Apatani English

[abiɁ] adj. complete

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[abju-ateɁ] n. movement; motion; activity

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Dialect: var. abyú-axe’

[adĩ dĩɉi] n. black hair

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[aʎã] num. ten

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[aʎĩ] n. evening; dusk; late afternoon

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[agoo empũ] n. space between the entrance and the hearth of a traditional Apatani house

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[aɉuɁ] n. weak person

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[akɨ] int. interjection to express pain

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[akì talã] n. dog of brownish color

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[alló] n. bone

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[amú] v. to tell a lie

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[aníi] n. fruit bud

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[apaɁ] v. to give up; to let go

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Dialect: syn. opa’

[apju] v. spead (a mat) on the floor

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[apó] n. body

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[arí] v. string together (beads)

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[atĩ] v. block; choke; plug; obstruct; close

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Dialect: syn. arañ

[ajú] n. traditional ballad usually sang by the males as competition or simple narration

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[aíi hiipĩ] n. feline jaw used to decorate a machete sheath

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[barbo-ʎibo] n. wife’s sister’s husband (term of reference)

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[beẽ] v. shine, of sun; heat, of fire

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[buʎú] n. tadpole

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

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Dialect: syn. byaarañ

[bjãkǝr] adj. thick

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Dialect: ant. bofó

[caarò] adj. big (of pot)

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Dialect: ant. cazó

[cãtũ] n. primordian protective deity of the Apatanis

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[cikã] part. like; similar

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[damu] n. wooden digging stick used as an agricultural implement

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[darɨɁ] adj. clean; pure; clear

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[duɁ] v. offer something for sale; market

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[dui] n. tobacco

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[dɨlĩ] n. path made by a hunter; hunting track

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Dialect: var. daliñ

[ʎiɁla] n. the legs of the pigs sacrificed during Myoko which are usually presented to the cousins

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[gokǝr] n. circle

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[gjooɁ] n. noose trap

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[haame] adj. coward; timid

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Dialect: ant. haaro

[haho] prep. up; top; high; upper

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[haŋɨ] pron. something; a thing that is unknown or unspecified

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[huli] n. boil; pimple

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[humi] pron. whom

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[hɨmi] pron. that; third person accusative pronoun

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[hár] v. run; drive (a vehicle)

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[iju] n. anus

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Dialect: syn. koyu

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

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Dialect: syn. ko’bu

[koku dɨru] adj. bulky; oversized; massive; cumbersome

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[koro] n. saw syn. aarí

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[kɨmì] n. poison (esp. of snake); snake venom

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Dialect: var. kwmè

[kɨri] n. business; trade; merchandising; transaction

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[kɨri pamjo] n. business management

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[laɁhe] v. beckon by waving the hand

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[laɁko] n. button; an element of babo which is a horizontal stick on the body

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[laɁso goɁhe] n. one unit of la’so, equivalent to the distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger

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[laŋu] n. neck

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[lãke] n. a cane loop used for restraining cattle

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[lãku] adj. tilted, esp. the head

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Dialect: etym. láañ (from láaqú) + kù

[lurù] adj. stubborn; obstinate; recalcitrant; difficult to speak

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[lɨciɁ-poɁdo] n. accident; mishap

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[lɨpiɁ] n. numbness of the limbs

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[male baɁnɨ] n. porter; carrier

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[mombati] n. candle

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[more mɨjã] n. black kite (Milvus migrans)

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[mɨŋó] n. unfinished task; remaining work

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[pakaɁ] adj. depression; dent; trough

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Dialect: ant. puñtu

[parɨ-molã] n. a variety of shrub bearing reddish berries commonly found in bamboo gardens

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[parì-pagjò] adj. mosaic like appearance

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[pasǝr] n. extra; remainder

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[petú] v. break something into two or more pieces

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Dialect: syn. pece

[Pinɨ] n. Creator

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

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[pukũ hóonɨ] n. a close relative of Muruñ sponsor who takes care of the food and drinks for pukuñ participants

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[pɨdĩ xotu] n. metal skewer for hair knot

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[pɨse] n. a variety of bird; Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)

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[pìi] v. dry

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[raɁpo] v. tie on something; strap

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Dialect: syn. rw’po

[rapɨ] v. position breadthwise

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Dialect: ant. rasó

[roɁnɨ] n. hen

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Dialect: ant. ro’po

[rubiɁ jarú] n. right ear

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[rɨɁlo] v. pour a liquid down

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[saŋ] n. cot; bed

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[sarɨ] n. teacher

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Dialect: Or. English

[sɨ] v. claw; scratch

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[sɨmǝr] n. silt; sand

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[sɨɨ hɨbo] n. ox

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[taɁmo] adj. strong; brawny; powerful

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[talo] n. brass plate

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[talu baɁlo] v. betray; deceive

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[tãkã] adv. drink or smoke for a long time

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[tooŋo] n. wool

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[tuuma] adj. courageous; daring

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[ukó] n. back; rear

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[uskul] n. school

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Dialect: or. English syn. wskul

[xa] v. peel; pare; skin; take the skin off

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[xɨɉã] n. small intestine

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[xɨlã] n. a variety of red-brown squirrel

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[xɨɨnɨ̃] adj. cooked

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[xáa] v. bark (of a barking deer)

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[xú] v. cut off; prune

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[japĩ tɨpe] n. tattoo on the nose

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[juɁti] v. tighten; tie something tightly

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[ɲagó] n. snout

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