Apatani English

[abĩ] adj. fruitful; productive

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Dialect: ant. asu’

[adĩ dĩɉi] n. black hair

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[akì] n. dog

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[alǝr] adj. hard; firm; rigid; strong

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Dialect: syn. arlv

[alì arã] n. bottom; base; lower part

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[apiɁ] v. break (by dropping)

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[aŋaɁ] v. tie into a bundle

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[arí] n. price; cost; charge

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[babó] n. ceremonial pole of the Apatanis erected on the eve of the Myoko festivals

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[beɁtũ] v. shrink; contract; become smaller

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[bi] v. give; offer

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[buduɁ] v. sulk; get offended

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[bũci] n. ninth month of the year; September-October

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[bɨpɨɁ tabú] n. a variety of poisonous snake (Pareas monticola)

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[bìi] v. move to and fro; swing; oscillate

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[bíiɁ] v. emit sound; echo

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[caa] v. step on

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[caãcú] n. cooking tripod

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[ceeda] part. almost; close to

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[daɁʎa] v. wait (standing); halt; pause

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[dui] n. tobacco

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[dɨpjo] v. steal; pirate; plagiarize

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[dɨpjo aíi] n. canine tooth

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[dɨpjò] adj. tasty, to eat

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Dialect: ant. dwrúu

[ẽsuɁ] v. fail (esp. of rice plant; failing to fruit)

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

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[go] v. fly; soar

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[goiɁ] adj. whole; entire

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[gòo] v. swell (as a wound); bloat; bulge

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Dialect: syn. pyañ

[haaʎĩ popǝr] n. a variety of moth

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[haasopa] adv. slowly; sluggishly

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[hã] v. investigate; make enquiries; probe; enquire

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[hẽ] v. think; love

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[huɁpaɁ-huɁja] adj. lavish; extravagant

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[hɨɉã apĩ] n. food contributed when a newborn baby is born

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[hár] v. run; drive (a vehicle)

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[hóo] v. feed (esp. an animal)

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[icu] adj. few; some; scant; meagre

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Dialect: syn. ice

[ih] int. interjection to express disapproval

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[ĩgjá] v. work for someone else as reciprocal labour

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[ɉaãtu] adj. fat; plump; chubby

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[ɉare] num. one thousand

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Dialect: etym. jar + he

[ɉilã] n. a kind of traditional shawl (esp.used by the priests)

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[ɉĩko ɉĩko] adj. lanky; tall and thin

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[kagoɁ] v. overlook; disregard; ignore

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[kahò] v. take note of; mark something

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[kamó] n. bribe; kickback; inducement

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[kanuda] n. in five days; five days hence

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[kaù] v. envy; begrudge

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[kobja] adj. generous; altruistic; forthcoming; quick in giving

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[koha xage] num. ninety

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[loorɨɁlo] int. interjection to express hopelessness

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Dialect: syn. amw arwlò

[lugjaɁ] v. speak wrongly

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Dialect: syn. luxa’

[lulaɁ] v. speak well

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[lɨbã] n. knee

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[lɨca] n. lame

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[miɁɉǝr] n. a variety of tiny fly; midge

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Dialect: syn. taru mi’jvr

[miɉí] n. orphan

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Dialect: syn. mijí atúu

[mjã] v. name

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[naŋe] n. a unit of measure equivalent to the width of a palm

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[no hokɨ] pron. from where

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[nuʎã] n. plain area; level ground

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[nɨri pɨsa] n. a variety of pine; Himalayan hemlock (Tsuga dumosa)

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Dialect: syn. lwri pwsa

[pakù sɨma] n. fine in the form of a middle-sized mithun for stealing or killing a cattle

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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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[pĩciɁ sarsé] n. an early ripening variety of millet

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[potĩ] n. an element of loin loom

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[pũdeɁ] v. bulge; swell

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[pɨse] n. a variety of bird; Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)

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[roŋohe] adv. five times

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[rori] n. spectacles; eyeglasses

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[rutĩ] n. earring

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

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[saɁka] v. contemplate; consider; deliberate on

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[saɁka-saɁka] v. hesitate; be uncertain; be of two minds

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[saati] n. pine sap

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

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[sardĩ] n. short-cut

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[sãxã] n. rubber

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[sɨʎĩda] adv. this evening

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[sɨlo] n. today

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[sɨtiɁ] n. letter

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[taaxè] v. lie on one’s back; lie supine

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[takǝr] n. sputum

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Dialect: var. cukvr

[tappo] n. spinning knot

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[tusù] v. break a relationship

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[tuuma] adj. courageous; daring

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[tɨdɨ] adj. short

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Dialect: ant. wbyo’

[tɨko] n. money

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ubúu] n. hole

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[ũ] v. sip; take a sip

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[ɨro o] n. beer prepared in large scale for occasions like Muruñ ritual

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[xaãcuɁ] n. can container with a lid (esp. to store rice)

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[jalo biɁ] v. echo; resonate; reverberate

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[jalu] n. dispute; conflict; controversy

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[ɲoo] letter name z ɲoo the letter representing ɲ in the Apatani alphabet

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[ɲaɲiɁ] n. honey

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Dialect: syn. zazo

[úì bar] v. a variety of chanting during a particular ritual

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[úì pami] n. goose pimples

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