Apatani English

[abú] adj. unlucky; unfortunate; jinxed; ill-fated

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Dialect: var. arbú,

[aci-aʎá] adj. precarious; critical

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[adú] n. noise; sound

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Dialect: ant. kúcì

[ahĩ] n. gold

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[akì tɨxè] n. flea

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Dialect: var. akì taxw

[apó xẽ] v. toil; work hard; engage in physical labor

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[arxeɁ] n. kidney

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[ará] adj. empty; vacant; void

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[arí] n. price; cost; charge

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[arí-apɨ] n. neighbourhood; locality

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[atúu] adj. small; tiny; little; miniature ant. káhè

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[axɨ̃-amɨ] adv. confused; disconcerted; befuddled; dumbfounded

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[bukoʎeɁbe] n. larva of water beetle syn. fe’be

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Dialect: syn. fe’be

[bjoopǝr] n. a variety of headgear

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[coɁmjoɁ] adv. slowly; silently; stealthily

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[coʎo pakaɁ] n. small metallic plate, esp. to serve side dishes

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[daɁreɁke] n. lower rack over the fireplace

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Dialect: syn. daare’ re’ke

[daci mida] n. mida of lesser variety

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Dialect: ant. datw mida

[daɲi] n. sun

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[dimu] n. hair (of head)

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[dĩtuɁ] v. comb

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[dɨlɨ kɨce] n. bamboo glass for measuring rice

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[dɨmɨ nanɨ] n. side dish

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[eem] int. yes

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[embĩ] n. uncooked, husked rice

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[empɨ] n. paddy husk

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Dialect: syn. pwnañ

[eneɁ] adv. without reason; without purpose; without work

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ẽtɨ] n. paddy harvest

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[ʎaŋa] v. flow in (of water)

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[hadɨ] n. anger

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[haho] prep. up; top; high; upper

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[hẽɉũpa] adv. comfortable

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[hɨɨ] pron. that

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[háa] v. smoke dry

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[iɁce] n. a night’s interval

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[ice] adj. few; some; scant; meagre

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Dialect: syn. icu

[ɉarpĩ] v. hysteria; sickness caused by the spirit of a dead person

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[ɉeɁ] v. soften; become tender on cooked

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[ɉi] adj. black

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[kaco] adj. dirty; soiled; smeared; filthy

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[kadú] v. look upwards

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[kahiɁ-kaso] v. look after; take care

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[kahó-tamo] adv. in an offending manner

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[kalɨ-kaha] v. estimate; appear

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

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[kanuda] n. in five days; five days hence

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[kecĩ] v. to know how to write

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[kɨ] v. punch; jab

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[laɁko] n. button; an element of babo which is a horizontal stick on the body

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[laxɨɁ] adj. cold

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Dialect: ant. gubu’

[lãɉã] n. base of the head; nape of the neck

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[luxaɁ] v. speak wrongly

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Dialect: syn. lugya’

[lɨbã́ baɁnɨ] n. baby sitter

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[lɨkè-lɨbè] v. twist one’s feet around

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[lɨɨbũ] n. unnatural death, of a woman

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[meɁsiɁ] v. join; link; couple

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Dialect: syn. me’si’ me’me; tusi’

[miɁ] v. get extinguished (of fire or light)

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[miɁtĩ amu] v. eyebrow

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[migũ] n. a variety of narrated oral literature

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[milo rɨɲe] n. a variety of fern used in the construction of altars (Diplazium esculentum)

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[mocuɁ] v. kiss

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[mohol] n. big house; bungalow

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[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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[mjamja] n. ringworm

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[nasɨ] n. dance or. Hindi

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Dialect: var. nasu

[nãpaɁ] v. push something away

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[paɁ] v. suspend or hang something with a string

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

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[pagi] n. debt; financial obligation; outstanding payment

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[pamjo-taxo] n. injury; encumbrance

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Dialect: syn. pamyo

[paroɁ lɨgo] n. time in the early morning when the cocks crow

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[parɨ-molã] n. a variety of shrub bearing reddish berries commonly found in bamboo gardens

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[pasù] n. needle

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[paxè] n. mesh, which may be of wire, bamboo or cane; lattice

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[põtã] n. a section of village council

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[põtin] n. pen

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[pulu] adj. white

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[pɨlo harbjã] n. full moon

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[pjapjũ] adv. together; in collaboration; in cooperation; jointly

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[púlĩ] v. flower; bloom; blossom

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[riimi] n. spider

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Dialect: var. riñbi syn. wci riimi

[saɁxɨɁ] v. intimidating; unnerving; daunting; formidable

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Dialect: ant. sa’pe’

[sarɨ] n. knot (of tree); nodule; node

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[sati] n. umbrella

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Dialect: Or. Assamese

[subu ipaɁ] n. mithun dung

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[sɨcú] n. stag

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Dialect: syn. swcúr

[sɨʎĩ daʎi] n. this afternoon; towards this evening

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[taɁti] n. cockroach

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[takuɁ riilaɁ] n. cucumber tendril

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[tisǝr] adj. sweet

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[xei áʎò] n. cinnamon bark

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[xɨce] v. divide (by counting)

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Dialect: etym. xw (count) + tace (divide)

[xɨxu-xɨce] v. discriminate; differentiate

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[jagɨ] n. cane or bamboo basket

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[jaɨ] n. axe

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[jo jaxo] n. skewer (for meat)

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[jordĩ] n. upper portion of a hill

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Dialect: ant. yorko

[ɲalĩ] v. put one’s head out; peep out

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[ámè] v. mate

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[ájò jooʎã lɨpa] n. midnight

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