Apatani English

[aʎiɁ asiɁ] n. cage for pig

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[amjaɁ] n. penis

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[anɨ] n. leaf

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Dialect: syn. yanw

[anɨɁ] v. swallow; gulp down; ingest

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Dialect: var. arnw’

[ajo-nano] n. a variety of bee (hover bee)

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[bagã riɲo] n. a variety of flower; primrose flower (Primula spp.)

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Dialect: syn. neha appú

[basɨɁ] n. bank (of a river); riverbank; shore

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[biɉe lẽda] n. path leading to or inside the bamboo garden

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[botoli] n. bottle

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Dialect: or. English

[bjaakã] n. space underneath the house

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[bjakuɁ taleɁ] n. onion

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[bjaɲó] adj. small (esp. of flower)

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[bjoɁhú] v. brighten; light up; illuminate

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[cuuki] v. stoop

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Dialect: syn. cuukw

[cuuku] adj. upside down

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[daanɨ] n. a gift item on the occasion of Mida, a part of Apatani marriage ceremony

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[dacã pɨcã] n. metallic pot

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[darɨɁ pjabja] adv. clean; pure; clear

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[datɨ mida] n. mida of greater variety

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Dialect: ant. daci mida

[diiʎã] n. areas of human activity between the forests and the villages

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[dĩgjã] n. fencepost

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[doosiɁ] v. sleep together with head in opposite direction

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Dialect: ant. doopw’

[gaɁtú] v. catch; hold

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[gora] n. horse

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[gõpiɁ] v. rinse mouth

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[heló] v. let down; be disappointed

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[hime] n. child; youngster

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[hoó] adj. spacious; roomy; capacious

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[iŋè] n. a variety of taro

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[ɉiɉi ɉixo] adj. dark blue

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[kahó-tamo] adv. in an offending manner

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[kaɉiɁ] adj. good to look at; good

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[karsĩ] n. kerosene

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[kelaɁ] adv. good in writing; skilled in writing

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[koɁkɨ] prep. from

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

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[koʎũ-kocũ] adj. imbalanced; fall down due to imbalance

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[kompjutar] n. computer

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Dialect: or. English

[kusuɁ] n. hay; straw

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Dialect: syn. lwsi’

[kɨcè] n. small bamboo cup used for measuring rice or millet

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[kée] v. pole vault; jump with a pole

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[laɁrã] n. a hoop earing worn by priests on ceremonial occasions

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[laaxeɁ] v. keep something upside down

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[li] v. sow; seed; broadcast

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[loci] n. hook; peg

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[lupa] v. remind; help someone remember

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[lɨbã alló] n. knee cap

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[lɨpì] v. dry

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[mepi hamã] n. a variety of vegetable; plantain (Plantago erosa)

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Dialect: syn. mepi

[milobo] n. male

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Dialect: ant. zimw

[miju-mima] n. human beings

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[mɨce] n. trough cleaner

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Dialect: syn. afi’ mwge’

[mɨpĩ] v. use or spend a portion

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Dialect: syn. mwmó

[mɨxɨ] v. kill

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

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Dialect: ant. nako

[neɁ] v. rub or scrape

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[nẽbu] n. home

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[nunuka] pron. your (plural)

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[nɨmopa] pron. why

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Dialect: var. nwmpa syn. nwtepa

[nɨtãpà] pron. how

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[pahe] v. pledge a property to the creditor as a security

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[pari] n. tree sparrow (-Passer montanus)

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Dialect: syn. pari pwta

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

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[pẽ] v. bequeath

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Dialect: var. piñ

[pili] n. playground; open field

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[pĩta] n. rounded liquid container made from the hard hollowed and dried skin of gourd

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[poɁle] v. stretch the truth; exaggerate

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[pɨleɁ] n. feather

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[pɨɨ] v. collect with palms

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[pjaɲó] adj. small, as a plot of land or a grain

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Dialect: ant. pyarò

[pjoɁ] v. detach (a splinter from a wood

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[pì] v. clap; pat; swat

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[pù] v. hatch (an egg)

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[ŋɨ] v. move to and fro

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[rapɨ] v. position breadthwise

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Dialect: ant. rasó

[raɲiɁ] n. chain

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[reɁxaɁ] v. injure by scraping with something

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[riilaɁ] n. tendril

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[sijo] n. this night; tonight

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[somĩ ŋarmĩ] n. entertainment; amusement; enjoyment

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[sopĩ] n. lizard

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[supũ tarɨ] n. traditional dress for ceremonial occasions

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[taɁrò] adj. large (of flat objects); wide; broad

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Dialect: ant. ta’zó

[tapĩ] n. a species of bamboo

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[tarɉĩ] v. straighten

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Dialect: ant. tarki’

[taruɁ] n. ant

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[tarù] n. rope

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[tãdɨɁ] v. get poisoned by drinking

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[tor] v. unfurl (of flag); spread

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[toɲó] adj. small (of group)

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Dialect: ant. toñrò

[uu] letter name u the letter representing u in the Apatani alphabet

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[utũ bulũ] adj. chubby; healthy

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Dialect: var. tatuñ buluñ

[xeɁ] v. put on dress; cover

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[xootu] n. metal skewer for male hair knot

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[janu] adj. calm; peaceful; slow

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

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[jarì] n. traditional loincloth worn by males

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[ɲime-jaru] n. rainbow

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[ájò jooʎã lɨpa] n. midnight

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[ǝǝŋ] letter name ñ the letter representing nasalization on the preceding vowel in the Apatani alphabet

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