Apatani English

[aci takǝr] n. star

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[akì asiɁ] n. kennel; shelter for a dog

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[alǝr] adj. hard; firm; rigid; strong

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Dialect: syn. arlv

[amɨ arɨlò] int. interjection to express hopelessness syn. lorw’lo

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[anoo] adv. very; extremely; awfully

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[artĩ ku] v. castrate

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[ã] int. an interjection at the end of a sentence to solicit agreement to a statement

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[barbo-ʎibo] n. wife’s sister’s husband (term of reference)

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[bũci] n. ninth month of the year; September-October

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[bɨdí] adj. trick; tactic; strategy

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[cixɨ-cixo] n. a variety of bird; black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

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[cuu] v. move with head forward

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[dĩtu] v. nod

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[dobɨ-takǝr alo] n. Thursday

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[doopɨɁ] v. sleep together with head in same direction

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Dialect: ant. doosi’

[dormaa] n. salary; wage

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

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[eɁ] v. shoot

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[genɨ nã] v. blame someone else for one’ own mistake

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[gõpjã] v. close mouth

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Dialect: ant. goñko’ syn. goñpiñ

[haalo] n. August-September; ninth month of lunar year

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[heɁteɁ] n. narrow channel in the wet rice cultivation fields

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[heŋaɁ] v. be worried about something

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[hokoda] n. in that case; that being so; then

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[huɁ] v. shake; jiggle; agitate

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[hɨkaɁ hamã] n. a variety of edible fern

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[háa] v. smoke dry

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[ixã] n. trophy for recognition of achievement

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[ɉoɁko] v. open by cutting

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

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[kapanɨ he] adv. everything

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Dialect: syn. amánw he

[keemɨɁ] v. crush by rubbing

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[kena kuru] n. a variety of bird

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[kẽte] n. quilt (traditionally made of several pieces of sewn-together fabric)

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[ko] prep. in; at

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[koɁbu] n. traditional relationship usually the maternal uncle to whom a portion of the sacrificial animal is offered

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Dialect: syn. ko’bw

[kobja] adj. generous; altruistic; forthcoming; quick in giving

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[kusuɁ] n. hay; straw

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Dialect: syn. lwsi’

[kɨra raadu] n. chestnut

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[lǝǝ] letter name l the letter representing l in the Apatani alphabet

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[laɁtaɁ] n. short stick usually used as a weapon for beating or throwing=

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[lãku] adj. tilted, esp. the head

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Dialect: etym. láañ (from láaqú) + kù

[lĩgja] n. exit; doorway; gateway

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[lobu loci] n. skeleton

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Dialect: syn. lobu

[lobú-lomè] n. components of a loom

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[luɉiɁ] adj. friendly; amicable

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

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[male] n. luggage; load; baggage

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[mida] n. a part of marriage ceremony

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[mɨceɁ] v. interfere; obstruct; impede

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[mɨmĩ-mɨhĩ] v. do something without a purpose

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[mɨnù-mɨna] adv. worthlessly; uselessly

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[mɨjù pɨleɁ] n. a priestly ritual object made of a bundle of feathers of peacock, hornbills and cock

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[mjodu] n. time; season; period

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Dialect: syn. myodu-myolo

[mjopɨ] n. floor

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[nami] n. portion of village, esp. the upper one

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Dialect: ant. nako

[nẽcã] n. plot of land for home

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[nẽko] n. lower section of the village

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Dialect: ant. neñdiñ

[paleɁ] n. excess; extra; surplus; remainder

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[parmɨɁ] v. grind in powder

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[paroɁ papúu] n. white chicken

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[parɨ] v. rotate

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[parɨɁ] n. Khaleej pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[paxɨ] v. kill by cutting

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[pebeɁ] v. release something (esp. which was under tension)

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[pẽko] n. intermediate position; middle

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Dialect: syn. puñko

[pisǝr] v. kill by cutting the throat

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[pĩtú nanɨ] n. an element of loin loom

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[poorò] adj. big, of cylinderical objects

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Dialect: ant. poozó

[puhaɁ] n. crow

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Dialect: var. poha’

[puɉĩ] v. stretch; lengthen; elongate; make longer

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Dialect: syn. tw’jiñ

[pulu] adj. white

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[pɨdì] n. a variety of bird; sparrow

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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[pɨlo huuto] n. moonlight

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[pjaɁ] v. undo; answer (to a question put as means of ayú)

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[ŋo] pron. I; first person singular pronoun

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[rǝǝ] letter name r the letter representing r in the Apatani alphabet

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[roŋe kamjã] adv. always; every time

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[rumali] n. handkerchief

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[rɨɁpo] v. tie on something

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Dialect: syn. ra’po

[sãtǝr] n. a variety of glass bead

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[sihɁ] n. spring (esp. where animals come to drink)

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[sumù] n. sand

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[sɨpiɁ] n. needlework; needlecraft; embroidery

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[tagjɨ̃ mɨjǝr] n. matchbox

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[tai hamã] n. a variety of vegetable (Amaranthus spp.)

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[takoɁ] n. dirt

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[tasɨɁ] n. wart

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[taxxũ] n. countercurrent fish trap

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[tusǝr] v. straighten one’s leg

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[tɨmĩ] n. Common Indian madder (Rubia cordifolia)

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Dialect: var. tamiñ

[xaarũ agjã] n. altars for the xaruñ god

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[xapú] v. peel off

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[xɨɨnɨ] n. navel

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

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[jaɉuɁ pɨxo] n. a variety of dragonfly

Example: Photo by Gyati Habung

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[japĩ ái] n. epistaxis; bleeding from the nose

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[jasi] n. water

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[ɲaŋe] n. one year

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[ɲatã] n. snout or muzzle (of animal); edge or tip

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