Apatani English

[aarda-rida] n. in the future; in the coming days

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[aarìda] n. in the future; in the coming years

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[apɨ-asó] n. area; dimension

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[ará] adj. empty; vacant; void

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[axɨ] n. comb

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

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[barɲo] adj. small flat object

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Dialect: ant. baarò var. bazo

[bɨjo] n. yesterday night

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[caãcú] n. cooking tripod

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[cẽ] v. bundle; bunch; clump

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[daɁreɁke] n. lower rack over the fireplace

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Dialect: syn. daare’ re’ke

[damĩda] n. a variety of Apatani traditional dance, accompanied by bwsí

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[daɲi tatɨɁ arnɨɁ] n. solar eclipse

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[doxo-acã] n. corner in the house reserved for ritual altars

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[duɁ] v. throb; beat (as of heart)

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[dula] n. rope to tie dogs

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Dialect: syn. akì dula

[dɨdɨɁ] v. poisoned (by eating)

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[dɨrã] n. principal marriage gift to bride’s parent; one who gets such marriage gift

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[díi] v. plant; transplant; implant

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[dùu] v. sit

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[ʎagja] adj. usual; normal; habitual; customary

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[go] v. throw

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Dialect: syn. ri; ku

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

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Dialect: ant. gozó

[gulũ-gɨle] adj. lukewarm; tepid

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[gɨ] v. wear clothing; pregnant; bear (fruit or leaves, of a tree)

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[haapa] adj. flat; plain

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Dialect: syn. haafañ, zipa

[hẽɉiɁ] adj. happy; joyful; exultant

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hiɁ] v. whip; lash; flog

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[hibu] n. beak

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[hoɁko-hoɁpe] adj. tangled; knotty

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hogja takǝr] n. spotted leopard

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hɨɉo] n. a variety of bamboo

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[hóo] v. feed (esp. an animal)

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[kadú] v. look upwards

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[kaɉiɁ] adj. good to look at; good

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[kaxaɁ] v. disapprove something; dislike; reject

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[keemɨɁ] v. rub into powder

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[kée] v. pole vault; jump with a pole

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[kóò] n. son

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[laɁdu] n. a forearm span; a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of a forearm

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

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[lãpaɁ] v. ostracize; vanish; drive out

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[leɁtaɁ] n. animal skin rug used as a mat

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[luhɨɁ] v. stammer; stutter

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[miɉuɁ] adj. cowardly; timid

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Dialect: syn. miju’ mija

[mituɁ] n. tip; apex; sharp end

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Dialect: ant. arañ

[muɁgo] n. outlet in a paddy field

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[mɨʎã] v. correct; rectify; amend

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[mɨgeɁ] n. pincers, usually of bamboo

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[mɨtù] n. beginning

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[mɨjaɁ] v. interfere; encroach

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[mɨju] n. ash

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[nee] v. thresh or knead

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[paa] v. find (esp. by chance or luck); stumble on; chance on

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[patuɁ] n. prison; jail

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[patuɁ alɨɁ] v. put in the jail; imprison

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[paxoɁ sudu] n. a long bamboo container for smoking spicy food

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[perũ] n. bean

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[pila xugjuɁ] n. bamboo funnel for distilling pìlaa

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[põsaɁ] adj. distinct; different

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[puju] n. news

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Dialect: var. pwyu

[pɨcã sɨdu] n. kitchen utensils

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Dialect: syn. pwcañ paaku’

[pɨdi] n. a variety of bird

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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[pɨi] n. solidified snot

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[pɨlo aɉã] n. new moon

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[pɨri] n. chicken coop

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[pjar] v. fold; braid

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[párkoɁ] v. screw open

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[ŋaɁ] v. tie; bind

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[ŋurca] v. move up something heavy using lever

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[raɁ] v. bind; strap; fasten

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[raa] v. avenge; take revenge for

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[rã] v. tie; tether

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[ribo] v. throw something across

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[ripaɁ] v. throw something away

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[saroɁ sanɨ] n. banyan tree (Ficus bengalensis)

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[sãgo] n. life

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[sãxe page] n. a variety of bead

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[sembo] n. a variety of wild cherry

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Dialect: var. semo

[setu] v. stop by pulling

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[sõ] v. move sideways

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[sudu] n. bamboo container

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[sɨcú] n. stag

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Dialect: syn. swcúr

[sɨʎĩda] adv. this evening

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[taɁmopa] adv. strongly; bravely

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[taʎiɁ] n. bruise; contusion

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[tapǝr] n. cane leaves used during ritual in Myoko festival

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[taruɁ] n. ant

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[tasã] n. ornament

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[taɲiɁ mɨge] n. tongs to roast grains of corn

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[tẽ] v. touch (esp. with finger)

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[tiɁho] v. make a mark

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[tɨɁlo] v. to pull down

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[xaataɁ] adj. dirty; stain on the face after crying

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[xõxũ] n. falcon; eagle

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

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[jamu] n. fire

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[japĩ ái] n. epistaxis; bleeding from the nose

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[juu] v. extend (as hand)

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[ɲaapaɁ] v. insult; slander; discredit

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