

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Time & Seasons

[ amĩ ]

n.    shade; shadow

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ daɲi agjã ]

n.    altar for propitiating Dazi (the Sun God)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Religion & Belief

[ rì arò ]

n.    the day after tomorrow morning

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Time & Seasons

[ pí ]

v.    bark

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ mò ]

pron.    he; she; third person singular pronoun

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ ací ]

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• People & Kinship

[ tabjo ]

n.    a species of bamboo (Chimonobambusa callosa)

Speaker: Tage Numpi

Semantic domains:

• Plants & Trees

[ tapo ]

n.    a variety of hardwood tree

Speaker: Tage Numpi

Semantic domains:

• Plants & Trees

[ ásù ]

adj.    lazy; slothful; sluggish

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ male ]

n.    luggage; load; baggage

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ xugjuɁ ]

n.    funnel shaped cane or bamboo distiller

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Tools & Implements

[ atɨɁ ]

v.    keep; store; retain; hold on to

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ pɨtaɁ ahì ]

n.    wild pear

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Plants & Trees

[ lɨpĩ ]

n.    upper portion of the foot

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Body Parts & Secretions

[ tadǝr ]

n.    parasitic worm

Speaker: Tage Numpi

Semantic domains:

• Health & Sickness

[ kɨmĩ talo ]

n.    a variety of brass plate

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Semantic domains:

• Material Culture