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[abã] n. elder brother
Speaker: Tage Kanno
[aʎóo gõsò] n. mantis
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: var. afóo koñsò span>
[amo] n. remaining grains of unhusked rice grains among husked ones
[amí] n. elder sister (term of reference)
[amɨ̀] n. daughter-in-law (term of address)
[anee] v. provide packing or support to join or mend something.
[arã] v. block; choke; plug; obstruct; close
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: syn. atiñ span>
[arkiɁ] v. arrange (a rope) into a loop
[asorit] adj. surprising; amazing; startling
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: or. Assamese span>
[atobo] n. father-in-law (term of reference)
[axɨ] n. comb
[aì] adj. heavy
[aì-haaɉuɁ] n. weight
[baarã] adj. interior (esp. location of a house)
[barxoɁ] v. straddle; sit straddling a seat; bestride
[beeɲì] n. term of address for two audience; term of reference for two persons
[belũku] pron. friends; audience (term of address)
[bejũ] n. tomato; potato
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: var. byayuñ span>
[bẽ] v. vocalize (esp. of animals and birds); chirp; warble; sing
[birã] n. stump (esp. of bamboo)
[buutũ] n. a person who remains bachelor
[bɨhĩ] n. a variety of tree
[ciĩ] v. weave
Speaker: Tage Yassing
[cĩ] v. know; comprehend; understand
[damĩda] n. a variety of Apatani traditional dance, accompanied by bwsí
Example: Photo by Tage Kanno
[daɲi tatɨɁ arnɨɁ] n. solar eclipse
[deɁlo] n. frame of a basket, etc.
[deʎã-rɨcã] n. bell used by priest during rituals
[dor] v. become a captive or a prisoner
[dulu káanɨ] n. a person who looks after somebody else’s cattle
[dùukũ] n. meeting; gathering; assembly; congregation
[ẽtɨ patã] n. labor gang for paddy harvesting
[gɨɁi] v. fall down (from standing position)
[gɨmja] n. a variety of spring action trap
[gɨɨrò] adj. big (of a basket)
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: ant. gwwzó span>
[gja] v. dry (as of liquid)
Speaker: Tage Numpi
[gjáa] v. spread (esp. seeds or sand by throwing)
[haatĩ] adj. significant; important; notable; remarkable
Speaker: Nani Anga
[harpó] n. bucket
[hẽco] v. tickle
[iɁrũ] v. sleep in somebody else’s house
[ɉáaɉi] n. aeroplane
[kaʎã́] adj. equal; same
[keembeɁ] adj. taste, as of spoilt fat; rancid
Speaker: Tage Yassing,Dialect: syn. keeme’ span>
[keemɨɁ] v. rub into powder
[kée] v. pole vault; jump with a pole
[laɁsĩ] n. forearm
[lalĩ] n. footprint
[lemba] n. village
[lupaɁ] v. criticize; denounce; condemn; speak ill of someone
[luti] v. say again; repeat speaking; reiterate; restate
[lɨji] n. footprint, esp. of animals
[medǝr agjã] n. altar for purification ritual
[meli] v. kill as revenge
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: var. meñli span>
[miɁbjoɁ amu] n. eyelash
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: syn. mi’be’ amu span>
[mihĩ] n. contribution (esp. in kind)
[mokaɁ] adj. sunken (as of face)
Speaker: Tage Yassing,Dialect: etym. zi’mo (face) + paka’ (dent) span>
[mɨhù] v. wake up; rouse
Speaker: Tage Yassing,Dialect: syn. ahú span>
[mɨjaɁ] v. interfere; encroach
[nãpja] v. scatter by pushing
[nɨmĩ] n. placenta
[nɨɲi] pron. you two; second person dual pronoun
[née] v. wrestle
[oho búudu alo] n. birthday
[paakuɁ] n. plate
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: syn. paaka’ span>
[pajaɁ] v. attack; quarrel
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: syn. paya’-gaaya’ span>
[pemiɁ] v. put off (light)
[pu] v. bind
[puhaɁ] n. crow
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: var. poha’ span>
[pũtu] adj. hump; ridge; bulge; swelling
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: ant. paka’ span>
[pɨmǝr] n. dust
[pɨɨ] v. collect with palms
[párkó] v. drill a hole
[pì] v. clap; pat; swat
[ŋɨʎã] n. variety of a fish considered sacred by the Apatanis
[ŋɨɨla] n. owl
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: syn. tapi’ qwwla span>
[rapɨ] v. position breadthwise
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: ant. rasó span>
[ripaɁ] v. throw something away
[ruci jarú] n. left ear
[rupĩ] n. earring
[rɨɁ] v. bind; strap
[saɁhi] v. gulp; drink in a single gulp
[saɁna] adj. out of breath; breathless; panting; gasping
[sãca] v. grow up
[sɨɲã] n. this year
[taɁrò] adj. large (of flat objects); wide; broad
Speaker: Tage Numpi,Dialect: ant. ta’zó span>
[tarlar] n. peacock
Speaker: Tage Numpi,Dialect: syn. tar pwta span>
[taɲe] n. pus
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: syn. tarze span>
[taɲó] adj. small in number; few in numbers
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: syn. tozó ant. tarò span>
[tiɁho] v. make a mark
[tuʎa] v. ambush; lie in wait for; lay trap for
[uugũ] n. entrance of a hole
[uuɲó] adj. small (of hole)
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: ant. uurò span>
[xe] v. read; count
[xée] v. fry; roast
[jaruɁ] n. a variety of plant
[jasi anɨ] n. water beetle
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: syn. cuuzi span>
[ɲa] v. whittle; pare; shave; trim
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: var. zar span>
[ɲibo] n. guest
[ɲor] v. step on something
Speaker: Tage Kanno,Dialect: syn. zar span>