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The Apatani Talking Dictionary currently has 4157 entries, with 4157 audio files and 201 images.
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abyóo [+]

[ abjóo ]

n.    headgear of a priest made of woven cloth

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Clothing & Ornaments
adañ [+]

[ adã ]

n.    spear

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Weapons
agvr [+]

[ agǝr ]

n.    bundh; raised earthen boundary between paddy fields where millet is planted

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Agriculture & Forestry
agyañ [+]

[ agjã ]

n.    ritual altar of the Apatanis

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Time & Seasons
  • Religion & Belief
aíi hiipiñ [+]

[ aíi hiipĩ ]

n.    feline jaw used to decorate a machete sheath

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
ají pwhá [+]

[ aɉí pɨhá ]

n.    small cane basket

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Tools & Implements
akì talañ [+]

[ akì talã ]

n.    dog of brownish color

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Animals & Birds
alo sudu [+]

[ alo sudu ]

n.    small bamboo salt container carried for feeding mithuns

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
alóo [+]

[ alóo ]

n.    bamboo flooring support

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
amu pèeruñ [+]

[ amu pèerũ ]

n.    a variety of bean

Dialect: syn. po’tuñ pèeruñ

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Agriculture
  • Food & Drink
arpw [+]

[ arpɨ ]

n.    bamboo crossbeam of a fence

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Villages & Towns
arww [+]

[ arɨɨ ]

n.    bundle (esp. of bamboo)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

babó [+]

[ babó ]

n.    ceremonial pole of the Apatanis erected on the eve of the Myoko festivals

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Religion & Belief
  • Music & Dance
baciñ [+]

[ bacĩ ]

n.    box myrtle (Myrica esculenta/Myrica nagi)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
bade [+]

[ bade ]

n.    ceiling rack for storing meat syn. yo bade; xaci

Dialect: syn. yo bade; xaci

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
bagañ rizo [+]

[ bagã riɲo ]

n.    a variety of flower; primrose flower (Primula spp.)

Dialect: syn. neha appú

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
barju’ [+]

[ barɉuɁ ]

n.    netted cane basket for everyday use

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
basw’ [+]

[ basɨɁ ]

n.    bank (of a river); riverbank; shore

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Natural World
batiñ [+]

[ batĩ ]

n.    hedge; cattle barricade designed for humans to climb over it

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Agriculture & Forestry
behe [+]

[ behe ]

n.    bamboo shoot

Dialect: syn. byapu’, wtw rwbw, wtw bwrw

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
  • Food & Drink
bije arw [+]

[ biɉe arɨ ]

n.    bundle of bamboo

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
bije biirañ [+]

[ biɉe biirã ]

n.    bamboo stump

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Natural World
bije biizi’ [+]

[ biɉe biiɲiɁ ]

n.    small sized bamboo

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
bije sudu [+]

[ biɉe sudu ]

n.    bamboo container; bamboo smoking pipe

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
birañ patu’ [+]

[ birã patuɁ ]

n.    bamboo stump (esp. with sharp edge)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Natural World
boha [+]

[ boha ]

n.    cane rope tied to a babó for acrobatic game; acrobatic game played on the rope

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
byaago [+]

[ bjaago ]

n.    front verandah of an Apatani house

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
byapu’ [+]

[ bjapuɁ ]

n.    bamboo shoot

Dialect: syn. behé, wtw rwbw, wtw bwrw

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Food & Drink
  • Plants & Trees
byoopvr [+]

[ bjoopǝr ]

n.    a variety of headgear

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Clothing & Ornaments
byuxwñ [+]

[ bjuxɨ̃ ]

n.    cemetery; burial ground; graveyard

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
caañcú [+]

[ caãcú ]

n.    cooking tripod

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
cañta [+]

[ cãta ]

n.    rice flake (esp. of newly harvested paddy)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Food & Drink
ci’pi [+]

[ ciɁpi ]

n.    wooden door frame

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
ci’ri [+]

[ ciɁri ]

n.    ceremonial antique sword

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Weapons
ciba [+]

[ ciba ]

n.    small cane bag usually used for carrying tiffin

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
ciciñ [+]

[ cicĩ ]

n.    loin loom

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
cuuxa [+]

[ cuuxa ]

n.    small bamboo container over the fireplace

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
daare’ re’ke [+]

[ daareɁ reɁke ]

n.    lower rack over the fireplace

Dialect: syn. da’re’ke

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
damiñda [+]

[ damĩda ]

n.    a variety of Apatani traditional dance, accompanied by bwsí

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Music & Dance
damu [+]

[ damu ]

n.    wooden digging stick used as an agricultural implement

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Tools & Implements
  • Agriculture
dekiñ pwcañ [+]

[ dekĩ pɨcã ]

n.    clay pot

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
didu [+]

[ didu ]

n.    liquid container of bamboo

Dialect: syn. dije’

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
diifañ pákù [+]

[ diiʎã pákù ]

n.    Mountain Imperial Pigeon (Ducula badia)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Koj Mama


Semantic domains:

  • Animals & Birds
dije’ [+]

[ diɉeɁ ]

n.    portable bamboo vessel (esp. for carrying liquor)

Dialect: syn. didu

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
diñgyañ [+]

[ dĩgjã ]

n.    fencepost

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Agriculture & Forestry
dompo turla [+]

[ dompo turla ]

n.    large bamboo glass

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
empyañ sudu [+]

[ empjã sudu ]

n.    bamboo container to store grains for poultry

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
endi [+]

[ endi ]

n.    rice plant; rice seedling

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
eñtw tari [+]

[ ẽtɨ tari ]

n.    kiwi (Actinidia sp.)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
eñtw yagw [+]

[ ẽtɨ jagɨ ]

n.    medium sized cane basket

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
eñxo [+]

[ ẽxo ]

n.    rice stalk; portion of a stalk

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
giyañ hamañ [+]

[ gijã hamã ]

n.    cabbage leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. rugosa)

Dialect: syn. giyañ

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
  • Food & Drink
gwda-pata [+]

[ gɨda-pata ]

n.    large cane basket

Speaker: Tage Numpi

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

haasvr [+]

[ haasǝr ]

n.    the internodal part of a bamboo

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Natural World
hafañ hamañ [+]

[ haʎã hamã ]

n.    Redflower Ragleaf; Fireweed (Crassocephalum crepidioides)

Dialect: syn. genda hamañ

Speaker: Nani Anga

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
  • Food & Drink
he’te’ [+]

[ heɁteɁ ]

n.    narrow channel in the wet rice cultivation fields

Speaker: Nani Anga

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Hunting & Fishing
henci [+]

[ henci ]

n.    a variety of edible berry

Speaker: Nani Anga

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

hurta’ [+]

[ hurtaɁ ]

n.    wooden board used for filtering rice water from the cooking pot

Speaker: Nani Anga

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
huzi [+]

[ huɲi ]

n.    pestle

Speaker: Nani Anga

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
hwbyw [+]

[ hɨbjɨ ]

n.    bamboo branch

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Natural World
hwguñ hamañ [+]

[ hɨgũ hamã ]

n.    a variety of vegetable; Japanese parsley (Oenanthe javanica)

Speaker: Nani Anga

Example: Photo by Kanno Tage


Semantic domains:

  • Food & Drink
  • Plants & Trees
hwjañ lwha’ [+]

[ hɨɉã lɨhaɁ ]

n.    small cane basket used as the container of food contributed during birth of a newborn by the mother’s mother

Speaker: Nani Anga

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
imi’ [+]

[ imiɁ ]

n.    sitting space around the traditional fireplace

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

iñgya [+]

[ ĩgja ]

n.    space between the fireplace and the side wall of a traditional house

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

iqiñ [+]

[ iŋĩ ]

n.    purple yam (Dioscorea alata)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Food & Drink
  • Plants & Trees
itú pumiñ [+]

[ itú pumĩ ]

n.    a variety of small dragonfly

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

jixe tarw [+]

[ ɉixe tarɨ ]

n.    a kind of shirt (esp. for males)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Clothing & Ornaments
jojuru [+]

[ ɉoɉuru ]

n.    a fruit bearing creeper (Silene sp.)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
jojuru [+]

[ ɉoɉuru ]

n.    a fruit bearing creeper (Silene sp.)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Food & Drink
jojvr [+]

[ ɉoɉǝr ]

n.    green june beetle

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Insects & Flies
keená [+]

[ keená ]

n.    black necked crane (Grus nigricollis)

Dialect: var. kenda

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Koj Mama


Semantic domains:

  • Animals & Birds
kekuru [+]

[ kekuru ]

n.    bulbul; nightingale

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Koj Mama


Semantic domains:

  • Animals & Birds
kenda [+]

[ kenda ]

n.    black necked crane (Grus nigricollis)

Dialect: var. keená

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Koj Mama


Semantic domains:

  • Animals & Birds
kiku’ [+]

[ kikuɁ ]

n.    outer covering of bamboo shoot that falls off when it grows into young bamboo

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Natural World
kortú [+]

[ kortú ]

n.    metal capping at the end of the handle of a ceremonial sword (ci’rì)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Clothing & Ornaments
kukufu hamañ [+]

[ kukuʎu hamã ]

n.    a variety of wild vegetable (Artemisia indica)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
  • Food & Drink
kwdi payu [+]

[ kɨdi paju ]

n.    glue obtained from a variety of tuber

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
kwle peñbu [+]

[ kɨle pẽbu ]

n.    a variety of flowering plant that grows on the banks of the river

Dialect: syn. kwle pemu

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
kwle tofo’ [+]

[ kɨle toʎoɁ ]

n.    sweet flag; a variety of flowering plants that grow along river banks and marshy places (Acorus calamus)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
kwra [+]

[ kɨra ]

n.    a variety of tree; oak tree (Lithocarpus dealbata)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
la’pañ [+]

[ laɁpã ]

n.    wooden community platform usually belonging to a clan

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
la’pañ tuli [+]

[ laɁpã tuli ]

n.    post of là’pañ

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
la’riñ [+]

[ laɁrĩ ]

n.    a hoop earring worn by women

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Clothing & Ornaments
le’ca [+]

[ leɁca ]

n.    cane havershack covered with fibres from the bark of a particular tree worn during jungle expeditions or during war-related rituals

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
le’ra [+]

[ leɁra ]

n.    cane havershack

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
lebu [+]

[ lebu ]

n.    agate bead

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Clothing & Ornaments
leyu [+]

[ leju ]

n.    a small path leading to a village

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
li lilañ [+]

[ li lilã ]

n.    cicada (Cicadidae)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Insects & Flies
lobú [+]

[ lobú ]

n.    a part of loin loom

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
lobyo’ tare [+]

[ lobjoɁ tare ]

n.    a variety of thorny plant

Dialect: var. lobyo’ twre

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
lobyo’ twre [+]

[ lobjoɁ tɨre ]

n.    a variety of thorny plant

Dialect: syn. lobyo’ tare

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
lomè [+]

[ lomè ]

n.    an element of loin loom

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Tools & Implements
loxo’ [+]

[ loxoɁ ]

n.    a part of loin loom

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Tools & Implements
lwha’ [+]

[ lɨhaɁ ]

n.    small cane basket

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Household Items
lwri pwsa [+]

[ lɨri pɨsa ]

n.    a variety of pine tree; Himalayan hemlock (Tsuga dumosa)

Dialect: var. nwri pwsa

Speaker: Tage Kanno

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
maji [+]

[ maɉi ]

n.    Tibetan bell without clapper used as a barter item

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
mepi [+]

[ mepi ]

n.    a variety of vegetable; plantain (Plantago erosa)

Dialect: syn. mepi hamañ

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
mepi hamañ [+]

[ mepi hamã ]

n.    a variety of vegetable; plantain (Plantago erosa)

Dialect: syn. mepi

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
midiñ [+]

[ midĩ ]

n.    nursery for paddy; seed bed

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Material Culture
miima’ [+]

[ miimaɁ ]

n.    a variety of hebaceous plant whose slender leaves are used to tie bundles of paddy or millet plant (Miscanthus sinensis)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno


Semantic domains:

  • Plants & Trees
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Dictionary produced by Tage Kanno, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. (2015)
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