Apatani English

[abju] v. move; shake; flutter; budge

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[aʎiɁ] n. pig

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[akì tɨxè] n. flea

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Dialect: var. akì taxw

[amĩ-ahĩ] n. gift; present

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[arã] v. block; choke; plug; obstruct; close

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Dialect: syn. atiñ

[atú-kahè] n. size

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[axuɁ] v. regurgitate

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[axɨ] n. comb

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[aɲì] num. two

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[aíi] n. blood

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[baɁso] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. wbyo’ ant. twdw

[beẽ] v. shine, of sun; heat, of fire

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[bjopa] n. cap; headgear

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[ciɁpi] n. wooden door frame

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[dĩko] n. metal skewer inserted horizontally through the male hair knot

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Dialect: syn. pwdiñ xootu

[do] v. be; exist; lie

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Dialect: ant. zima

[dɨdɨɁ] v. poisoned (by eating)

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[dɨhi-dɨmí] adj. choosy about food

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[goi tabú] n. common Indian monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis)

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Dialect: var. gyoi tabú

[gordu] n. worth; merit; caliber

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[gõkoɁ] v. open mouth

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Dialect: ant. goñpiñ; goñpyañ

[gɨxuɁ] n. worn out dress

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[harpũ] n. inner thigh

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[henci] n. a variety of edible berry

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[hẽɉǝr] v. save up; save for the future

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[hiɁsu-hoɁsu] adj. nonplussed; disconcerted; stumped; at a loss

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[hiɉeɁ] n. portable bamboo vessel (esp. for carrying liquor)

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Dialect: syn. dije’

[hĩ] v. pinch

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[huɁbĩ] v. sweat

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[hárgɨ] v. run away; escape; flee

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Dialect: syn. hágw

[ĩci] v. reach

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[ɉã] v. be trustworthy, as the omen of chickeen liver or egg might be

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[ɉeɁta] adj. flattened

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[ɉiɉĩ tajĩ] n. a kind of dragonfly

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[kagɨ] v. learn (by seeing)

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[kasi-kahaɁ] adj. disagreeable; repulsive; unpleasant to see

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[kelaɁ] adv. good in writing; skilled in writing

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[kone abiɁ] pron. everyone

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[kɨbjoɁ] v. flash; sparkle

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[kóò] n. son

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[kúcì] adj. near

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[lembo] n. road

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Dialect: var. leñbo

[liɁkiɁ-liɁko] adv. showy; flirty

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[lɨmĩ alló] n. lateral melleolus bone

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[lɨxɨ̃] n. dirt on the feet

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[mãpo] n. roof covering

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[miɁʎò] n. eyelid

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Dialect: syn. ami’ mi’fò

[miɁɉũ] adj. lethargic or inactive (of a person)

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[mituɁ] n. tip; apex; sharp end

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Dialect: ant. arañ

[mogo alló] n. cheekbone

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[mɨdó] n. rain; weather

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[mɨho] v. offend (by doing something)

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[mjokũ] n. ritual performed for the well-being of plants

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[nǝǝ] letter name n the letter representing n in the Apatani alphabet

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[nami] n. portion of village, esp. the upper one

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Dialect: ant. nako

[nãca] v. push something up

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[nɨtãpà] pron. how

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[paduɁ] v. hop to express extremes of emotions

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[paroɁ patǝr] n. cage for chicken

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[parɨɁ] n. Khaleej pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)

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[paɲiɁ aɲiɁ] n. small rice grains that remain after sieving

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[pidú] n. pork intestine along with attached fat; such meat of sacrificed animals traditionally offered to the eldest living sister by the younger ones.

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Dialect: syn. he’dú

[pilã] adj. yellow

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[pĩbú tuxa] pron. each and every person

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[põtã] n. a section of village council

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[pulĩ] v. manufacture; produce

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[pɨɁpaɁ] v. sweep away

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[pɨɁpja] v. scatter by sweeping

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[pɨɨ] v. collect with palms

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[ŋar] v. laugh; smile

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[ŋeɁpĩ] v. close

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Dialect: ant. qe’ko

[ŋoɁrò] adj. big (plot of land)

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Dialect: ant. qo’zó

[ŋɨʎã xɨko hamã] n. a variety of vegetable; centella; gotu kola (Centella asiatica)

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[rapɨɁ] n. a space underneath

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[reɁke] n. ceiling

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[rel garɨ] n. train

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ruci jarú] n. left ear

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[runɨ] n. madman; lunatic; maniac

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Dialect: var. ronw

[rũgjaɁ] adj. crazy; mad; insane; not right in the head

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[rì arò] n. the day after tomorrow morning

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[sadi] n. plantation (esp. of pine); pine estate

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Dialect: syn. sañsuñ; salw

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

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[subu sɨbo] n. mithun bull

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[sɨcúr] n. stag

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Dialect: syn. swcú

[taɁxeɁ] v. lie supine

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[taiɁ sɨtĩ] n. epileptic fit

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[takuɁ] n. cucumber

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[Tanɨ] n. Apatani tribe; people of Apatani tribe

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[tãru] adj. bad in taste (of drinks)

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Dialect: ant. tañpyo

[to] v. pour

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Dialect: syn. tii

[tolɨɁ] v. pour something in

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Dialect: ant. toliñ

[tor] v. unfurl (of flag); spread

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[xaarũ agjã] n. altars for the xaruñ god

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[xeɁŋɨ] v. sob impulsively

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[xɨɁ] v. prod; pound

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

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[jaruɁ] n. a variety of plant

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[jorsĩ] n. dry chili

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[ɲãbũ] v. put one’s head into the water

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Dialect: syn. zañbyuñ

[ɲẽciɁ] adj. tasty; delicious

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Dialect: syn. qeñci’