Apatani English

[aalú] n. potato or. Assamese

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Dialect: syn. byayuñ

[abjo] adv. endearingly; fondly; affectionately

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[aʎiɁ] n. pig

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[aʎĩ daʎi] n. afternoon

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[ageɁ] v. stick as with glue

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[agjã] n. ritual altar of the Apatanis

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[ahì amǝr] n. fruit items

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[aɉã-bɨɲǝ] adj. fragile; soft; tender

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[aɉí-ʎaɁpjó] n. agriculture; farming

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[artaɁ] n. portion; segment; section

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[asorit] adj. surprising; amazing; startling

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[asuɁ] v. sneeze

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[axeɁ] n. kidney

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. arxe’

[buutũ] n. a person who remains bachelor

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bɨsã tabú] n. a variety of snake; Green Ratsnake (Senticolis triaspis)

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. busañ tabú

[bɨso] adj. afraid; scared; terrified

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[cãdɨ metɨ] n. an agricultural ritual of the Apatanis

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[dãlò] v. beat something down; cause to fall by beating

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. dañte’

[deʎã-rɨcã] n. bell used by priest during rituals

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dɨdɨɁ tahĩ] n. poisonous mushroom

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[eha] v. make ritual offerings to nature including forests and agricultural fields

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[empɨ] n. paddy husk

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: syn. pwnañ

[goɁ] v. measure with outstretched thumb and finger

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[gõkoɁ] v. open mouth

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: ant. goñpiñ; goñpyañ

[gɨre] adj. crispy; crunchy

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[haabjã] n. chest

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[haaɲa] adj. small; young

Speaker: Nani Anga

[harɉeɁ] v. run over (esp. by a vehicle)

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[hã] v. investigate; make enquiries; probe; enquire

Speaker: Nani Anga

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

Speaker: Nani Anga

[huã ácì] n. backache; back pain

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hubjú] n. sheath; scabbard

Speaker: Nani Anga

[ipaɁ cuɲi] n. dung beetle

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ĩdũ] v. go around; wander; roam

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ɉiɉepa] adv. really; genuinely; honestly

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ɉooɉo] adj. refreshing; fresh

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[kadǝr] v. recognize properly; look properly; identify

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[kaɉu] int. yes; okay

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Dialect: syn. aju

[kami] prep. at the back; after; rear of

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Dialect: syn. kokañ

[kapjo] adj. good looking; beautiful

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Dialect: ant. karu

[la] conj. and

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[lomè] n. an element of loin loom

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[lɨdu] n. heel

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[marbolu] n. marble

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: or. English

[miɁca] adj. blind

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[miɁʎò] n. eyelid

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. ami’ mi’fò

[mituɁ] n. tip; apex; sharp end

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: ant. arañ

[muɉa] n. socks

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mɨme-mɨɉa] v. complete; finish

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mɨpuɁ] v. cover

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[mɨsiɁ] v. take one’s turn in doing something

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[mɨxu] v. demarcate; delineate; separate

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[nu] v. collect; accumulate; assemble; stockpile

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[nɨɨ] v. instigate; provoke

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[pabù] adj. swollen; bloated; puffed up

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[padĩ sɨko] n. confluence of two or more streams

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[pipo] v. cut accidentally with something sharp

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[pĩtú nanɨ] n. an element of loin loom

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[poɁtũ] v. squat

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[pɨlo] n. moon; month

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[pjokoɁ] v. open, of eye

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[ŋar] v. laugh; smile

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[reɁke reɁbja] n. ladder leading to the ceiling

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Dialect: syn. re’ke abya

[ripaɁ] v. throw something away

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[riri tami] n. a variety of creeper used as a vegetable; Chinese creeper (Mikania micrantha)

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[rumali] n. handkerchief

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[rujó] n. a variety of cane earring

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[rɨko] n. a variety of hardy perennial creeper; sweet tea vine (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)

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[sa] v. expel, as when delivering babies or defecating

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[saʎiɁ] adj. green

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[sanɨ] n. tree

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[sãxã meʎã] n. a variety of fencing plant; privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium)

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[subu arɨɨ] n. mithun horn

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[subú] n. alley; back alley

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[sumù] n. sand

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[supũ tarɨ] n. traditional dress for ceremonial occasions

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[sɨmǝr] n. silt; sand

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[taʎa] v. listen

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[taɉè] v. believe; regard as true; be convinced by

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[talɨɁ] v. agree

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[tapǝr] n. cane leaves used during ritual in Myoko festival

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[taŋu-aláa] n. honey

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tarĩ] n. woven cane ring used as kneelet

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[tasã-tajĩ] n. beads

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[taxoɁ] v. disagree; disobey

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[teɁ] v. fall (esp. from a standing position)

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

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Dialect: var. tamiñ

[xaŋe ʎãge] n. water scorpion (Nepidae)

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[xeɲiɁ] n. temple

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Dialect: var. xeñji’

[xẽŋu] v. warm something

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[xɨɨtɨ] n. ascites

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[jaciɁ] v. close (a sliding door)

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[jacu] n. small bamboo container for salt or tobacco

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[jasɨɁ] v. wash (one’s hand)

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[ɲa] v. whittle; pare; shave; trim

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Dialect: var. zar

[ɲaɁɲĩ] n. fermented rice

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[ɲar] v. step on something

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Dialect: syn. zor

[ɲatu] n. resting place

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[áakũ] v. come together; gather

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[ákò] adj. low; short

Speaker: Tage Kanno