Apatani English

[abã] n. burning pain

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

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[aʎí] n. air, wind

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[aɉí pɨhá] n. small cane basket

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[akì tadǝr] n. tape worm

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[alo apĩ] n. lunch

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[artaɁ] n. portion; segment; section

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[asĩ] v. feed (esp. liquid food)

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[axáa] adj. old; aged; elderly

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[ajobo] n. mother-in-law (term of reference)

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[baarò] adj. big flat object

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Dialect: ant. bazo, barzo

[beɁtũ] v. shrink; contract; become smaller

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[boha] n. cane rope tied to a babó for acrobatic game; acrobatic game played on the rope

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[buukò] n. a variety of large jungle rat

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[bɨɲã] n. last year

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[bɨɲiɁ-bɨɲa] adj. silky; delicate; soft

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Dialect: syn. bwza-bwza

[bjɨ] n. a species of bamboo

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[cãtɨ-dotɨ] n. universe; cosmos

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[cigu] n. source (of a stream)

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[dɨxuɁ-tãxuɁ] n. left over eatables

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[eɁcĩ] adv. skilled in shooting

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[ẽbĩ] n. husked rice

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[ʎaʎu] n. an element of sacrificial altar

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[gagǝr] adv. by any means; by hook or by crook

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[gaɉor] n. carrot

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[galo sudu] n. metallic smoking pipe

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[gõpɨ] n. chin

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[haapa] adj. flat; plain

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Dialect: syn. haafañ, zipa

[haatɨ] n. west

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Dialect: syn. dazi áago

[haaja-mjoxa] n. famine; scarcity of food

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Dialect: syn. dwme

[heeʎiɁ] adj. cool, in a pleasant way

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Dialect: syn. habuñ

[hẽɉu] n. attitude; way of thinking

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[hẽtɨ] adj. proud; haughty; boastful

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[hɨɲã] v. be shy

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[háa] v. smoke dry

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[húro] v. awaken; arouse; wake up

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

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[kado-lili] adv. publicly; in everybody’s full view

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[kaʎã kada] v. look after; help

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Dialect: syn. kafañ

[kẽte puʎe] n. a variety of shawl usually made by stitching togethe discarded clothes

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[koɁroɁ] n. traditional relationship usually the maternal uncle to whom a portion of the sacrificial animal is offered

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[ku] v. ask for; beg; seek; request; solicit

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[kǝ] int. okay; yes; affirmative interjection

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[kɨdĩ] v. knock; bang; thump

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[kɨri duɁnɨ] n. businessman; broker; agent; middleman

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Dialect: syn. kwrí inw; kwri harnw

[laɁke] v. cross or fold one’s arms

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[lãpɨɁ] n. shelter; camp (esp. in the jungles)

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[lu] v. speak; talk; converse; articulate

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

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[lɨciɁ-poɁdo] n. accident; mishap

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

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[mirɨɁ jalã] n. grinding stone for millet

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[mula] n. radish

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mɨdiko] adv. appropriately; suitably; relevantly

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[mɨgó] n. hearth; fireplace

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[mɨha-mɨxa] v. annoy; pester

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[mɨho] v. make a sign

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[mɨɉi] n. a variety of tree having a very bitter taste

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[mɨpjò] adj. easy (to do); good to do

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[nar] v. borrow

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[nɨɲi] pron. you two; second person dual pronoun

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[orbjoɁ] adj. long

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Dialect: var. obyo’ syn. ba’so, wbyo’

[paxè] n. mesh, which may be of wire, bamboo or cane; lattice

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[pajaɁ-gaajaɁ] v. attack; quarrel

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Dialect: syn. paya’

[piɁɲi] num. eight

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[pila sudu] n. bamboo container for storing pila

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[potĩ] n. an element of loin loom

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[põtã] n. a section of village council

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[pɨcã] n. pot

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[pɨlo huuto] n. moonlight

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[pɨɨ] v. collect with palms

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[pjaɁmĩ puʎe] n. a variety of traditional shawl

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[pjoɁxoɁ] v. have a different opinion

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[rapɨ] v. position breadthwise

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Dialect: ant. rasó

[ridóo] v. throw far

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[rũtì] v. crouch with heads lowered

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[sãcí] n. a variety of fruit

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Dialect: syn. dwrañ sañxañ

[seh] n. flat cane string for carrying load

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[sikũ-siri] adj. wrinkled; crinkled

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[suɁ] v. probe; explore; investigate

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[subu rɨgo] n. plaited cane ring for mithun horns

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[subú] n. alley; back alley

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[sɨpja] n. dhole; Asiatic wild dog

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[sɨrĩ] n. otter

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[tarɉi] n. scorpion; centipede

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[tero jorsã] n. green chili

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[topaɁ] v. pour something away

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[uskul] n. school

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Dialect: or. English syn. wskul

[ɨrã] n. storage space usually built outside the main wall of the house

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[xɨ] num. six

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[xɨbo aɉĩ] n. ceremonial friend

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[xɨɉã-xɨro] n. bowels

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[jaɁduɁ-jaɁɲuɁ] adj. tattered; ruined; decayed

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[japa] n. young man

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[jugjã] n. ritual altar of the Apatanis

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Dialect: syn. agyañ

[ɲaɉeɁ] v. to make expression as when one is about to cry

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[ɲor] v. step on something

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Dialect: syn. zar

[áa] v. come; arrive; enter

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[ákó-ákó] pron. one by one; one after the other

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[ámè] v. mate

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