Apatani English

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

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[abù] adj. many; numerous; a lot of; plenty of

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[adĩ dĩɉi] n. black hair

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[aga sɨco] int. interjection to express indifference; let it be

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Dialect: syn. aqw swco; aga swco

[ahu ará] adj. naked; nude; undressed

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[aháa] n. string; cord

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Dialect: syn. agyú

[akì kíicú] n. puppy

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[alo kamjã] adj. everyday; daily; commonplace

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[apɨ-asó] n. area; dimension

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[arpɨ] n. bamboo crossbeam of a fence

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[artĩ] n. scrotum

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[atú-kahè] n. size

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[axoo] adj. entangled (hair)

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[baɉi] n. time

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[car] v. boil

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[còoʎa] v. limp

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[dapo] n. penalty; prohibition; sanction

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[ditǝr] n. lumps of soil (esp. in paddy fields)

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[dĩtaɁ] n. scalp; top portion of head

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[durgu] n. wooden trough

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[eɁ] v. shoot

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[gipjã] v. close (a hinged door)

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Dialect: ant. giko’ syn. gitiñ

[gjotu aɉĩ] n. a variety of traditional friend

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[gju-gjuro] n. trachea

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[gè] v. mark; write

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Dialect: syn. ke, page

[haɁ] v. bite off

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[haasopa] adv. slowly; sluggishly

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[harbjã] adj. full (as of moon)

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[harɨ] v. twist; turn

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[haspatǝr] n. hospital

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Dialect: or. English

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

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[hiɁsu-hoɁsu] adj. nonplussed; disconcerted; stumped; at a loss

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[hiɁxɨɨ] v. wring; twist

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[hĩxã] num. thirty

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[huuda] adj. bright

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[húì] v. fall

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[ita] n. brick

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ixò hóonɨ] n. the person who sponsors the dry meat distributed to the participants of penw procession, usually a close relative of the main sponsor of Muruñ

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[ɉiɁ] v. melt; thaw; dissolve

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

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[kaxaɁ] v. disapprove something; dislike; reject

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[kempa] int. interjection expressing sympathy

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[kinɨ] n. bitch

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[koojo] n. the night before the last

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[laɁpĩ] n. back of the hand

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[lo] post. with; by

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[lɨmĩ alló] n. lateral melleolus bone

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[lɨrĩ] n. kneelet comprising of string of beads, esp. worn by priests

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[mubu] n. ash; ash color

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[mɨbjũ] v. help; contribute

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[mɨdó bjoco] n. swallow

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[mɨpeɁ] v. complete; finish

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[mɨɲaɁ] v. smoothen; polish

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[o] n. liquor; alcoholic drink; rice or millet beer

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[paɁsǝr] v. kill by hanging

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[pakã] n. goose

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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[pake] v. cross; intersect; crisscross

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[paleɁ] n. excess; extra; surplus; remainder

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[pamí] n. chicken louse

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[pee] v. chant producing a characteristic sound “ho ho…”

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[piiʎa] n. ritual performed to propitiate pìfá úì

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[piruɁ jagɨ] n. a variety of cane basket

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[poɁtũ] v. squat

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[potũ] n. witness in a business transaction

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[puha] v. sink (in water)

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Dialect: ant. puca

[pɨɁpaɁ] v. sweep away

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[pjaɲiɁ] n. early maturing variety of paddy belonging to mìipyá group

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[pjoɁxoɁ] v. have a different opinion

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[pjàpaɁ] v. destroy and remove a structure

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[párkoɁ] v. screw open

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[ŋoɁɲó] adj. small (plot of land)

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Dialect: ant. qo’rò

[roɁpo] n. cock

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Dialect: ant. ro’nw

[salĩ] v. expel out

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[sarxe sarse] n. a late ripening variety of millet

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[sãxã meʎã] n. a variety of fencing plant; privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium)

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[sembo] n. a variety of wild cherry

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Dialect: var. semo

[surúu] adj. deceptive; crafty; treacherous

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[sɨpja] n. dhole; Asiatic wild dog

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[sɨtiɁ] n. letter

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[taʎí] adv. sarcastic; ironic; sneering

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[tahɨɁ] adj. hard of hearing

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[takũ] n. peach

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[talu baɁlo] v. betray; deceive

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[tapiɁ ŋɨɨla] n. owl

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Dialect: syn. qwwla; pwtiñ qwwla

[tooŋo] n. wool

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[turcã] n. post; pillar

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Dialect: var. torcañ

[tusù] v. break a relationship

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[tú] v. kick

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[túpiɁ] v. break something fragile by kicking

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[xeɁlɨɁ] v. put on; cover

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Dialect: ant. xe’liñ

[xẽŋu] v. warm something

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[xoɁ] v. pry open

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[xɨ] num. six

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[jalã] n. stone

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[jalu-jabja] n. stylish; fashionable

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[jasi parĩ] n. stork (Ciconia nigra)

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[ɲaɁɲoɁ] adv. slow; sluggish

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Dialect: syn. za’za’

[ɲaaɲiɁ aláa] n. honey

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[ɲacu] n. lip

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[ɲade] adv. rude; impolite; harsh

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