Apatani English

[aci-aʎá] adj. precarious; critical

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[aʎiɁ asiɁ] n. cage for pig

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[aʎĩ daʎi] n. afternoon

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[agjã] n. ritual altar of the Apatanis

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[alì arã] n. bottom; base; lower part

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[amo] n. remaining grains of unhusked rice grains among husked ones

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[apóo] v. put cloths on cloth holder

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

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Dialect: syn. atiñ

[aróo] adj. poor; destitute

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[axɨ sáa] v. have loose motion

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Dialect: syn. axw har

[ajo] n. grandmother or mother-in-law (term of address)

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[beɁtũ] v. shrink; contract; become smaller

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[belũ] n. friend; audience (term of reference)

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[bijã] n. girdle (esp. of female used to hold the skirt)

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

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Dialect: syn. byaací

[báxè] adj. brusque; impolite; rude; ill-mannered

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[cãciɁ-doci] adj. nagging; vexatiuos; troublesome (of a person)

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[cãtɨ] n. earth

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[cee] adj. small amount; few; scarce; scant; meagre

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[cẽxo] n. scab (of a wound); crust

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[ciɁri] n. ceremonial antique sword

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[cuɁ] v. spit; expectorate

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[dibur] n. mole cricket (Gryllotalpidae)

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[dĩtaɁ] n. scalp; top portion of head

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[dopu mɨdóo] n. drizzle on a sunny day

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[dukã] n. shop

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[dɨri] n. purchase of food in times of scarcity or in anticipation of scarcity

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[dùuhi] v. vacate a seat

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[ẽtɨ pǝrǝ] n. large cane mat used for temporary storage of harvested paddy in the field

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[ʎẽ] v. measure with outstretched hands

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[gi] v. operate a hinged door

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[gijã] n. cabbage leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. rugosa)

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Dialect: syn. giyañ hamañ

[gũkiɁ] v. bend; stoop

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[hẽdi] adj. thoughtful

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[hẽɉũpa] adv. comfortable

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[hiɁtĩ] v. bash against something

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[hõkiɁ] v. bend; stoop

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Dialect: var. huñki’

[hɨki] n. stillbirth

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[hɨro hamã] n. a variety of eggplant taken as vegetable

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[hú] v. pound; pummel

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[itú] adj. small; short

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

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[kenda] n. black necked crane (Grus nigricollis)

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Dialect: var. keená

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

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[kikuɁ] n. outer covering of bamboo shoot that falls off when it grows into young bamboo

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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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[koʎũ-kocũ] adj. imbalanced; fall down due to imbalance

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[kolĩ] v. throw out (from the mouth)

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[kone] num. one

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[laɁci alaɁ] n. left hand

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[leɁ] v. lop off

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[loxoɁ] n. a part of loin loom

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[lumù] v. speak in sleep

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[luxá] v. retort; riposte; dare; challenge verbally

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[lɨbiɁ] n. right (leg)

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[lɨɨrɨ] n. edge; brim

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Dialect: syn. cirw

[lɨji] n. footprint, esp. of animals

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[mii] pron. others; not own; outsider

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Dialect: ant. áttò

[mogo alló] n. cheekbone

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[mopla] n. muffler

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Dialect: or. English

[muɁgo] n. outlet in a paddy field

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[mɨʎã] v. correct; rectify; amend

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[nãca] v. push something up

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[neɁ] v. gnaw, as a rodent; nibble

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[o xuiɁ hamã] n. a variety of vegetable; creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata)

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[objoɁ] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. wbyo’; ba’so var. orbyo’

[paʎù] n. a variety of bird; parakeet

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[pageɁ] v. light a fire; set fire; ignite

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[papi] n. wood chip

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[pasù] n. needle

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[pidú] n. pork intestine along with attached fat; such meat of sacrificed animals traditionally offered to the eldest living sister by the younger ones.

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Dialect: syn. he’dú

[pɨlo aɉã] n. new moon

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[pɨtĩ ŋɨɨla] n. owl

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Dialect: syn. tapi’ qwwla; qwwla

[ŋoɁɲó] adj. small (plot of land)

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Dialect: ant. qo’rò

[ŋɨʎã xɨko hamã] n. a variety of vegetable; centella; gotu kola (Centella asiatica)

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[rahɨ] v. rotate something

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[rĩbi] n. spider

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Dialect: var. riimi syn. wci riimi

[rũtì] v. crouch with heads lowered

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[rò] v. spy; observe furtively; keep an eye on

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[sardĩ] v. take a short cut

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[siɁ] v. urinate

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[suɁ] v. probe; explore; investigate

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[tabu ŋɨi] n. eel (Anguilliformes)

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[tahɨɁ] adj. hard of hearing

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[takuɁ kuli] n. cucumber seeds

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[tali jordu] n. a variety of chili

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[tapiɁ] n. a variety of bird

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[tapĩ] n. a species of bamboo

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[tor] v. unfurl (of flag); spread

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[tɨŋá] n. fruit

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[xaarũ agjã] n. altar for the xaruñ god

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[xe] v. force something

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[jamu mɨri] n. charcoal; embers

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[jamuɁ] adj. ashy (color)

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[jaso] n. cane

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[jo bade] n. ceiling rack for storing meat

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[ɲaʎã] n. ten years

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[álò] v. dry

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[árbì] n. portion of pork offered to wife’s eldest living sister

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