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aba’

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[abaɁ] v. put a load; help carry

akì durgu

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[akì durgu] n. wooden trough for feeding dogs

akì ipa’

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[akì ipaɁ] n. faeces of dogs

amañ

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[amã] n. roof

arkó

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[arkó] v. latch; fasten; bolt; lock

aruñ

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[arũ] adv. near; close by

axáa tayú

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[axáa tajú] adj. mature; elderly

bije arw

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[biɉe arɨ] n. bundle of bamboo

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buufú

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[buuʎú] n. tadpole

byañkvr

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[bjãkǝr] adj. thick

byurw-byarw

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[bjurɨ-bjarɨ] adj. dirty; unappetizing; messy

bìi

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[bìi] v. move to and fro; swing; oscillate

caañkò

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[caãkò] n. a piece of flat object, like a piece of broken earthen pot

diliñ

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[dilĩ] n. hair bun; tresses of bundled hair

dimu

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[dimu] n. hair (of head)

diñ

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[] v. pound with something

dutiñ

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[dutĩ] n. wooden block for sitting on

dwmw nanw

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[dɨmɨ nanɨ] n. side dish

dwri-hulo

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[dɨri-hulo] n. prosperity (in terms of number of children)

elì

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[elì] n. paddy seed; paddy preserved for next season’s sowing

eñtw

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[ẽtɨ] n. paddy harvest

faqa

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[ʎaŋa] v. flow in (of water)

fe’ko

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[ʎeɁko] n. doorlatch

g

[gǝǝ] letter name g the letter representing g in the Apatani alphabet

ga’ci’

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

haaru heñ

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[haaru hẽ] v. mourn; grieve

hi’jañ

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[hiɁɉã] v. wring; twist clothing to dry it.

hibu

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[hibu] n. beak

hirañ

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[hirã] n. molar tooth

hoñ

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[] v. burn (esp. in bulk)

hoó

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[hoó] adj. spacious; roomy; capacious

hu’po

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[huɁpo] n. protective armour of animal skin to cover the body from armpit to the groin

hufu

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[huʎu] n. bamboo javelin

huriñ

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[hurĩ] n. protective body armor of cane belt worn around the waist

jifá

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[ɉiʎá] n. coarse silk

jo’ko

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[ɉoɁko] v. open by cutting

kala’

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[kalaɁ] v. recognize; know

kaqu-kare

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[kaŋu-kare] v. discriminate; be biased against; be prejudiced against

karpa’ pwlò

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[karpaɁ pɨlò] n. second lunar month of the year; February

karpo-popi alo

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[karpo-popi alo] n. Saturday

kokañ

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[kokã] adj. late; lower

koopu’

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[koopuɁ] v. sprain

kormu

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[kormu] n. grasshopper var. kurmu

korò

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[korò] n. the morning before the last

la’bú

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[laɁbu] n. sleeve; part of a garment that covers the arms

laqe

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[laŋe] num. hundred

lañku

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[lãku] adj. tilted, esp. the head

leyu

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[leju] n. a small path leading to a village

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leñbo

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[lẽbo] n. road

luko

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[luko] v. narrate; inform; recount; tell

meñdw

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[mẽdɨ] n. buffalo

mi’

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[miɁ] v. get extinguished (of fire or light)

mikì

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[mikì] adj. skilled; expert

mwdù

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[mɨdù] n. time for doing something

mwge’

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[mɨgeɁ] n. pincers, usually of bamboo

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mwlañ

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[mɨlã] pron. all; everybody

mwpó

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[mɨpó] v. cut accidentally with some sharp edge

mwyu

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[mɨju] n. ash

nariñ-kari alo

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[narĩ-kari alo] n. Wednesday

nekañ

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[nekã] n. toilet; latrine

nw

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[] pron. what

oho búu

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[oho búu] v. give birth

paya’

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[pajaɁ] v. attack; quarrel

pe’

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[peɁ] v. lay a trap; entrap; ensnare

poqe

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[poŋe] adj. different

pore o

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[pore o] n. a variety of beer preparation

poñcu’

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[põcuɁ] adj. narrow

pulu’

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[puluɁ] v. cover

pwta’ appú

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[pɨtaɁ appú] n. flower of wild pear tree

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pww

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[pɨɨ] v. collect with palms

pyà

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[pjà] v. destroy; dismantle

rapw’

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[rapɨɁ] n. a space underneath

ri

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[ri] v. throw

riila’

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[riilaɁ] n. ray (of sun); beam

riila’

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[riilaɁ] n. tendril

rimyo’-riso

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[rimjoɁ-riso] adj. striped; streaked; variegated

rwgo’

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[rɨgoɁ] n. cane loop tied on the horns of cows or mithuns

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s

[sǝǝ] letter name s the letter representing s in the Apatani alphabet

samiñ rako

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[samĩ rako] n. tortoise

sapi

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[sapi] n. a variety of tree

sosvr

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[sosǝr] adj. shrill (of voice); high pitched; thin voice

swcañ

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[sɨcã] n. earth

tabu’-taru’

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[tabuɁ-taruɁ] adj. dirty; dusty

tabuñ

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[tabũ] n. smallpox

tarko

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[tarko] n. variety of plant used as antiseptic after burning it.

tartu

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[tartu] v. break

tasiñ siiñbo

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[tasĩ siĩbo] n. large-sized larvae of dragonfly

tazi’ aru’

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[taɲiɁ aruɁ] n. corn ear

tañkañ

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[tãkã] adv. drink or smoke for a long time

twgò

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[tɨgò] n. a variety of ritual (esp. to propitiate benevolent deities)

ugya-ragya

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[ugja-ragja] adj. with lots of holes

xw’ko’

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[xɨɁkoɁ] v. unbolt

xwpó

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[xɨpó] v. cut a tree in the middle of its trunk

ya’pu-ya’lañ

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[jaɁpu-jaɁlã] n. a variety of Muruñ festival considered to be of higher status

yabiñ

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[jabĩ] n. a variety of bamboo (Cephalostachium capitatum)

yapiñ twpe

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[japĩ tɨpe] n. tattoo on the nose

yatw’

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[jatɨɁ] n. umbrella of bamboo and leaves covering the head and the back

zañbuñ

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[ɲãbũ] v. put one’s head into the water

zime-yaru

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[ɲime-jaru] n. rainbow

úì inw

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[úì inɨ] n. one who can communicate with the god, esp. with spirits of dead ones