Apatani English

[abã] n. burning pain

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[ado] n. stalk; main stem of a herbaceous plant

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[aʎee] v. shiver; tremble; shudder

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[aɉuɁ] n. weak person

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

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[aì-haaɉuɁ] n. weight

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[baara] n. fare; fee

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[bahũ] adv. vomiting tendency; retch

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[bar] v. carry something with a horizontal bar or a rod

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[barr] v. chant in a loud manner as when performing some traditional Apatani rituals

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[bebuɁ] n. gun

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Dialect: syn. mubu’; bibu’

[busã tabú] n. a variety of snake; Green Ratsnake (Senticolis triaspis) var. bwsañ tabú

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Dialect: var. bwsañ tabú

[bɨʎeɁ] adj. soft; spongy; pliable

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Dialect: syn. bwya’ ant. alvr

[bɨnɨ] n. female; damsel; lady

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[bɨso] adj. afraid; scared; terrified

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[bíi] v. cascade; flow (as water)

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[ceɁ] v. argue; contend; claim; wrangle

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[deɁgo] n. crack

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[dĩtuɁ] v. comb

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[duu] n. paddy for husking

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Dialect: syn. dwlo

[dɨbũ] n. greedy; gluttonous

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[ʎǝǝ] letter name f ʎʌʌ the letter representing ʎ in the Apatani alphabet

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[gaga] adj. quarrelsome

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[haʎã gijã] n. cabbage

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[hẽɉu] n. attitude; way of thinking

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[hibu] n. beak

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hɨri-hɨxo] n. dirt particles

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[icuce] pron. a small amount; a small number; not many

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ikũ] n. beewax, used for joining broken threads

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[ɉaaku-ɉaaʎa] v. stagger; walk unsteadily

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[ɉoca] v. lift or carry up ant. jolo

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[katì] v. review; re-examine; re-evaluate

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

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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Dialect: var. keená

[kẽ] v. injure; cause pain or discomfort

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[kiluɁ] n. a small compartment in the granary usually for storng millet or agricultural implements

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[kooʎa] v. limp

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[lohe] n. one day

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[lukuɁ] n. shoe

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[lɨpi] v. wash or clean the feet

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[mepi] n. a variety of vegetable; plantain (Plantago erosa)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: syn. mepi hamañ

[miɁʎò] n. eyelid

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Dialect: syn. ami’ mi’fò

[misi] n. title used for dead females

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Dialect: ant. mikiñ

[mitai] n. sweet

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Dialect: or. Assamese

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

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[mɨʎã] v. correct; rectify; amend

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[mɨlù-mɨle] v. disturb

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[mɨpja-mɨsa] v. scatter; disseminate; sprinkle

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[mɨrã-mɨtu] adv. significantly; notably

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[mja] v. collect contributions; collect

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Dialect: syn. xa

[nekã] n. toilet; latrine

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[o pɨɲu] n. bamboo spoon used while cooking millet for preparation of liquor

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[oha] int. interjection to express surprise

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[paɁca] v. toss up

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Dialect: ant. pa’lo

[pabjó] n. quarrel; dispute

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[pakã] v. defer or postpone

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

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Dialect: syn. pece

[pẽgu] v. warm

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[piɁreɁ] v. sharpen; hone; whet

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[pimɨɁ] v. slice into pieces

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[poɁdo] v. stumble over or fall down accidentally

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[pudu appú] n. a variety of flowering plant; Indian oleander (Nerium indicum)

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[purtú pèerũ] n. a variety of bean

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Dialect: syn. amu pèeruñ; po’tuñ pèeruñ

[puju] n. news

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Dialect: var. pwyu

[pɨju sɨle] n. information

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[pɨɲu] n. spoon

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[pjali] n. seed (esp. of rice)

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[pjapúu] n. early maturing variety of rice

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[pé] v. distribute; dole out; apportion; allocate

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

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[ratĩ] v. answer appropriately; silence a query

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[reɁ] v. cross (a river); traverse; travel across

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[rilɨɁ] v. throw in

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[rui] n. ear wax

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Dialect: syn. yarú rui

[ruu] v. chase away; drive away

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[rujó] n. a variety of cane earring

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[rɨgoɁ] n. cane loop tied on the horns of cows or mithuns

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: syn. rwguñ

[saʎiɁ] adj. green

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[sala burtaɁ] n. cobra; King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

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Dialect: var. sala borta’

[santú] n. tree

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

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[sarɨ] n. teacher

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Dialect: Or. English

[soj tarɨ] n. sweater

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[sɨbi laɁhĩ] n. a variety of creeper used for decoration

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[sɨcã] n. earth

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[sɨpǝr] n. pond

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[sɨɨ jo] n. beef

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[tapǝr] n. an element of babo

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: var. twpvr

[tuupo] n. a plant whole upper portion has been removed

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[tɨ] v. offer

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[tɨɁɉĩ] v. stretch; lengthen; elongate; make longer

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Dialect: syn. pujiñ

[tɨmo] v. suspend; postpone

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[ɨmjó] n. poison; aconite (Aconitum ferox)

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[xeɁ] v. put on dress; cover

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[xɨtĩ] v. compare

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[jagɨ] n. cane or bamboo basket

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[janu] adj. calm; peaceful; slow

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[jo patǝr] n. cane basket for storing meat

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[ɲaaɲiɁ] n. honey bee

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[ɲoko taɁtì] n. wood louse

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[úì inɨ] n. one who can communicate with the god, esp. with spirits of dead ones

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