Apatani English

[abjũ-aʎũ] v. finish binding; tie up by tightening the rope after binding something

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[aɉóo] n. fare; wage

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[alã] n. neck;hump of an ox; neck of a bottle or a pot

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[amĩ] n. shade; shadow

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[arnɨɁ] v. swallow; gulp down; ingest

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Dialect: syn. anw’

[arná] v. choke

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[bebuɁ] n. gun

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Dialect: syn. mubu’; bibu’

[bɨɉe] adj. many; in large numbers; profuse; copious

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Dialect: var. bwjé bwjé

[bée] v. chant; invoke

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[ciɁ] v. hold (with both arms)

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

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Dialect: syn. dañlò

[dãtǝr] v. break something by beating

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[deʎã rɨci] n. bell

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Dialect: syn. defañ rwcañ

[dĩtuɁ] v. comb

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

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[gi] v. operate a hinged door

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[goɲó] adj. small (of a mouth); low voice

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Dialect: ant. gorò

[gõpiɁ] v. rinse mouth

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[gɨɁha] v. lie down

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[hago] n. matter; subject; affair

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Dialect: syn. pwgo

[hiɁhɨ-hiɁxe] v. swivel around; wriggle; squirm

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[hoopa] post. therefore; for

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[horci] adj. smart; agile

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[hubo-hulo] adj. almost; roughly equal

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[huuto] n. light

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[hɨmi] pron. that; third person accusative pronoun

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[hɨri-hɨxo] n. dirt particles

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[hɨɨ] pron. that

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[hɨɨmi] n. widow

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[imi nɨɁteɁ] v. catnap; doze

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[impjaɁ] n. cotton; wool

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Dialect: var. empya’

[ixã] n. trophy for recognition of achievement

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[ɉare] num. one thousand

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Dialect: etym. jar + he

[ɉiɁ] v. melt; thaw; dissolve

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[ɉompu] n. bamboo shaving used as a ritual element or a decorative item syn. some

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[ɉáa] v. soar or fly without flapping the wings (as a hawk)

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[kagoɁ] v. overlook; disregard; ignore

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[kahɨ-kaxeɁ] v. look around; be watchful

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

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[kuɁbã] v. keep something, esp. a container, upside down

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[kɨra] n. a variety of tree; oak tree (Lithocarpus dealbata)

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

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[lɨji] n. footprint, esp. of animals

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[mǝǝ] letter name m the letter representing m in the Apatani alphabet

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[mepĩ] n. a variety of ritual in which the shaman smears rice powder mixture on the walls

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[mihĩ] n. contribution (esp. in kind)

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[mɨdĩ-kɨlĩ] adv. intentionally

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Dialect: syn. mwdiñpa

[mɨduɁ] v. destroy; damage

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[mɨɉa] v. finish doing something

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[mɨxè] v. do something forcefully

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[mɨxó] v. do something leading to bankruptcy

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[mɨjã] n. a variety of plant used as tinder

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[no hopa] pron. for where

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[nu] adj. dark red colour

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[paaɁ] v. bargain; offer to buy something

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[paʎù] n. a variety of bird; parakeet

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[pano] v. sting

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[paroɁ pai] n. poultry dropping

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[paroɁ roɁnɨ] n. hen

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[poɁtũ pèerũ] n. a variety of bean

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Dialect: syn. amú pèeruñ

[poʎã] n. plateau; a plain area at a height

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[purdo] v. pluck (fruits) for oneself

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[pjapĩ] n. early maturing variety of rice

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[ŋoɁrò] adj. big (plot of land)

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Dialect: ant. qo’zó

[ŋɨi taxũ] n. fish trap

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[rasó] v. position lengthwise

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Dialect: ant. rapw

[rã] v. tie; tether

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[reɁ] v. cross (a river); traverse; travel across

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[roɁpi] n. a ritual of repentance after accidental killing of certain animals or human

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[rɨɁpo] v. tie on something

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Dialect: syn. ra’po

[rɨme] n. Nepalese alder (Alnus nepalensis)

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[rɨxɨ alo] n. four days hence

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Dialect: syn. rwxwda

[ríipĩ] v. close something by stitching or sewing

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[saiklo] v. bicycle

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[sarpuɁ] n. balloon; bladder

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[sikũ-siri] adj. wrinkled; crinkled

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[subu sɨbo] n. mithun bull

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[tagoɁ] v. ignore (listening)

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Dialect: syn. tapa’

[tahĩ] n. mushroom

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[talɨ́] n. unnatural death

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[tarkiɁ] v. bend

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Dialect: ant. tarjiñ

[tarlar] n. peacock

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Dialect: syn. tar pwta

[teɁʎa] adj. slanted

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[tero jorsĩ] n. dry chili

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[tõsǝr] v. advise; suggest; counsel; guide

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[tɨɨ] v. chop, as of cutting down a tree

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[ukó simbja] n. rear balcony

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[uurò] adj. big (of hole) ant. uuzó

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[xãxã] adv. firmly; fervently; forcefully

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Dialect: syn. xañxañ dwrañ

[xeɁ] v. cry; sob

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[xoɁkó-xoɁpè] adj. disorganized; mess; tangled

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[xomu] n. ritual element of an altar

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[xuu] adj. old

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[jana] n. a species of bamboo

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[jaɨ] n. axe

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[ɲoo] letter name z ɲoo the letter representing ɲ in the Apatani alphabet

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[ɲaʎã] n. ten years

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

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[ɲime-jaru] n. rainbow

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[áagjá] n. entrance; door

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Dialect: var. háagyá