Apatani English

[aarí] n. saw

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Dialect: or. Hindi

[agoo] adj. external; exterior

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Dialect: ant. ura

[akì dula] n. rope used to tie dogs; dog rope

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[aŋaɁ] v. tie into a bundle

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[arpɨ] n. bamboo crossbeam of a fence

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[arò-apĩ] n. meal in the morning; breakfast

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[axáa tajú] adj. mature; elderly

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[axóo] n. stalk; stem

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[bacĩ] n. box myrtle (Myrica esculenta/Myrica nagi)

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[baɲo] adj. small flat object

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Dialect: ant. baarò var. barzó

[birã patuɁ] n. bamboo stump (esp. with sharp edge)

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[bjaago] n. front verandah of an Apatani house

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[carxɨ] v. boil properly; boil fully

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[colo] n. a decorative element of babó

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[didu] n. liquid container of bamboo

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Dialect: syn. dije’

[doomu] adj. cloudy; overcast

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[dɨɁ] v. have adverse or allergic reaction to something ingested

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[dɨroɁ] n. medicine; drug

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[díi] v. plant; transplant; implant

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[empjã sudu] n. bamboo container to store grains for poultry

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Speaker: Tage Yassing

[gaɁpo] v. hold something at its base

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Dialect: ant. ga’ce

[gɨri] n. pigsty

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[góò] v. hug; embrace; cuddle

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[haasĩ] v. dry (esp. over a fire)

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[haataɁ] n. front; fore; foreground; anterior

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[haʎã gijã] n. cabbage

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[harceɁ] n. fold of the groin

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[hemjó] v. plan in advance; plan

Speaker: Nani Anga

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

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: syn. dije’

[hixɨ̃] adj. tingling sharp sensation in the teeth; feeling, in the teeth, after eating sour food

Speaker: Nani Anga

[huɁsi-rasi] adj. hot and humid

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[huɲi] n. pestle

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[hũta-rẽta] adj. stifling; suffocating, of space; congested

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[hɨɉã mɨnɨ̃] n. component of mida ceremony which is the offering for the children of the newly married couple

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[iɁŋǝr] v. snore

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[icuce] pron. a small amount; a small number; not many

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[ita] n. brick

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ĩgja] n. space between the fireplace and the side wall of a traditional house

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[ɉiɉi kɨna] adj. bluish

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[ɉopjã] v. close something by placing something in the opening ant. joko’

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[ɉuɲa] adj. wet

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Dialect: ant. pitañ syn. juja

[kaɁ] v. solidify; freeze; coagulate

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[koode koode] adv. waddling, of gait

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[korlã] n. thunderbolt; ritual performed to prevent thunderbolt

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[kõda] n. tommorow morning

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[lotɨ] adj. honest; straightforward

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[lɨhaɁ] n. small cane basket

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[mǝǝ] letter name m the letter representing m in the Apatani alphabet

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[maɁlo] conj. either; or

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[miɁjeɁ] v. wink

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[mombati] n. candle

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mubuɁ] n. gun

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Dialect: syn. bebu’

[mɨho] v. offend (by doing something)

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[mɨlaɁ] adj. skilled in doing something; expert

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[mɨlũ] v. frighten; scare

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[mɨpjó] v. do something secretly

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[mɨxɨ̃-mɨmjɨ̃] adv. do something in a confused way

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[mjobja] adj. facing the sunny side

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Dialect: ant. myofi

[nã] v. push; press

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[nãca] v. push something up

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[neɁ] v. rub or scrape

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

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[paʎù] n. a variety of bird; parakeet

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

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[parsĩ] n. red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus)

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[pimɨɁ] v. slice into pieces

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[pipaɁ] v. swat something away

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[pĩbè] n. snow

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Dialect: var. peñbè

[pĩkã] adv. nasalized speech or voice

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[po] v. hug; embrace; clasp

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[pɨbjɨ] adj. cunning, clever, quick

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[pjarkiɁ] v. fold

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[raɁtĩ] v. fasten (as of a door)

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[rõpe] adv. four times

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[rɨɁtú] n. a part of marriage ceremony in which paddy a newly married couple harvest paddy from the bride’s family field

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[rɨxɨ alo] n. four days hence

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Dialect: syn. rwxwda

[ríipĩ] v. close something by stitching or sewing

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[sapi] n. a variety of tree

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[sãpǝr] n. a variety of fruit used as a spice

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[sikũ-siri] adj. wrinkled; crinkled

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[siɲiɁ tasĩ] n. a variety of small sized larvae

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[sorò] adj. thick (of objects like a thread)

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Dialect: ant. sozó

[sɨcú] n. stag

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Dialect: syn. swcúr

[sɨgo] n. bridge

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[taɁce] n. crack; rupture; split

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[taki] n. ginger

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[tano-gorgo] n. snail

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Dialect: var. tano-gogo

[Tanɨ miju] n. Apatani people

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[tapĩ] n. a species of bamboo

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[tapũ] n. bat

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[tarɲe] n. pus

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Dialect: var. taze

[tarú] n. mosquito

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[taxxũ] n. countercurrent fish trap

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[tiɁmjaɁ] v. stain; smudge

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Dialect: syn. ti’mya’-ti’sa

[tusǝr] v. straighten one’s leg

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[tuuli] n. post; pillar

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[ɨɉã] n. sun

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Dialect: syn. dazí

[ɨpɨɁnɨ] n. sweeper

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[jasi pĩta] n. water bucket; water pot

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[ácì] v. have pain; suffer

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