Apatani English

[abã] n. burning pain

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ahĩ] adj. same; similar; matching; identical

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[aŋaɁ] v. tie into a bundle

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[armjũ] v. grow (as an offshoot)

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. amyuñ

[aroɁ] adj. lucky

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[arũ] adv. near; close by

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[asorit] adj. surprising; amazing; startling

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[asuɁ-asaɁ] n. disgrace; shame

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[ataɁ] n. stinger (on a bee)

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. wta’

[axɨ] n. comb

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[baʎa] n. slope; slant; downslope

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. guri’

[burtaɁ] n. a variety of snake; cobra

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. borta’

[buuro] adj. thick or big cylindrical object

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. buuzó

[bɨpɨɁ tabú] n. a variety of poisonous snake (Pareas monticola)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bjõ] v. extinguish (of a major fire); stop a fight

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bjurɨ-bjarɨ] adj. dirty; unappetizing; messy

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. ulu-byalu

[car] v. boil

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[cajĩ-dojĩ] n. autumn

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[cicĩ] n. a variety of ritual (esp. to ward off malevolent spirit)

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. twgò

[daɲi cago] n. east

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. haaci

[deʎã rɨci] n. bell

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. defañ rwcañ

[dor] v. become a captive or a prisoner

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[dɨdɨɁ] adj. poisonous

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[dɨpjoɁ] v. eat something to add taste to a meal

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dɨraa-loɲã] n. in the coming years

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[ʎaɁ] v. lick

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[gorɨ] n. watch; clock

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[haaʎĩ] adj. beautiful; handsome; pretty

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[haaja] adj. hungry; famished; starving

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[hago] n. matter; subject; affair

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Dialect: syn. pwgo

[har] v. wash; bathe

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[hargó] v. overtake (esp. by running or driving)

Speaker: Nani Anga

[henɨ-mjanɨ] n. relatives; kindred; kith and kin

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hoã alló] n. backbone

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hogja gjamu] n. clouded leopard

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[hɨmi] pron. that; third person accusative pronoun

Speaker: Nani Anga

[ɉiɉi kɨna] adj. bluish

Speaker: Tage Yassing

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

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[ɉuka] v. measure, esp. weight

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Dialect: esp. weight

[ɉí] v. roll; spin; rotate; turn round and round

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[kaka] v. have a look at; examine; inspect; scrutinize

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[kamra] n. room

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[kapeɁ] v. see through

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

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[kɨla kɨla] adj. eyes wide open

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[leɁpì] n. Chinese green onion (Allium fistulosum)

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. tale’; twle’

[lembjã-lerã] n. crossroad; an intersection of two or more roads

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[lulũ] v. frighten by speaking; scare; intimidate

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[lurɨɁ] v. converse; talk

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

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[mepi] n. a variety of vegetable; plantain (Plantago erosa)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: syn. mepi hamañ

[miɁti] v. close (the eyes)

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[muɁ] v. blow (air)

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[mɨbjú] v. offend (by doing something)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[mɨmeɁ] v. initiate

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[mɨpjã] v. close

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: syn. mwpiñ

[mɨxu] v. demarcate; delineate; separate

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[nekã] n. toilet; latrine

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[oo] letter name o the letter representing o in the Apatani alphabet

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[padĩ sɨko] n. confluence of two or more streams

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[pakiɁ] adj. bent; curved

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[pexó] n. a variety of bird

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[poi] n. residual fermented millet after preparation of beer

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[pɨgja gjapúu] n. wreathed hornbill (Aceros undulatus)

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[pɨlo tatu] n. half moon

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[pjaɁpuɁ] v. throw water at somebody

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[pár] v. screw; twist; turn

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[ŋaɁ] v. tie; bind

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[ŋunu] pron. we; first person plural pronoun

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[riɲo] n. rings of bamboo splits

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[roha] v. dry over fire

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

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[rujó] n. a variety of cane earring

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[saɁlĩ] v. breathe out; exhale

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. sa’lw’

[saɁpu] v. be confident; underestimate; underrate; confident

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. sa’po

[santú tero] n. a variety of wild pepper

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[sɨpiɁ] n. needlework; needlecraft; embroidery

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[sɨre] n. wild pig; boar

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[sɨtɨ ahi] n. elephant tusk

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[sɨɲi] n. sugar or. Assamese

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. swni

[tabũ] n. smallpox

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tadǝr] n. parasitic worm

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tahã-siɁ] n. mongoose

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[taɉu-rijã] n. variety of a plant; Job’s tear

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tapoɁ] n. variety of tall grass

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tarĩ] n. woven cane ring used as kneelet

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[teɁdaɁ] v. lean against something

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[teɁhi] v. fall down

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[tɨɁlo] v. to pull down

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[tɨleɁ] n. a variety of garlic

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Dialect: syn. tale’

[tɨrɨ tatɨɁ] n. toad

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[ɨde] n. stone slab trap

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[xei] n. cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)

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[jaɁlã] n. boneless portion of red meat

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Dialect: syn. yo aya’

[jorxũ hamã] n. toothache plant; paracress (Acmella oleracea)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ɲaanɨ] n. general term for maternal uncles

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[ɲẽ] v. chew; masticate

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[áade] v. come close; approach

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[ájò jooʎã lɨpa] n. midnight

Speaker: Tage Kanno