Apatani English

[alo lɨpá] n. noon

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[aɲè] num. two (term of reference)

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[aɲìnɨ] n. second

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[baarò] adj. big flat object

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Dialect: ant. bazo, barzo

[baɉi] n. time

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[bar] v. carry something with a horizontal bar or a rod

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[barɉuɁ] n. netted cane basket for everyday use

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

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[beʎe] v. chatter; babble

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[biilo] adj. long ago; bygone; erstwhile

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[birã patuɁ] n. bamboo stump (esp. with sharp edge)

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[buutɨ] n. community; society

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[bjáa] v. roast; grill

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[ceɁga] adj. argumentative; quarrelsome; belligerant; captious

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[ceeda] part. almost; close to

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[cí] v. claim (ownership)

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[dar] v. break (as a stick); crack; snap

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[dema] adj. naughty; disobedient

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Dialect: ant. deñkí

[dĩtaɁ] n. scalp; top portion of head

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[dutĩ] n. wooden block for sitting on

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[dũbĩ] adj. bald; hairless

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Dialect: syn. duñxó

[dɨli-dɨlo] adj. grandeur (of scenery); beautiful (of landscape)

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[dɨpjó] v. eat first

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

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[golu] n. lie; untruth; falsehood

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[guriɁ] v. get up; stand up

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Dialect: syn. bari’

[gɨmja] n. a variety of spring action trap

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[haaɉuɁ] adj. light; not heavy

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Dialect: ant. aì

[harpó] n. bucket

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

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[hɨɨbo] n. bull

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[ĩdũ] v. go around; wander; roam

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[ɉibu garɨ] n. jeep

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Dialect: or. English

[ɉoɁko] v. open by cutting

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[ɉomɨɁ] n. cloud

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[kacĩ] v. recognize; know

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Dialect: syn. kala’

[kako talo] n. mirror

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Dialect: syn. kvrv talo; kako yalo; kvlo yalo, kwrv talo

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

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[koso] adj. lengthwise; placed lengthwise

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Dialect: ant. kopw

[kɨra raadu] n. chestnut

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[kée] v. pole vault; jump with a pole

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[laama] adj. few; not many

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Dialect: syn. ice

[lãpru] n. a protective armor, usually of cloth covering the neck

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[lĩ] v. exit; go out

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

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[luhɨɁ] v. stammer; stutter

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[mihĩ] n. contribution (esp. in kind)

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[miɉuɁ] adj. cowardly; timid

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Dialect: syn. miju’ mija

[mitai] n. sweet

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mocuɁ] v. kiss

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[mjole] n. an element of ritual altar

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[narũ] n. fencing (esp. of bamboo garden)

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[nẽko] n. lower section of the village

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Dialect: ant. neñdiñ

[nẽpjo] adj. good smell

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Dialect: ant. neñru

[nɨɁteɁ] v. doze; nap; catnap

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[nɨmã] n. eaves and twigs; underbrush

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[orĩ-pagĩ] adj. mixed color; stripes

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[pahĩ] n. liver

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[papù aʎò] n. egg white

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[paroɁ pɨri] n. chicken coop

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[patu] v. cut something into two or more pieces

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[piro] n. swampy land; marshy area

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[pohiɁ] v. caress; pet; fondle; stroke

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Dialect: syn. pohi’-poso etym. po (hug) + hi’ (frisk)

[pur] v. pluck (fruits); remove

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[pɨcã sɨdu] n. kitchen utensils

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Dialect: syn. pwcañ paaku’

[pɨɉĩ] n. moth

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[pɨrɨ] n. wooden boundary of a hearth

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[pɨɨ] v. collect with palms

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[pjaɁ] v. splash; throw (water)

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[pìi] v. dry

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[ŋarnã] adj. funny; hilarious; amusing; comical

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[ŋur] v. move something heavy using lever

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[ridaɁ] v. throw at the target

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Dialect: ant. rixa’

[rubiɁ jarú] n. right ear

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[rubĩ] n. earlobe

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Dialect: syn. yarú rubiñ

[rɨbɨ] n. railing

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

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Dialect: syn. rwgo’

[saʎiɁ] adj. green

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[samĩ rako] n. tortoise

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Dialect: syn. rako; rwko

[santú paju] n. a variety of resin used as glue obtained from a jungle berry

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[sãxɨɁ] adj. retarded growth

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[subu rɨgo] n. plaited cane ring for mithun horns

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[sɨ] v. claw; scratch

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[sɨbi] n. monkey

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[tabuɁ-taruɁ] adj. dirty; dusty

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[tacã] n. wood-boring insect

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[tagjɨ̃ mɨjǝr] n. matchbox

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[taɉǝr] n. a bamboo fish trap

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Dialect: syn. taxuñ

[talɨ́] n. unnatural death

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[tarɨ] n. shirt; top

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[tusǝr] v. straighten one’s leg

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[uurã] adj. deep

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Dialect: syn. aarañ ant. uuxa’

[xɨɨnɨ] n. navel

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[jali] n. fox

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[jordĩ] n. upper portion of a hill

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Dialect: ant. yorko

[ɲabe] v. frown; scowl

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[ɲar] v. whittle; pare; shave; trim

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[ɲaɲuɁ] n. double chin; wrinkle under the chin

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[ɲiɁxã] num. twenty

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[álù] adj. busy

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