Apatani English

[adú] n. noise; sound

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Dialect: ant. kúcì

[ahi ácì] n. toothache

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[akì durgu] n. wooden trough for feeding dogs

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[akó] num. one; single

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[alĩ] n. ball; sphere

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[ariɁ] v. choke; retch

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[attuɁ nanɨ] n. lid used for closing a container

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[auɁ gɨgjá] n. waist

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[aɲìnɨ] n. second

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[beɁhu] adj. spongy; springy; cushiony; resilient

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[biiku-biʎa] adj. boastful; egoistical; vainglorious

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[bjarbó] v. jump across

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[bjo] v. swim

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[bjurɨ-bjarɨ] adj. dirty; unappetizing; messy

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Dialect: syn. ulu-byalu

[bíiɁ] v. emit sound; echo

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[caãxá-diixá] adj. barren; unproductive

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[ceɁsu] v. argue; contend; claim; wrangle

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[ciɁ] v. hurl (as a javelin)

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[cí] v. claim (ownership)

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[dibur] n. mole cricket (Gryllotalpidae)

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[diipaɁ] v. peel off; detach

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[eɁpe] n. pumpkin

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Dialect: syn. tápè; ayó twpè

[eʎã] n. ear of grain

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[ʎãso] n. metallic skewer

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Dialect: syn. ufañ kuti

[ʎiɁdo] n. food for pigs

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[gaɁ] v. grasp; clutch; grip; grab

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[gaga] adj. quarrelsome

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[go] v. fly; soar

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[gulũ-gɨle] adj. lukewarm; tepid

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[gɨda-pata] n. large cane basket

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[haaro] adj. brave; courageous

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: ant. haame

[haaru hẽ] v. mourn; grieve

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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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[hémò] v. rest; take a breather

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[hùuʎiɁ] n. fat; oil

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[iɁmǝr] v. sleep deeply

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[ĩgjá] v. work for someone else as reciprocal labour

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[kago-tago] adj. showy; pretentious; ostentatious

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[kami-kami] adv. in front of one’s eye

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[karda-bjaɲi alo] n. Friday

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[katu] v. kick (as a cow does)

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[katì] v. review; re-examine; re-evaluate

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[kenna] n. a person who castrates pigs

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Dialect: syn. kwmvr

[kikuɁ] n. outer covering of bamboo shoot that falls off when it grows into young bamboo

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[koogá] v. spread one’s legs

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Dialect: syn. pagá ant. kooju’

[kuu] v. throw; hurl

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[kɨɉĩ] v. stretch on tiptoe

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[laɁdu mɨrĩ] n. elbow

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Dialect: var. la’du midiñ

[lako-lape] v. exchange; interchange; keep something in disorderly fashion

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[leŋò aɉi] n. rice field near the village

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Dialect: ant. jabyò aji

[lupá-luma] v. speak without a purpose; speak carelessly

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[lɨca] n. lame

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[migũ] n. a variety of narrated oral literature

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[mɨbju] v. contaminate (esp. liquids)

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[mɨceɁ] v. interfere; obstruct; impede

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[mɨho] v. make a sign

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[mɨpjò] adj. easy (to do); good to do

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[mɨɲe] v. finish; give a finishing touch

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[mjole] n. an element of ritual altar

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[nane] pron. your mother

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Dialect: syn. nama

[narikol] n. coconut

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[nelĩ] v. send somebody out

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Dialect: ant. nelw’

[nɨɁrɨɁ] v. run into somebody

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[pakù] n. pigeon

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[pakú] adj. bent; twisted; crooked

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[paxuɁ itú] n. a dance usually performed before harvest

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[pepó-pelò] adj. extravagant; lavish

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[poɁ] v. grow (as horns do)

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[pota] n. paper

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[pɨcã paakuɁ] n. kitchen utensils

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Dialect: syn. pwcañ swdu

[pɨdi mɨlũ nanɨ] n. scarecrow to scare away birds

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[pɨta] n. bird

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[pɨxo] n. maize cob

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[pɨɲã] n. a variety of ceremonial friend with whom the head of the sacrificial animal is exchanged

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[pjàpaɁ] v. destroy and remove a structure

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[rũ] v. be mad; go insane; become crazy

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Dialect: var. roñ

[rɨgɨ-raga] adj. lean and thin

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Dialect: syn. cwgw-caga

[rɨxɨ alo] n. four days hence

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Dialect: syn. rwxwda

[sãtaɁ ude] n. wooden house

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[sãtǝr] n. a variety of glass bead

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[sãtǝr] adj. fully grown

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[siɲiɁ tasĩ] n. a variety of small sized larvae

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[sokiɁ] n. chair

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[soɲó] adj. thin (of objects like a thread)

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Dialect: ant. sorò

[sɨbĩ] n. goat

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[tahɨ] v. ask; inquire; interrogate

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Dialect: syn. taka

[tarɉi] n. scorpion; centipede

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[tasĩ] n. larval dragonfly

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[tɨgeɁ] adj. sticky

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Dialect: syn. age’

[ɨɉã] n. sun

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Dialect: syn. dazí

[xa] v. peel; pare; skin; take the skin off

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[xoopaɁ] v. remove something by using a stick as a lever

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[xɨtĩ] v. compare

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[jarì] n. traditional loincloth worn by males

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[ɲade] adv. rude; impolite; harsh

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[ɲadu-ɲabo] v. rebuff; brush off

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[ɲibjoɁ] v. get free (as from a taboo period)

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[áakò] n. entrance; entry; door

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Dialect: var. háakò

[áɉùu] n. appearance; image

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[árè] v. wash (esp. interior of a pot)

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