Apatani English

[adóo] adj. distant; far; remote

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Dialect: var. wdo

[adú] v. make noise

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[aʎí] n. bow

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[aga sɨco] int. interjection to express indifference; let it be

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Dialect: syn. aqw swco; aga swco

[alĩ] adj. wild; untamed; fierce; savage

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Dialect: ant. amiñ

[alló] n. bone

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[alɨɁ] v. exchange; interchange; swap

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[amjã] n. name

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Dialect: var. armyañ

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

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[arkó] v. latch; fasten; bolt; lock

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[arí-apɨ] n. neighbourhood; locality

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[ataɁ] n. stinger (on a bee)

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Dialect: var. wta’

[beɁpaɁ-beɁjaɁ] adj. reckless; impulsive; impetuous

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[behe] n. bamboo shoot

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

[bĩ] v. uproot (as of weed)

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[buutũ] n. a person who remains bachelor

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[caa] v. step on

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[cãtɨ-dotɨ] n. universe; cosmos

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[cikã] part. like; similar

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[cuukiɁ] n. metallic poker; safety pin

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Dialect: syn. ufañ kuti

[cɨgɨ-caga] adj. lean and thin

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Dialect: syn. rwgw-raga

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

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Dialect: var. dwliñ

[darɨɁpa] adv. cleanly; purely; clearly

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[dekĩ pɨcã] n. clay pot

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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

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[ẽɉã] n. rainy season

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Dialect: etym. eñdi+ ajañ

[gaga] adj. quarrelsome

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[go] v. throw

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Dialect: syn. ri; ku

[gõcã une] n. angular stomatitis

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[gɨre] adj. crispy; crunchy

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[haɁló] n. branch (of tree)

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[haace] adj. sad; heart-breaking

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[haagja] n. entrance

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Dialect: syn. áagyá

[hẽdi] n. thoughtful man; a gentleman; a good person

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[hiɁ] v. paint; apply paint to; white-wash

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[hɨɨbo] n. bull

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[iɁŋǝr] v. snore

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[imiɁ] n. sitting space around the traditional fireplace

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[ipoɁ poɁli] n. yeast used for preparation of new batches of yeasts

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[ɉabjò aɉi] n. fields located far away from the villages

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[ɉoɉo roɁpo] n. a kind of a small bird

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[ɉompu] n. bamboo shaving used as a ritual element or a decorative item syn. some

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[kaɉu] int. yes; okay

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Dialect: syn. aju

[karo] v. spy; peep

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[kecĩ] v. to know how to write

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[koopja] n. lower back

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[koju] n. anus

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Dialect: syn. iyu

[kǝ] int. okay; yes; affirmative interjection

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[laɁke] v. cross or fold one’s arms

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[laɁkuɁ kǝrǝ] n. mole; a small burrowing insectivorous mammal

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[lalĩ] n. footprint

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[lama] adj. few; some; scant; meager

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Dialect: syn. icu; ice

[lar] v. challenge; bet

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

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[leɁtaɁ] n. animal skin rug used as a mat

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[lobu loci] n. skeleton

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Dialect: syn. lobu

[ludǝr] v. elucidate; explain; interpret; explicate

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[luʎiɁ-lume] n. recalcitrant; defiant; wayward

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[luho] v. speak offensively

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[lupa] v. remind; help someone remember

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[martul] n. hammer

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[miɁjeɁ] v. wink

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[midĩ] n. nursery for paddy; seed bed

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[mɨgjaɁ] v. do wrongly; commit a mistake

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[mɨpjaɁ] v. undo something; untie

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[palã tɨŋá] n. plum

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Dialect: or. English

[pamɨɁ] v. cut or chop into small pieces

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[paxu ruduɁ] adj. rough; scaly

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[pãxa] n. fan

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[pẽci aɉĩ] n. a variety of traditional friend

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[poɁdo] v. stumble over or fall down accidentally

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[põtã] n. a section of village council

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[purtú pèerũ] n. a variety of bean

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Dialect: syn. amu pèeruñ; po’tuñ pèeruñ

[pɨse] n. a variety of bird; Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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[pɨtì] adj. near

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Dialect: syn. kucì

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

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Dialect: syn. qaare

[ŋɨ] v. move to and fro

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[rade emo] n. a late ripening variety of paddy

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[riɲo gjadu] n. rings of bamboo splits that are hoisted with poles in the tombs of priests

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[rò] v. spy; observe furtively; keep an eye on

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[saɁpeɁ] v. optimistic; hopeful; be confident

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Dialect: ant. sa’xw’

[sampju] n. a variety of blue colored beads

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[sikũ-siri] adj. wrinkled; crinkled

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[somĩ ŋarmĩ] n. entertainment; amusement; enjoyment

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[sukũ] n. well; spring

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[sɨttĩ] n. warrior’s shield (esp. of buffalo skin)

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[sɨɨ] n. cow; ox

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[taaxè] v. lie on one’s back; lie supine

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[talã] n. a disease with skin eruptions including chickenpox and measles

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[tapɨ] n. an element of loin loom in the form of a rod used to tighten the threads while weaving

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[tapjaɁ] v. untie

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[tatũ bulũ] adj. chubby

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Dialect: var. utuñ buluñ

[tɨrɨ] n. forehead

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[uuko] n. hole

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[ɨbjoɁ] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. obyo’

[xãxã-dɨrã] adv. firmly; fervently; forcefully

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Dialect: syn. xañxañ

[xuiɁ] adj. sour

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[jahĩ] adj. rotten (esp. of wood)

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[jãko patɨ] n. lion (Panthera lion)

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[ɲãpo tasĩ] n. prawn

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