Apatani English

[ací-búrù] n. brothers; siblings

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. ací-baró

[aga sɨco] int. interjection to express indifference; let it be

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. aqw swco; aga swco

[aɉã] adj. young; immature

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[amiɁ miɁtĩ] n. eyelid

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[amĩ] adj. docile; obedient; sumbissive; deferential

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. aliñ

[arnɨɁ] v. swallow; gulp down; ingest

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. anw’

[ará] adj. empty; vacant; void

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[atĩ] v. block; choke; plug; obstruct; close

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. arañ

[atúu] n. progeny; young; offspring; baby animal

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[axáa tajú] adj. mature; elderly

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[aja] adj. good; beautiful; virtuous; righteous; suitable; appropriate

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bejũ] n. tomato; potato

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. byayuñ

[bĩpa] n. rope of bamboo skin

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bosta] n. jute bag; gunny sack

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[bjaaɲó] adj. narrow (esp. of path)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bjãtũ] adj. big and thick (esp. of flower)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bjo] v. swim

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bjuhu] n. grave; tomb

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ciɁri] n. ceremonial antique sword

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ciĩ] v. weave

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[cixo] adj. clever; smart; successful person

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[daɁhiɁ-daɁmo] v. stand for a while; wait for a while

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[darɨɁ] adj. clean; pure; clear

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dĩtaɁ] n. scalp; top portion of head

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[doodu] n. drop

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dulu] n. the system of giving another person the responsibility of looking after a cattle

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dɨri-hulo] n. prosperity (in terms of number of children)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dùumo] v. take rest

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[eɁlaɁ] adj. good in shooting

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ʎijoɁ] n. portion of meat which is the extra fat covering of the stomach

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[gaɁpo] v. hold something at its base

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. ga’ce

[gaiɁ] v. sing

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[gora] n. horse

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[gɨɉu-gɨmjo] n. dress; dressing style

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. gwju

[gjalĩ] v. seep; exude; ooze

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[haaɲa] adj. small; young

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hẽbjo] v. crave; desire; yearn; pine for

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hẽpa] v. recall; remember

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[huu] v. light up; brighten

Speaker: Nani Anga

[háatɨ mɨlɨ] adv. hopefully; confidently; optimistically

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[hù] v. prick; stab

Speaker: Nani Anga

[imo] n. paddy

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. emo

[ixa] n. excreta (esp. of animals)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ɉãda] n. flag

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[ɉeɁbiɁ] n. mud; swampy area

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ɉigɉiro] n. kind of a traditional shawl

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ɉoca] v. lift or carry up ant. jolo

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[katú] v. watch from a distance

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[kootú] v. stand in a stooping posture

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[koŋ] num. one

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[kɨɲiɁ] adj. cruel; brutal; fiendish; ruthless

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[káɉù] int. yes; okay

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[laɁca] n. handicap of the hand; disability of the hand

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[laɁcã] n. ring

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[laɁrĩ] n. a hoop earring worn by women

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[loɲì] n. two days

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[luɉiɁ] adj. friendly; amicable

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[lulaɁ] v. speak well

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[lurɨɁ] v. converse; talk

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[mituɁ] n. tip; apex; sharp end

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: ant. arañ

[mɨbiɁ] v. spill; splash

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[nama] pron. your mother

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. nane

[nane] pron. your mother

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. nama

[nãbò] v. help push; assist in pushing something

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[papi] n. wood chip

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[paroɁ pɨha] n. basket of bamboo splits where chicks hatch

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

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

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[patɨ] n. tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[peɁkó] adj. smart, of a person; strong, of taste

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[peenɨ] n. ceremonial procession as a part of Murung festival

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[pepuɁ tabú] n. bedbug (Cimex lectularius)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[petiɁ] n. belt

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[pipaɁ] v. swat something away

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[pɨsa lẽda] n. a variety of highly decorated and colorful skirt for young girls

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[pjàpu] v. destroy by mistake

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[raa] v. avenge; take revenge for

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[rako] n. tortoise

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. rwko syn. samiñ rako

[reɁbja] n. ladder

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. abya

[ru] v. sneak; plot; machinate; conspire

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[rɨko] n. tortoise

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. rako syn. samiñ rwko

[saɁhi] v. gulp; drink in a single gulp

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[sijo] n. this night; tonight

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[sɨre tɨxe] n. tick

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. swre taxe

[sɨro] n. this morning

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[tadoɁ] n. a variety of yellow beads

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: syn. tado’ tasañ

[takǝr] n. sputum

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: var. cukvr

[tarpĩ] n. maggots

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[taɲiɁ marpu] n. corn silk

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[teɁdaɁ] v. lean against something

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[tur] v. support (esp. with a pole or stick)

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. tor

[tɨɁlo] v. to pull down

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[uurò] adj. big (of hole) ant. uuzó

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jǝǝ] letter name y the letter representing j in the Apatani alphabet

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jaɁpu-jaɁlã] n. a variety of Muruñ festival considered to be of higher status

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jatɨɁ] n. umbrella of bamboo and leaves covering the head and the back

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jãko patɨ] n. lion (Panthera lion)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jo] n. meat

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jorxã] n. Sichuan pepper

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. yorxuñ

[ɲaaɲiɁ] n. honey bee

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[áakò] n. entrance; entry; door

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. háakò