Apatani English

[aʎã xɨ] num. sixty

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[ahi pyoɁsu] v. brush one’s teeth

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[aɉóo] n. fare; wage

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[apĩ pɨcã] n. pot for cooking rice

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[arlǝ] adj. hard; firm; rigid; strong

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Dialect: var. alvr

[axa-ajá] v. burning sensation

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[axɨɁ-pataɁ] n. ribs, rib cage

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[axóo pèerũ] n. a variety of bean

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[baara] n. fare; fee

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[baltiŋ] n. bucket

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[buuxe] n. a variety of house rat

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[bɨlu-bɨlaɁ] adv. hurriedly; suddenly

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[bɨraɁ] adj. mellow (of taste)

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[bɨjo] adj. weedy; full of weed (of a field)

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[bjuxɨ̃] n. cemetery; burial ground; graveyard

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

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[corkè] adj. strong (as of taste)

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[daɲi] n. sun

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[diixɨ] n. coarse sand

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Dialect: syn. swxw; súrù

[doha] n. world; realm

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Dialect: syn. doha-dolo

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

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Dialect: ant. doopw’

[durgu] n. wooden trough

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[ʎiɁdo] n. food for pigs

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[gipĩ] v. close (a hinged door)

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Dialect: ant. giko’ syn. gitiñ

[gõpɨ] n. chin

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[guŋa] v. lie down (esp. of quadruplets)

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[haaɉuɁ] adj. light; not heavy

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Dialect: ant. aì

[haaro] adj. brave; courageous

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Dialect: ant. haame

[hẽtú] v. miss someone; pine for; yearn for; long for

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[hiɁxɨɨ] v. wring; twist

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[hilĩ] n. clotted blood

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[hoɁjo-hoɁci] v. mixed up; mingle; intermingle; amalgamate

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Dialect: syn. ho’gyo-ho’fo

[hoɉalo] conj. but; even then

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[igɨ] n. evil spirits

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[ɉiɉi ɉixo] adj. dark blue

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[ɉopjã] v. close something by placing something in the opening ant. joko’

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[ka] v. see; look at

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[kamo] adj. dark

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[karsĩ] n. kerosene

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Dialect: or. Assamese

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

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Dialect: syn. ko’bu

[koɁrò] adj. big, of a bangle

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Dialect: ant. ko’zó

[koɲã ɲaŋe] n. three years back

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[kɨmĩ talo] n. a variety of brass plate

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[laɁpã tuli] n. post of là’pañ

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[laɁpó kupù] n. biceps; muscle on the arm

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[lãke] n. a cane loop used for restraining cattle

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[marbolu] n. marble

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Dialect: or. English

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

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[mɨ] v. do

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[mɨbo] v. help (in doing some work); assist; support

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[mɨpjó] v. do something secretly

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[mɨŋo] v. stop doing something

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[mjɨ-milo] n. married couple

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[no ho] pron. where

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[nɨtepa] pron. why

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Dialect: var. nwmopa syn. nwmpa

[née] v. wrestle

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[oho ɲimɨ] n. daughter

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[pa] v. cut (by striking); fight; peck

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[paga] v. spread the legs apart

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[paɉeɁ] n. duck

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[par] v. make or light fire; ignite fire

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

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[peŋu] n. a variety of bird; great barbet (Megalaima virens)

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[perũ jaanɨ] n. fermented soybean

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[pẽbe] n. snow

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Dialect: var. piñbe

[pẽɉi ciɁri] n. a variety of valued sword

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[poleɁ] n. shiny; glossy; polished

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[potuɁ] n. photo

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[puluɁ] v. cover

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[pǝrǝ] n. large cane mat used for temporary storage of paddy during harvesting

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[pɨbjɨ] adj. cunning, clever, quick

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[pɨca] adj. foolish, stupid, dumb

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[pɨge] n. barbet

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[pɨri] n. chicken coop

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[pɨta atúu] n. chicks of birds

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[pjaɁpuɁ] v. throw water at somebody

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[ŋɨra] n. variety of a migratory fish

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[rade emo] n. a late ripening variety of paddy

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[sarkoɁ] v. rip open; tear open

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[sarpu sarse] n. an early ripening variety of millet

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[seh] n. flat cane string for carrying load

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[soɉã] n. lizard

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[sɨ] v. claw; scratch

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[sɨha] n. cane rope

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Dialect: var. saha

[sɨɨ ixa] n. cow dung

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[taciɁ] n. wood-boring insect attacking bamboo or softwood

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[tagɨ] v. learn (by listening)

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[tare] n. thorn

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Dialect: var. twre

[tasɨɁ] n. wart

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[tero] n. chili

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[tulí] v. copy; replicate; click (a photo with a camera)

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[tumbu ude] n. tent

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[tɨpi-tɨpo] adj. neat; accurate

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[une] n. wound

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[uunɨ] n. main entrance of a hole

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Dialect: ant. uusvr

[xeɁ] v. winnow

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[xɨɉã] n. small intestine

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[jai] n. variety of bamboo (Dendrocalamus hamiltonii)

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[ɲaaɲiɁ aláa] n. honey

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[ɲoho] v. feed a baby after chewing the food

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