Apatani English

[acũ] v. hide; conceal; camouflage; cove up

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[ageɁ] n. quiver

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[agĩ] post. with; along with; in the same direction

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[ahu] n. body; torso

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Dialect: syn. ahu-apo

[amiɁ miɁtĩ] n. eyelid

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[anɨɁ] n. hurry; haste; urgent

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[argò] n. vein, artery, nerve, tendon var. arrò

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[arò] n. morning; daybreak

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[baro-maɲã] n. traditional friends (esp. of other community or of far away places)

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[beɁ] v. spring, something under tension; leap (as frogs do)

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[bɨhĩ] n. a variety of tree

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[bjo] v. swim

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[dãxo] n. long sharp stick

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[dãxɨ] v. beat to death; kill by beating

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[diiʎã] n. areas of human activity between the forests and the villages

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[dompo turla] n. large bamboo glass

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[díĩ] v. curse

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[ʎaɁ] v. burn; singe; smolder

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[gaŋu] n. mouth harp

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[goro] adj. big (of a mouth); loud voice

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Dialect: ant. gozó

[gɨɁi] v. fall down (from standing position)

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[haɁ] v. bite off

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[haasĩ] v. dry (esp. over a fire)

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[hokɨ] post. from

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[hubju] n. scum; froth

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[hɨɉo] n. a variety of bamboo

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[hɨraɁ] adv. again; once more

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[hɨɨmi] n. widow

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[ixã] n. trophy for recognition of achievement

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[ɉaãtu] adj. fat; plump; chubby

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[ɉibu garɨ] n. jeep

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Dialect: or. English

[ɉoo] v. pay as wage

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[kadi] v. stare; gaze; ogle

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[kanɨ] n. one who sees

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[kapako he] adv. everywhere

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

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[koiɁ] v. a way of putting on a cloth on the body, esp. by the males

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[kɨra] n. a variety of tree; oak tree (Lithocarpus dealbata)

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[kɨra raadu] n. chestnut

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[lǝǝ] letter name l the letter representing l in the Apatani alphabet

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[laɁso] n. middle finger; a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of the outstretched thumb and middle finger

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Dialect: syn. la’ci’ lwpá

[lãcã] adj. red

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[lãgja] adj. (dog) with a white neck

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[leɁbeɁ] v. flap (wings) with helplessness

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[lobu] n. skeleton

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Dialect: syn. lobu loci

[lodɨ] adj. short, of day

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[lupa] v. remind; help someone remember

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

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[lɨgǝr] adj. bent; crooked; not straight

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[meɁ] v. join; link; couple

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Dialect: syn. me’si’

[medǝr] n. purification; purification ritual

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[miɁtĩ amu] v. eyebrow

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[miɁjeɁ] v. wink

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

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[mɨceɁ] v. interfere; obstruct; impede

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[mɨdã] v. touch (esp. to cause pain)

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Dialect: syn. mwne’

[mɨniɁ] v. Injure a bit while doing something

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[neɁ] v. rub or scrape

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[neli] adj. fragrant; appetizing smell

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[nẽxa] adj. stale

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[nitĩ] n. proverb

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Dialect: syn. nitiñ-hormiñ

[nɨji] n. an element of loin loom

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[pǝǝ] letter name p the letter representing p in the Apatani alphabet

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[pacoɁ] n. head of a stream

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[pagi jaru] n. Common hoopoe (Upupa epops)

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[patɨ] n. tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

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[pece] v. wrench something into two parts; pry something into two

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Dialect: syn. petú

[pilá aláa] n. rice water

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[pĩ] v. pinch; grasp; tweak; nip

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

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[poŋe-poŋe] adj. varied; diverse

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[pɨdĩ xotu] n. metal skewer for hair knot

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[pɨtì] adj. near

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Dialect: syn. kucì

[pjoɁ] v. detach (a splinter from a wood

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[ŋǝǝ] letter name q ŋʌʌ the letter representing ŋ in the Apatani alphabet

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[rohĩhe] adv. thrice; three times

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[santú paju] n. a variety of resin used as glue obtained from a jungle berry

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[sapì] adj. flattened

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[simbja] n. balcony in a traditional house

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Dialect: var. siñbya

[sorɉĩ] adj. straight

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[surúu doɲó] n. traitor; scoundrel

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[sɨcã] n. earth

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[sɨɉʌr sɨ] v. commit suicide

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[sɨxɨ̀] n. porcupine

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Dialect: syn. swxẁ puxẁ

[taɁti] n. cockroach

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[tabu nɨmĩ] n. a variety of plant (Arisaema)

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[tagɨ] v. learn (by listening)

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[tapã-kara alo] n. Tuesday

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[tapiɁ ŋɨɨla] n. owl

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Dialect: syn. qwwla; pwtiñ qwwla

[tapju] n. a species of bamboo

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[tãpjo] adj. tasty (of drinks)

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Dialect: ant. tañru

[teli] n. oil

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[tɨlo] v. drop something from a height

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[uskul] n. school

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Dialect: or. English syn. wskul

[xɨ] num. six

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[xú] v. aim

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[japúu] n. a color pattern of mithun with overall while color

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[ɲalĩ] v. put one’s head out; peep out

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[ɲar] v. whittle; pare; shave; trim

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[ɲipá jaru] n. an aquatic plant; azolla (Azolla pinnata)

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