Apatani English

[aci takǝr] n. star

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[adĩ ácì] n. headache

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[aɉã] adj. young; immature

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[amaɁ] v. feed (esp. the hired laborers)

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[amĩ-aɉã] adj. docile; candid; frank

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[amí-abã] n. elders

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[anu-abã] n. brothers; sibling

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[appú] n. flower

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[arò kõci] n. dawn

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[axóo pèerũ] n. a variety of bean

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[aɲè] num. two (term of reference)

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[bãbã] adj. heavy or hoarse voice

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[beŋna] n. brinjal (Solanam melongena)

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[bosta] n. jute bag; gunny sack

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[burù] n. younger brother

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[bjaako] n. kind of edible berry

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[bjo] v. swim

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[bár] v. charge interest

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[carxɨ] v. boil properly; boil fully

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[ciĩ] v. weave

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[diigò] n. matter; issue; work

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[dopaa] n. a children’s game played with pebbles

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[duxu-paʎo] n. luggage; household articles

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[dɨgoo] n. food; eatable

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[dɨleɁ] n. remaining food after consumption

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[dɨma-haama] n. purification ritual

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[dùuhi] v. vacate a seat

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[ẽtɨ pataɁ] n. wooden try on which to beat while harvesting paddy

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[gaɁtú] v. catch; hold

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[haʎã] adj. flat; plain

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: syn. haapa

[henɨ-mjanɨ] n. relatives; kindred; kith and kin

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hẽɉe] v. trust; faith; confidence; belief

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[hẽpjo] adj. happy, delighted

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[huɁpaɁ-huɁja] adj. lavish; extravagant

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[kaɉi] n. a variety of traditional dish

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[kamó] n. bribe; kickback; inducement

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[kanulo] n. weekdays

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[karmú] v. look with anger or disapproval

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[kaxaɁ-karì] v. examine thoroughly; see in detail; finalize

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[kẽ] v. injure; cause pain or discomfort

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[kobjã́] n. bracelet; bangle

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[kolĩ] v. throw out (from the mouth)

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[koode koode] adv. waddling, of gait

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[kopaɁ] v. throw away (from the mouth)

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[laɁciɁ lɨpa] n. middle finger

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[lãcu] n. goiter; hump

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[lohɁ] n. rope tied to the leg of a poultry as a mark of identification

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[luʎiɁ-lume] n. recalcitrant; defiant; wayward

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[lulũ] v. frighten by speaking; scare; intimidate

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[lupa] v. remind; help someone remember

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[lɨciɁ] n. toe

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[meciɁ-mei] v. search minutely

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[mẽdɨ] n. buffalo

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[miɉiɁ] n. one well versed in traditional literature

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Dialect: etym. ami’ (eye) + áfò (skin)

[mocuɁ] v. kiss

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[murpa sai] n. fog in the horizons that is usually associated with the advent of Myoko festival in March

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[mɨlã] conj. also

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[mɨneɁ] v. touch; beat

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[nakú] n. uncle, esp. maternal (term of address)

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Dialect: syn. aku

[nar] v. borrow

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[nãlò] v. push something down

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Dialect: var. nalò

[neha appú] n. primrose (Primula spp.)

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Dialect: syn. bagañ rizo

[nɨmpa] pron. why

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Dialect: var. nwmopa syn. nwtepa

[paɁɲi] n. stick, usually used for support

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Dialect: syn. lopa

[pai-paca] n. a large cane basket

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[paroɁ lɨgo] n. time in the early morning when the cocks crow

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[paroɁ jagɨ] n. medium sized basket for measuring quantity of paddy, roughly equivalent to five kilograms

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[parɨ] v. rotate

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[pasù] n. needle

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[pajaɁ] v. attack; quarrel

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Dialect: syn. paya’-gaaya’

[pi] v. slice or saw

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[pilã-pisã] adj. light yellow

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[põ] v. soak; marinate

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[pɨrɨ́] n. stinging nettle

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[párpĩ] v. screw close

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[rɨbó aʎĩ] n. the evening after three days

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[sarse pɨɲu] n. wooden spoon used while frying millet

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[sipũ] n. recently; these days

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[soh] v. play; joke; flirt

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[sɨcã] n. earth

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[sɨre] n. wild pig; boar

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[taɁɲó] adj. small (of flat objects); thin; narrow

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[taiɁ tapĩ] n. corn

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[tala] n. lock

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[tarɲe] n. pus

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Dialect: var. taze

[tasi] n. wall

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Dialect: var. tarsi

[taɲiɁ marpu] n. corn silk

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[tuʎa] v. ambush; lie in wait for; lay trap for

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[tuuma] adj. courageous; daring

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[tɨɨ] v. chop, as of cutting down a tree

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[ɨdo] n. stalk

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Dialect: var. ado

[ɨtɨ rɨbɨ] n. bamboo shoot

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Dialect: syn. behé, byapu’, wtw bwrw

[xeɁ] v. winnow

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[xelɨɁ] v. force someone to do something

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[jamu mɨri] n. charcoal; embers

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[jasi jalo] n. reflection

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[jo ajaɁ] n. fleshy portion of meat

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Dialect: syn. ya’lañ

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

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[ɲuɁ] v. wipe (as with a cloth or a hand); rub

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[áaɉó] n. benefit of coming; wage or fare for coming

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