Apatani English

[a] int. an interjection at the end of a sentence to emphasize or reinforce the statement made

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

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Dialect: var. arbú,

[aɉĩ arã] n. bosom friend; confidante; alter ego

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[alo sudu] n. small bamboo salt container carried for feeding mithuns

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[amo-ahe] n. dust (esp. those sticking on the body after working rice)

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[apɨ] n. breadth

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[apyáa] n. tracks made by small animals

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[arɨɨ] n. bundle (esp. of bamboo)

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[ajò lɨpá] n. midnight

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[baʎa] n. slope; slant; downslope

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[bariɁ] v. get up; stand up syn. guri’

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Dialect: syn. guri’

[barɉuɁ] n. netted cane basket for everyday use

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[bãbã] adj. heavy or hoarse voice

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[biɉe ɲaaɲi] n. lichen around bamboo nodes syn. bije yatań, subu zaazi

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Dialect: syn. bije yatań, subu zaazi

[bisǝr abíi] n. Black and white Apatani traditional skirt

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[buɁ] v. burst; explode

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[buudu-buugjá] n. household articles

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[bɨro] n. yesterday morning

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[bjoɁdá] adj. bright; brilliant

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[bíiɁ] v. compensate; make reparation; make amends

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[ca] v. ascend; go up; rise (of the sun); sprout (of a plant)

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[ciɁpɨ] n. frame of the bamboo sliding door

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[ciĩ] v. weave

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[càa] v. take paddy from the granary

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[daɁ] v. stand; be there

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[dasǝr] adj. free; without burden; unencumbered

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Dialect: syn. heñsvr

[dempjo] n. mouse

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[ditĩ] n. cliff; ravine

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[dula] n. rope to tie dogs

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Dialect: syn. akì dula

[duu] n. paddy for husking

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Dialect: syn. dwlo

[dɨmɨ nanɨ] n. side dish

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[dùukũ] n. meeting; gathering; assembly; congregation

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[embĩ] n. uncooked, husked rice

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[gartaɁ] n. paddy field in the upper portion

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Dialect: ant. garpw’

[golu pakaɁ] n. dimple on the cheek

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

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[haʎã] adj. flat; plain

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Dialect: syn. haapa

[harɉeɁ] v. run over (esp. by a vehicle)

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[hẽtɨ] adj. proud; haughty; boastful

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[humi] pron. whom

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[hɨɉã mɨnɨ̃] n. component of mida ceremony which is the offering for the children of the newly married couple

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[hɨkaɁ hamã] n. a variety of edible fern

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[hɨsò] n. a variety of bamboo

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Dialect: syn. bihé

[ipoɁ poɁli] n. yeast used for preparation of new batches of yeasts

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[ɉã] v. be trustworthy, as the omen of chickeen liver or egg might be

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[ɉiɉe] adj. truthful, true

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[ɉooɉo] adj. refreshing; fresh

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[kapaɁ] v. ignore; disregard; pay no heed to

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[kaxè] v. look in anger

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[koɁrò] adj. big, of a bangle

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Dialect: ant. ko’zó

[kopaɁ] v. throw away (from the mouth)

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[kɨʎĩ kɨloɁ] adj. shining; sparkling; glittering

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[kɨɉǝ] int. interjection of calling “lets go”

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

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[leɁbeɁ] v. flap (wings) with helplessness

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[luti] v. say again; repeat speaking; reiterate; restate

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[lɨca] n. lame

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[lɨma] n. root

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[lɨmĩ lahĩ] n. blessing; gift (esp. of prosperity, wisdom or knowledge)

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[maɁlo] conj. either; or

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[migĩ] n. expert hunter

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[muɁgo] n. outlet in a paddy field

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[mɨci] n. kite (bird)

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[mɨkoɁ] v. open

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[mɨlãru] pron. all; everybody

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[mɨxeɁ] v. make somebody cry

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[neha tami] n. a variety of plant

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[neli] adj. fragrant; appetizing smell

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[nẽkeɁ] n. thirteenth lunar month of the year; December-January

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[nẽtó] n. a house on the main street

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Dialect: var. niñtó ant. neñbu, niñbu

[nunupa] pron. for you (plural); second person plural pronoun, purpostive case

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[nɨɁrɨɁ] v. run into somebody

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[page] v. write; mark

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Dialect: syn. gè

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

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[piruɁ jagɨ] n. a variety of cane basket

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[pĩtú] v. lift something by pinching

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[puʎe silaɁnɨ] n. tailor

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[pǝrǝ] n. traditional spinning wheel used to wind yarn into balls

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Dialect: syn. tano pvrv

[pɨca] adj. foolish, stupid, dumb

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[pjarò] adj. big, as a plot of land or a grain

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Dialect: ant. pyazó

[párɨɨ] v. twist; turn around

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Dialect: syn. párww-paxe

[rì alo] n. the day after tomorrow

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Dialect: syn. rìda

[sarsɨɁ] adj. bland; insipid; weak (of liquor)

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[subu sɨdó] n. half grown mithun

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[suʎu] adj. empty (of feeling)

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[sɨɨ hɨbo] n. ox

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[sɨjĩ] n. a variety of carnivorous animal

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[tǝǝ] letter name t the letter representing t in the Apatani alphabet

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[tamjo] n. a variety of tree

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[tapũ] n. bat

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[taŋu-aláa] n. honey

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[tar] v. bend; break

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[tasi] n. wall

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Dialect: var. tarsi

[teli] n. oil

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[tùdaɁ] v. place or push something upright

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[une] n. wound

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[xaɁce] v. split; break apart

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[xaarũ] n. a benevolent god that protects a household

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[xapo] n. bamboo rack above the fireplace

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

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