Apatani English

[abba] n. father; daddy; papa

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[abrǝ] pron. something; something that is unspecified or unknown

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Dialect: var. abvr

[abjũ-aʎũ] v. finish binding; tie up by tightening the rope after binding something

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[acò-amyò] n. animals; creatures

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[aɉí mɨnɨ] n. farmer

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[amiɁ nuri] n. pupil

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[anɨɁ] v. swallow; gulp down; ingest

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Dialect: var. arnw’

[apel] n. apple

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Dialect: or. English

[arlǝ] adj. hard; firm; rigid; strong

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Dialect: var. alvr

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

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[axa-ajá] v. burning sensation

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[axor] n. letter

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[baɉiɁ] v. cook in oil

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[bjarbó] v. jump across

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[bjãkǝr] adj. thick

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Dialect: ant. bofó

[bátè] adj. thick (of mud or liquid)

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[ciɁ] v. hold (with both arms)

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[cuca] n. an element of a ritual altar

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

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[daɲi somĩ] n. a species of legless lizard; Asian glass lizard (ophisaurus gracillis)

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[diiʎã pákù] n. Mountain Imperial Pigeon (Ducula badia)

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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[dĩ nanɨ] n. pillow; headrest

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Dialect: syn. garu

[duɁ] v. throb; beat (as of heart)

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[ʎoɁgã] n. blunt edge of the sword

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[ʎòobó] v. jump across

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[gaɉor] n. carrot

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[gaŋu] n. mouth harp

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[gimbjo] n. a meat portion, containing the thoracic cage

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[goi tabú] n. common Indian monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis)

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Dialect: var. gyoi tabú

[gɨɁha] v. lie down

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[gju-gjuro] n. trachea

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[harã pijo] n. a variety of children’s traditional game

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

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[hẽkur] v. regret; feel remorse for; be sorry about

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[hẽpjoɁ] v. guilt ridden; feel guilty; conscience stricken

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[hoɁjo-hoɁci] v. mixed up; mingle; intermingle; amalgamate

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Dialect: syn. ho’gyo-ho’fo

[hogja takǝr] n. spotted leopard

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hɨmi] pron. that; third person accusative pronoun

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hɨɨɲi] dem. those two

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[hɨɲã] n. shame; shy

Speaker: Nani Anga

[iʎĩ] n. rectum

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ipaɁ tamiɁ] n. green bottle fly (Lucilla sp.)

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[ɉaãtu] adj. fat; plump; chubby

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[ɉilã] n. a kind of traditional shawl (esp.used by the priests)

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[ɉokoɁ] v. opening something by lifting up the lid jopyañ

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[ɉola] n. bag

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[kalaɁ] v. recognize; know

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Dialect: syn. kaciñ

[kapeɁ] v. see through

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[komã] adj. dark (esp. to describe shades of color)

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[koŋ koɲã] n. four years back

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[kõci] n. dawn

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[kɨlĩ] pron. whatever

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[kɨmè] n. poison (esp. of snake); snake venom

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Dialect: var. kwmì

[kée] v. pole vault; jump with a pole

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[lã] v. move (esp. of head)

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[lĩgja] n. exit; doorway; gateway

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[lopo] n. half day

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Dialect: ant. lobyañ

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

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[luɉa] v. finish speaking; conclude

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[lukuɁ] n. shoe

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[lumù] v. speak in sleep

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[lusi-luhaɁ] adj. irritating, exasperating or irksome (to talk to)

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[luxaɁ] v. speak wrongly

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Dialect: syn. lugya’

[luxè] v. speak rudely; speak brusquely

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[lɨpi] v. wash or clean the feet

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[migĩ] n. expert hunter

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[miɉiɁ-migũ] n. traditional knowledge

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[mɨgã] n. feathers of cock, usually of its tail

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[mɨgó] n. hearth; fireplace

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[mɨɉù] n. ways of doing; custom

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[nãbo] v. push something across

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[oɲiɁ-rɨɲiɁ] adj. cute; small and beautiful

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[paɁpo] n. a bamboo pole suspended horizontally on the side wall of the house for keeping clothes

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[page] v. write; mark

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Dialect: syn. gè

[paroɁ papúu] n. white chicken

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[paroɁ patǝr] n. cage for chicken

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[parì-pagjò] adj. mosaic like appearance

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[patɨ rĩbi] n. a variety of spider

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[paɲiɁ aɲiɁ] n. small rice grains that remain after sieving

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[puluɁ] v. cover

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[pɨta sihɁ] n. puddle or pond where birds gather to drink water

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[pɨju sɨle] n. information

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[pjoɁxoɁ] v. have a different opinion

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[rã] v. tie; tether

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[roŋe kamjã] adv. always; every time

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[sãda] n. long wooden post that support a traditional house on both sides

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[sipũ] n. recently; these days

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[sɨki] n. a variety of wild cat

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[sár] v. rip; tear

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[tamaɁ] n. a variety of tree

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tãxuɁ] n. leftover drinks

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[tẽ] v. keep in place; place something

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[tõ] v. offer; give

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

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Dialect: ant. ciciñ

[xeɲiɁ] n. temple

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Dialect: var. xeñji’

[xɨ] num. six

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[xú] v. aim

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[ɲãkũ] n. one year (term of enumeration)

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[ákó-ákó] pron. one by one; one after the other

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[úì perũ] n. a variety of bean

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