Apatani English

[aalú] n. potato or. Assamese

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Dialect: syn. byayuñ

[adã] n. spear

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[adĩ ácì] n. headache

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[aʎã pɨʎi] num. forty

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[aʎĩ] adj. smart; bright; savvy

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[aɉã-bɨɲǝ] adj. fragile; soft; tender

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[akì kíibò] n. male dog

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[akó] num. one; single

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[amjã] n. name

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Dialect: var. armyañ

[artĩ] n. scrotum

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[asǝr] n. splinter (of wood)

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[axɨ̃-amɨ] adv. confused; disconcerted; befuddled; dumbfounded

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[ajúu mapà] n. in a short while

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

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[bipĩ] n. mat of animal skin

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[boɁgo] n. dam, for diverting water to irrigation channel

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[bɨjo] n. yesterday night

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[bjaa] v. ruin; disintegrate

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[cimĩ] adj. docile; humble; modest

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[daapo] n. a gift item on the occasion of Mida, a part of Apatani marriage ceremony

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[danɨ] n. heavy wooden hammer

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[darɨɁ pjabja] adv. clean; pure; clear

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[daɲi somĩ] n. a species of legless lizard; Asian glass lizard (ophisaurus gracillis)

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[dorgi] n. earthworm

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[dɨri] n. purchase of food in times of scarcity or in anticipation of scarcity

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[dáa] v. take step; pace; tread

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[dùukũ] n. meeting; gathering; assembly; congregation

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[eɁcĩ] adv. skilled in shooting

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[empjaɁ tijoɁ] n. silkworm pupae

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[gǝǝ] letter name g the letter representing g in the Apatani alphabet

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[gokǝr] n. circle

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[gorxã] n. armpit; underarm

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[goɲó] adj. small (of a mouth); low voice

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Dialect: ant. gorò

[haaʎĩ] adj. beautiful; handsome; pretty

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[haapuɁ] n. diaphragm

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[haʎã gijã] n. cabbage

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[harpó] n. bucket

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[hẽ] v. think; love

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[hẽɉũ] n. comfort; ease; luxury; opulence

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hẽpjoɁ] v. guilt ridden; feel guilty; conscience stricken

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

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: syn. dije’

[hore] num. one bundle (esp. of thread)

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[ɉimǝr] pron. all; whole

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: syn. mwlañ

[ɉo] v. lift; carry

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[ɉoɉo roɁpo] n. a kind of a small bird

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[keɁsí] n. scissor

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[kinɨ] n. bitch

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[koló] n. in the olden days

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[kut tarɨ] n. coat

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Dialect: or. English

[kɨle toʎoɁ] n. sweet flag; a variety of flowering plants that grow along river banks and marshy places (Acorus calamus)

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[kée] v. pole vault; jump with a pole

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[kóò] n. son

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[kóò bo] n. nephew

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[laɁpĩ] n. back of the hand

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[lupá-luma] v. speak without a purpose; speak carelessly

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[lɨ] v. plant

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[manɨ perũ] n. a variety of bean; French bean

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[mẽdɨ] n. buffalo

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[miɉuɁ] adj. cowardly; timid

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Dialect: syn. miju’ mija

[mikĩ] n. title used for dead males

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Dialect: ant. misi

[mɨduɁ] v. destroy; damage

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[mɨsɨ] n. task; things to do

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[nane] pron. your mother

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Dialect: syn. nama

[narikol] n. coconut

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[nẽko] n. lower section of the village

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Dialect: ant. neñdiñ

[nɨɉi janɨ] n. leaves of ghost tree

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[paɁlo] v. toss down

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Dialect: ant. pa’ca

[paroɁ pɨha] n. basket of bamboo splits where chicks hatch

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[petiɁ] n. belt

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[pu] v. bind

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[pɨha] n. a variety of bamboo basket

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[pɨtĩ] n. an open space

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[pɨju sɨle] n. information

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[pjaɁpuɁ] v. throw water at somebody

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[pjo] v. open (as eye)

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[ŋaɁ] v. tie; bind

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[rubi] n. deaf

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[rɨhĩ] n. a variety of tree

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[saɁpo] v. be confident; underestimate; underrate; confident

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Dialect: var. sa’pu

[saiklo] v. bicycle

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[salũ] n. medium sized cucumber

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[soh] v. play; joke; flirt

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[subu tuɁteɁ] n. a variety of wild strawberry

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[taɁkó] v. dig a hole or trench

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[taar] n. wire; cable; power line

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[tahɨɁ] adj. hard of hearing

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[takuɁ riilaɁ] n. cucumber tendril

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[taju] n. wasp

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[tipi] n. thumb impression

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[tɨmĩ] n. Common Indian madder (Rubia cordifolia)

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Dialect: var. tamiñ

[tɨrɨ tatɨɁ] n. toad

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[tù] v. push

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[ɨtɨ rɨbɨ] n. bamboo shoot

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Dialect: syn. behé, byapu’, wtw bwrw

[jarì] n. traditional loincloth worn by males

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[jasi] n. water

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[juu] v. extend (as hand)

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[ɲaɁɲaɁ] adv. slow; sluggish

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Dialect: syn. za’zo’

[ɲiɁtɨ] n. a variety of maize

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[áamì atúu] n. kitten

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[ákò] adj. low; short

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