Apatani English

[abjá] n. ladder; stepladder

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Dialect: var. abrv

[adĩ] adv. only; exclusively; solely

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[agjá] v. to place one’s hand(s) with palms facing upwards, as when receiving something.

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[akì taxɨ] n. flea

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Dialect: var. akì twxè

[akó kõtɨɁ] adv. alone

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[alo] n. salt

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[amiɁ ácì] n. conjunctivitis; eye disease

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[apɨ-asó] n. area; dimension

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[apyáa] n. tracks made by small animals

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[arè] adj. loose; not fixed tightly or firmly

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[arò] n. morning; daybreak

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[asã] n. north

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[asoo] n. party; group; gang; supporter

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[axóo] n. stalk; stem

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[aɲĩ ɲĩpǝr] n. nipple

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[barɲo] adj. small flat object

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Dialect: ant. baarò var. bazo

[bebuɁ] n. gun

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Dialect: syn. mubu’; bibu’

[bɨɉé bɨɉé] adj. many; in large numbers; profuse; copious

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[bjací] adj. smart; quick; agile

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Dialect: syn. cibyw

[car] v. boil

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[corkɨ] adj. smart; strong; rigid

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

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[dompo turla] n. large bamboo glass

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[doodu] n. drop

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[dɨpjo aíi] n. canine tooth

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[dùuko-dako] n. accommodation; address

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[garɨ] n. vehicle

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[gõcã une] n. angular stomatitis

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[guɁpi] v. lie face down

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[gjalĩ] v. seep; exude; ooze

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[harti] n. rust

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Dialect: syn. marlañ

[hiiɲiɁ] v. grimace; make face (usually in pain)

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: syn. hiicí

[hupa] pron. for whom

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[huŋa] v. squat (esp. of quadruplets)

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Dialect: syn. buqá

[hɨɉã] n. new born

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[hɨrɨ] n. a traditional dance accompanied by ballad of same name, usually performed by the males

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[imi iɁhɨɁ] v. oversleep; sleep longer than intended

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[ɉeɁta] adj. flattened

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[ɉĩko ɉĩko] adj. lanky; tall and thin

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[ɉoca] v. lift or carry up ant. jolo

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[kadú] v. look upwards

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[karmú] v. look with anger or disapproval

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[keemɨɁ] v. crush by rubbing

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[korò] n. the morning before the last

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[kóò] n. son

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[lãhĩ] num. three hundred

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[li lilã] n. cicada (Cicadidae)

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[lobú] n. a part of loin loom

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[locũ] n. bone marrow

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[lɨbe-laɁbe] adj. lazy; lethargic

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[lɨhĩ] n. toe nail

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[lɨpiɁ] n. numbness of the limbs

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[maɲã] n. traditional friend from other tribe

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[meɁsiɁ] v. join; link; couple

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Dialect: syn. me’si’ me’me; tusi’

[Misã] n. common term for non-Apatani tribes like Nyishis, Tagins, Galos, etc.

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[mokaɁ] adj. sunken (as of face)

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Dialect: etym. zi’mo (face) + paka’ (dent)

[narɨ ahì] n. lemon

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[nẽ] v. push, using the body; nudge

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[nɨɁpu] v. swallow without chewing; gozzle down; gobble down

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[nɨsĩ-nɨmã] n. flora; plants

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

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[pacuhe] n. measure worth of a chicken or paddy in a pacu yagw

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[pacá] v. levy fine

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[paʎoɁ] adj. bent; not straight; inclined

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Dialect: syn. pafa

[paroɁ pɨri] n. chicken coop

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[parɨ] v. rotate

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[pasù] n. needle

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[paxu] n. shell; scale

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[pepuɁ] n. mat; reed used for making mats (Phragmites karka)

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[poɁtũ] v. squat

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[pobaɁ] v. hug; embrace

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Dialect: syn. pòoba’-pòola

[popita ahì] n. papaya

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[pɨca] adj. foolish, stupid, dumb

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[pɨdi mɨlũ nanɨ] n. scarecrow to scare away birds

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[pɨgĩ] n. vulture

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[pjàpaɁ] v. destroy and remove a structure

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

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[ŋẽciɁ] adj. tasty; delicious

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[rapɨɁ] n. a space underneath

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[ribo] v. throw something across

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[rɨbɨ] n. railing

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[rɨlã] adj. euphemism for “heavy” when referred to the weight of a baby

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[sar] v. denigrate; criticise; disparage

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[sopo] adj. slim; slender; svelte; lissome

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[sukũ] n. well; spring

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[sɨɉʌr sɨ] v. commit suicide

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[sɨxó] n. water channel

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[tasĩ siiɲiɁ] n. small-sized larvae of dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. sizi’

[tasĩ siĩbo] n. large-sized larvae of dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. siñbo

[tasɨɁ] n. wart

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[tãru] adj. bad in taste (of drinks)

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Dialect: ant. tañpyo

[táa] v. paw; move the hands in a rapid pawing motion, as when digging away soil

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[utɨ] n. camel

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ɨbjoɁ] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. obyo’

[xeɁ] v. cry; sob

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[xeɁlɨɁ] v. put on; cover

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Dialect: ant. xe’liñ

[xɨɉã] n. small intestine

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[ɲima] cop. there isn’t; copula negator

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Dialect: ant. do

[ĩsi] dem. that (demonstrative)

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[úì subu] n. yak (Bos grunniens)

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