Apatani English

[abu-akeɁ] n. manure; fertilizer

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[abjũ] v. give a finishing touch by filling up soil (of a hole in the soil) or by binding

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[aʎí-aróo] n. storm; rainstorm; windstorm

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[agjo] v. mix; add; combine

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[aɉuɁ] n. weak person

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[akì asiɁ] n. kennel; shelter for a dog

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[akì kíibò] n. male dog

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[apɨ-asó] n. area; dimension

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[apó xẽ] v. toil; work hard; engage in physical labor

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[arnɨɁ] v. swallow; gulp down; ingest

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Dialect: syn. anw’

[barr] v. chant in a loud manner as when performing some traditional Apatani rituals

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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

[bɨhĩ] n. a variety of tree

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[bɨɉé bɨɉé] adj. many; in large numbers; profuse; copious

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[bjodĩ] n. an element of ritual altar

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

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[caarò] adj. big (of pot)

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Dialect: ant. cazó

[cuuɲi] n. water beetle

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Dialect: syn. yasi anw

[dar] v. move or lift with a stick used as a lever

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[do] v. be; exist; lie

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Dialect: ant. zima

[dɨpjoɁ-tãsoɁ] v. eat or drink something to break the monotony or to add taste to the food

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

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[ema tupe] n. dreamy (of a person); confused person

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[gaarò] adj. large, as a field

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Dialect: ant. gartú

[gũkiɁ] v. bend; stoop

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[gjalĩ] v. seep; exude; ooze

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[hǝǝ] letter name h the letter representing h in the Apatani alphabet

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[haaso haaso] adj. slow; sluggish

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[hadɨ] n. anger

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[haʎã sãxã meʎã] n. hibiscus (Hibiscus rosasinensis)

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[hã] v. investigate; make enquiries; probe; enquire

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[helo] v. pardon; forgive

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[hẽɉũpa] adv. comfortable

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[hilu] n. gum

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[hɨsò] n. a variety of bamboo

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Dialect: syn. bihé

[iɁmǝr] v. sleep deeply

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[iɁŋǝr] v. snore

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[ɉilã] n. a kind of traditional shawl (esp.used by the priests)

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[ɉoɉo roɁpo] n. a kind of a small bird

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[ɉuɉa] adj. wet

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Dialect: ant. pitañ syn. juza

[kamè] v. finish; destroy

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[kanuda] n. in five days; five days hence

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[kapi] v. eat up; finish eating

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[koɁrò] adj. big, of a bangle

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Dialect: ant. ko’zó

[kooxeɁ alló] n. ilium bone

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[laɁbú] v. quickly wash one’s hand

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[lai] n. torch

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Dialect: or. English (light)

[li lilã] n. cicada (Cicadidae)

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[lulù] v. disturb by speaking

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Dialect: syn. lulù-lugo

[lɨsĩ pɨtu] n. calf

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[medǝr] n. purification; purification ritual

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[mepa] v. search out; find out

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[miɁɉũ] adj. lethargic or inactive (of a person)

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[mombati] n. candle

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[muɁ] v. blow (air)

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[mɨdĩ-kɨlĩ] adv. intentionally

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Dialect: syn. mwdiñpa

[mɨlaɁ-lulaɁ] adj. skilled; expert

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Dialect: syn. miki

[mɨɲò] v. drill (esp. exercise)

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[mja] v. lull; console

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[mjamja] n. ringworm

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[mjoko] n. third lunar month of the year; name of the festival celebrated in March

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[nesú] n. granary

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[nitĩ-hormĩ] n. proverb

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Dialect: syn. nitiñ

[paɁsǝr] v. kill by hanging

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[pacá] v. levy fine

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[paduɁ] v. hop to express extremes of emotions

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[pari] n. tree sparrow (-Passer montanus)

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Dialect: syn. pari pwta

[patuɁ] n. sharp edged stump of bamboo or other tree

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[piɁɲi xaŋe] num. eighty

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[pĩciɁ sarsé] n. an early ripening variety of millet

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[poɁpǝr] n. bamboo split used to make sounds to scare birds away, esp. from agricultural fields

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[pɨcã sɨdu] n. kitchen utensils

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Dialect: syn. pwcañ paaku’

[pɨʎi] num. four

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[pɨlo huuto] n. moonlight

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[pɨluɁ pɨleɁ] adj. showy; flashy

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[pɨtaɁ] n. a variety of tree; wild pear (Pyrus pashia)

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[ŋɨi] n. fish

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[ratĩ] v. answer appropriately; silence a query

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[rĩbi] n. spider

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Dialect: var. riimi syn. wci riimi

[rɨxɨ alo] n. four days hence

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Dialect: syn. rwxwda

[rì alo] n. the day after tomorrow

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Dialect: syn. rìda

[sado] n. boyfriend; male lover

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Dialect: syn. miya

[sãpǝr] n. a variety of fruit used as a spice

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[sãxɨɁ] n. a variety of plant used as dye (Eurya acuminata var. euprista)

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[sisi] n. now

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Dialect: var. swsi

[sɨɨ ixa] n. cow dung

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[taɁ] v. chop (as to split something)

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[tape] n. pumpkin

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Dialect: syn. e’pe; ayó twpe

[tapiɁ] n. a variety of bird

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[tapũ] n. bat

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[taú] n. descriptive term for mithun bull with color pattern of dark brown color with while in the lower parts of the limbs

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[telɨɁ] v. push something in by finger

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Dialect: ant. teliñ etym. teñ + alw’

[tiɁpaɁ] v. erase; wipe off; rub out

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[ɨtaɁ] n. stinger (of bee or wasp)

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Dialect: syn. ata’

[xeɁ] v. cry; sob

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[xũta] n. timber; wooden post

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[xɨbo aɉĩ] n. ceremonial friend

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[jaɉuɁ] n. ladle

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[jasi harxɨ] n. whirlpool

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[ákótá] pron. one more

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