Apatani English

[abba] n. father; daddy; papa

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[abjo] adj. endearing

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[aʎoo] n. tongue

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[aʎóo kõsò] n. mantis

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[agjá] v. to place one’s hand(s) with palms facing upwards, as when receiving something.

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[agjú] n. string; cord

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Dialect: syn. aháa

[aháa pìitã] n. thirst

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[amã] n. roof

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[ajo-nano] n. a variety of bee (hover bee)

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[baltiŋ] n. bucket

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[barxoɁ] v. straddle; sit straddling a seat; bestride

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[baró] n. brother

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[beɁlɨ] n. next door neighbor

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[beɁpaɁ-beɁjaɁ] adj. reckless; impulsive; impetuous

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[bijã] n. girdle (esp. of female used to hold the skirt)

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[burù] n. younger brother

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

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[bjaarã] n. space between the front verandah and the main space in an Apatani house

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Dialect: syn. byaací

[bjuhu] n. grave; tomb

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[ceɁxoɁ] v. diasgree; differ; diverge from

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[corkè] adj. strong (as of taste)

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[daɲi riilaɁ] n. sunray

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[dodĩ-dolo] n. world; realm

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Dialect: syn. doha-dolo

[dur] v. dig and push (for example with the snout of a pig)

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Dialect: var. dór

[ʎeɁbe] n. larva of water beetle

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Dialect: syn. bukofe’be

[ʎẽ] v. measure with outstretched hands

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[guɁpi] v. lie face down

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[gjooɁ] n. noose trap

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[haapĩ tagjã] n. fog; mist

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Dialect: syn. haapiñ

[harpó] n. bucket

Speaker: Nani Anga

[heru] adj. sad; unhappy

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: etym. heñ + ru

[hɨɲur hamã] n. a variety of vegetable

Speaker: Nani Anga

[ɉar] num. thousand

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[kǝǝ] letter name k the letter representing k in the Apatani alphabet

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[ka] v. see; look at

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[kaɉi] n. a variety of traditional dish

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[kelaɁ] n. good writer; one who writes well

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[kooʎã] adj. round

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Dialect: ant. koofo’

[koojo] n. the night before the last

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

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[kɨpaɁ] n. banana

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Dialect: syn. kwpa’ ahì

[locũ] n. bone marrow

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[lurɨɁ] v. converse; talk

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[luxaɁ] v. speak wrongly

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Dialect: syn. lugya’

[lɨgeɁ] n. popliteal space; hollow of the knee

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[lɨɨbũ] n. unnatural death, of a woman

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[malo-kalo] adv. please; pray

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[me] v. search; look for; seek; check

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[muɁ] v. blow (air)

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[mɨmjaɁ] v. smudge; smear

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[mɨxu] v. demarcate; delineate; separate

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[nago] n. ritual hut in the middle of a village

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[nãpaɁ] v. push something away

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[nẽru] adj. foul smelling

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Dialect: ant. neñpyo

[o xuiɁ hamã] n. a variety of vegetable; creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[oho ɲimɨ] n. daughter

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[pageɁ] v. light a fire; set fire; ignite

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[parlĩ] v. crawl out

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[paxuɁ] n. partridge

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[pẽ] v. build; construct

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Dialect: var. piñ

[pilã rãbã] adj. yellowish

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[poɁ] v. grow (as horns do)

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[ŋeɁko] v. open

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Dialect: ant. qe’piñ

[rako] n. tortoise

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Dialect: var. rwko syn. samiñ rako

[riilaɁ] n. ray (of sun); beam

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[riɲo gjadu] n. rings of bamboo splits that are hoisted with poles in the tombs of priests

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[rubi] n. deaf

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[rɨpu] n. silver

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Dialect: var. rupu

[ríipĩ] v. close something by stitching or sewing

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[sar] v. denigrate; criticise; disparage

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[siiɲiɁ] n. small-sized larvae of dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. tasiñ siizi’

[simbja] n. balcony in a traditional house

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Dialect: var. siñbya

[sorɉĩ] v. stretch straight; straighten out

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[subu sihɁ] n. pond or puddle where mithuns gather to drink water

Example: Photo by Talyang Millo

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[subu sihɁ] n. pond or puddle where mithuns gather to drink water, here dry

Example: Photo by Hage Tara

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[supũ pĩta] n. beer container used during rituals

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[sɨ] v. die

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[sɨlã pacã] n. nape of the neck

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[sɨpiɁ] n. needlework; needlecraft; embroidery

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[sɨttĩ] n. warrior’s shield (esp. of buffalo skin)

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[sárce] v. tear something into two parts

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[taaró] n. variety of a fig

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[tabe axóo] n. sugarcane

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: var. twbe axóo

[tai belã] n. a variety of acacia tree usually used for hedges

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[taɉǝr] n. a bamboo fish trap

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Dialect: syn. taxuñ

[tɨlo] v. drop something from a height

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[tɨŋá] n. fruit

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[umjú] adj. pointed (as of a tip)

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[utɨ] n. camel

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[uuko] n. hole

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[ũ] v. sip; take a sip

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[ǝǝ] letter name v ǝǝ the letter representing ǝ in the Apatani alphabet

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[xaa] v. collect; collect contributions

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Dialect: syn. mya

[xẽɉiɁ amú] n. hair on the temple

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[xuiɁ] adj. sour

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[xɨbo aɉĩ] n. ceremonial friend

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[jaaɉeɁ] adj. garrulous (of a person)

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[juɁ] v. skewer

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[ɲade] adv. rude; impolite; harsh

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[ápì] v. dry

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