Apatani English

[abba-bãkũ] n. great-grandfather

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[ahi daktor] n. dentist

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[aháa pìitã] n. thirst

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[alo] n. day

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[alíi] n. seed; descendant; progeny; successor

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[amɨɁ] adj. small; tiny; fine

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Dialect: ant. árù

[ane] n. mother (term of address)

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Dialect: syn. ama

[apĩ pɨcã] n. pot for cooking rice

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[apur] prep. among; midst

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[argò] n. vein, artery, nerve, tendon var. arrò

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[aroɁ] adj. lucky

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[bacĩ] n. box myrtle (Myrica esculenta/Myrica nagi)

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[boɁgo] n. dam, for diverting water to irrigation channel

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[boʎo] adj. thin (of a flat object) ant. byañkvr

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Dialect: ant. byañkvr

[bɨʎo] n. yesterday

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[bɨɉé bɨɉé] adj. many; in large numbers; profuse; copious

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[báxè] adj. brusque; impolite; rude; ill-mannered

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[ceeda] part. almost; close to

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[cixo] adj. clever; smart; successful person

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[cuuku] adj. upside down

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[daɁmo] v. rest; take a breather

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Dialect: syn. hémò

[daanɨ] n. a gift item on the occasion of Mida, a part of Apatani marriage ceremony

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[daɲo] adj. without reason; aimless

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[dorɲó] adj. small (of an animal or a vehicle)

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Dialect: ant. doorò

[dɨlĩ] n. path made by a hunter; hunting track

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Dialect: var. daliñ

[dɨpjoɁ-tãsoɁ] v. eat or drink something to break the monotony or to add taste to the food

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[dù] v. dig; excavate

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[ganda-nẽcã] n. landed properties

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[gɨrɨ] n. spring action noose trap

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[hẽɉu-mɨɉu] n. behaviour; conduct; deportment

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[hẽpǝr] adv. very; exeedingly; exceptionally; immensely

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Dialect: syn. hentvr

[hirũ] n. tusk (of full grown wild pig)

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[hogja takǝr] n. spotted leopard

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[hɨbaɁ] adj. next; following

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[hɨɉã mɨnɨ̃] n. component of mida ceremony which is the offering for the children of the newly married couple

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[hɨɉo] n. a variety of bamboo

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[hágɨ] v. escape; run away; flee

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Dialect: var. hárgw

[igɨ] n. evil spirits

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[ih] int. interjection to express disapproval

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[imi] v. sleep

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[ɉĩ] v. tie

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[kagɨ] v. learn (by seeing)

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[karpjaɁ] v. unroll

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[keemeɁ] adj. taste, as of spoilt fat; rancid

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Dialect: syn. keembe’

[koro] n. saw syn. aarí

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[ku] v. ask for; beg; seek; request; solicit

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[kulu] n. banana tree

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Dialect: syn. kulu sanw

[kurmu] n. grasshopper

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Dialect: var. kormu

[kɨciɁ] v. hiccup

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[káhè] adj. big; large

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Dialect: ant. atúu

[laakoɁ] v. open

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Dialect: ant. laapiñ

[laaxeɁ] v. keep something upside down

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[lãpɨɁ] n. shelter; camp (esp. in the jungles)

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[leɁpì] n. Chinese green onion (Allium fistulosum)

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Dialect: syn. tale’; twle’

[lobjoɁ tɨre] n. a variety of thorny plant

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Dialect: syn. lobyo’ tare

[loɲãdà] n. two years hence

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[mecú] adj. small; small sized; minor

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[miɁtĩ amu] v. eyebrow

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[miɉiɁ] n. one well versed in traditional literature

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Dialect: etym. ami’ (eye) + áfò (skin)

[mituɁ] n. tip; apex; sharp end

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Dialect: ant. arañ

[mɨgja] v. help someone on reciprocal basis

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[mɨkĩ] v. show how something is done; demonstrate

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[mɨlaɁ-lulaɁ] adj. skilled; expert

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Dialect: syn. miki

[mɨrí] n. charcoal

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[mja] v. collect contributions; collect

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Dialect: syn. xa

[mja] v. lull; console

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[nõ] v. call (esp. an animal)

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[nɨtɨ apa] int. enough; that’s enough; interjecton to express satisfaction

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[paʎoɁ] adj. bent; not straight; inclined

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Dialect: syn. pafa

[palɨɁ] n. de-weeding tool

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[paxɨɁ] adj. late; delayed; overdue; behind schedule

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[pẽ] v. build; construct

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Dialect: var. piñ

[piiʎa] n. ritual performed to propitiate pìfá úì

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[pɨɉĩ] n. moth

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[pɨmɨ] n. June; sixth lunar month of the year

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[pɨsa] n. pine

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

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Dialect: syn. qaatw

[sah patɨ] n. tea leaf; tea grain

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[sor] v. complain; protest

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[sõ] v. move sideways

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[supũ tarɨ] n. traditional dress for ceremonial occasions

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[sɨ] v. claw; scratch

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[sɨloda] adv. today

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[taa] v. swim

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[taar] n. wire; cable; power line

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[tako-laro] n. variety of a hard stone

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[tapiɁ ŋɨɨla] n. owl

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Dialect: syn. qwwla; pwtiñ qwwla

[tiɁpaɁ] v. erase; wipe off; rub out

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[tisǝr] adj. sweet

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[tuɁteɁ] n. forehead of a cattle

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[uuxaɁ] adj. shallow

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Dialect: syn. aaxa’ ant. ùurañ

[xeɁpaɁ] v. undress; take dress off

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[xetaɁ] n. book

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[jalo biɁ] v. echo; resonate; reverberate

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[jata] adj. color pattern of she-mithun, described as overall black with a white spots on either side

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[ɲade] adv. rude; impolite; harsh

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[ɲaʎã] n. ten years

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

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Dialect: syn. zañbyuñ

[ɲãpo tasĩ] n. prawn

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[álù] adj. busy

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