Apatani English

[abba-axá] n. man (esp. married man); adult man

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[adĩ] adv. only; exclusively; solely

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[aʎóo gõsò] n. mantis

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. afóo koñsò

[aɉí] n. farm; wet agricultural field

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[akì durgu] n. wooden trough for feeding dogs

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[amánɨ] pron. everything; each item

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[aroɁ paco] int. expression of happiness; thank you

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[asã] n. north

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[attè] adj. thick (of a liquid)

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[atɨɁ] v. keep; store; retain; hold on to

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bijã tɨɁgja] n. waist (esp. of female)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[caabã] v. crush something underground with the feet

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[cahiɁ] n. miser

Speaker: Tage Yassing

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. twgò

[cuca] n. an element of a ritual altar

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[daɁreɁke] n. lower rack over the fireplace

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. daare’ re’ke

[dacã pɨcã] n. metallic pot

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dahɨ-daaxe] v. go here and there

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dãtǝr] v. break something by beating

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[diipaɁ] v. peel off; detach

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dimǝr] n. dust

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. pwmvr

[dĩxuɁ] n. skull

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[doɉiɁ roɁpo] n. Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella)

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[dɨrã] n. principal marriage gift to bride’s parent; one who gets such marriage gift

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dɨrɨ] adj. late; delayed

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[ʎe] v. wade through

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[ʎíi] v. slither (as snakes do)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[gaɁce] v. break by clutching something

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. ga’po

[gaɁciɁ] v. hold something at its tip or edge

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[gaɁpo] v. hold something at its base

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. ga’ce

[gaarò] adj. large, as a field

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. gartú

[gasu] v. have verbal quarrel

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[gi] v. operate a hinged door

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[gorxã] n. armpit; underarm

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[gjáa] v. spread (esp. seeds or sand by throwing)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[góò] v. hug; embrace; cuddle

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[haadɨ] n. anger

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[haaɉuɁ] adj. light; not heavy

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. aì

[haapĩ tagjã] n. fog; mist

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. haapiñ

[hemó] v. suspect; doubt; distrust

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hẽdi] adj. thoughtful

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[hẽsǝr] adj. not having any burden or impediment

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hupa] pron. for whom

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hú] v. wake up; rouse; awaken

Speaker: Nani Anga

[ɉo] v. lift; carry

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[kahɨ-kaxeɁ] v. look around; be watchful

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[keɁtĩ] n. thatch

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[kẽ] v. injure; cause pain or discomfort

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[kẽte puʎe] n. a variety of shawl usually made by stitching togethe discarded clothes

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[koʎũ-kocũ] adj. imbalanced; fall down due to imbalance

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[koha xage] num. ninety

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[kompjutar] n. computer

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. English

[kooroɁ] n. a traditional relationship on the maternal side whom a portion of meat from sacrificial animal is offered

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[kordu] n. way of wearing a cloth

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[lohe] n. one day

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[luga] adj. talkative; loquacious; garrulous

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[lɨsĩ pɨtu] n. calf

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[marbolu] n. marble

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: or. English

[mãpo] n. roof covering

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[murto] n. metal arrowhead

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: var. morto

[mũdo] n. girlfriend; female lover

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. zimuñ ant. saado

[mɨmó] v. use or spend a portion

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: syn. mwpiñ

[mɨneɁ] v. touch; beat

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[mɨnù-mɨna] adv. worthlessly; uselessly

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mɨpjã] v. close

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: syn. mwpiñ

[nã] v. push; press

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[nelĩ] v. send somebody out

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. nelw’

[nɨɲi] pron. you two; second person dual pronoun

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[oho ɲimɨ] n. daughter

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[paa] v. find (esp. by chance or luck); stumble on; chance on

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[pace] v. cut into two pieces

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[patuɁ] n. sharp edged stump of bamboo or other tree

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[paɲiɁ] n. small broken pieces of rice

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[perũ jaanɨ] n. fermented soybean

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[poɁtũ pèerũ] n. a variety of bean

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Dialect: syn. amú pèeruñ

[poli] n. seed

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[pukũ] n. an occasion during Muruñ festival on which the relatives contribute rice to the sponsor

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[pɨcã paakuɁ] n. kitchen utensils

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. pwcañ swdu

[pɨdi pɨɲiɁ] n. watch hut in the paddy fields

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. pwdi pwfi’

[pɨteɁ paɉi] n. motor cycle

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[pɨɲu] n. spoon

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[ŋaare] adj. lose taste or inability to eat more

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Dialect: syn. qaatw

[rɨxɨ aʎĩ] n. the evening after four days

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[sãcí] n. a variety of fruit

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Dialect: syn. dwrañ sañxañ

[sãxó] n. smoke-dried meat

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[sĩ] v. feed (esp. liquid food)

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[soɁko] n. jaw

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[somĩ ŋarmĩ] n. entertainment; amusement; enjoyment

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[sɨɨ jo] n. beef

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[tai belã] n. a variety of acacia tree usually used for hedges

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tapju] n. a species of bamboo

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[tarlũ] adj. barren; childless

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[taxɨ tabu] n. bed bug

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[tãxɨ̃] v. get drunk

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[tẽ] v. touch (esp. with finger)

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[tõkĩ] v. display

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[tuu] v. pick up

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[ɨɨ] letter name w ɯɯ the letter representing ɯ in the Apatani alphabet

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[ɲimɨ] n. female

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[álù] v. to work

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