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afe’ ago

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[aʎeɁ ago] n. doorstep

aga swco

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[aga sɨco] int. interjection to express indifference; let it be

agyañ

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[agjã] n. ritual altar of the Apatanis

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aháa

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[aháa] n. string; cord

ami’ nuri

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[amiɁ nuri] n. pupil

amú

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[amú] n. lie; untruth; falsehood

baabu’

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[baabuɁ] adj. healthy (esp. of child); pampered

bafa

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[baʎa] n. slope; slant; downslope

bazo

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[baɲo] adj. small flat object

bisvr abíi

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[bisǝr abíi] n. Black and white Apatani traditional skirt

ca

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[ca] v. ascend; go up; rise (of the sun); sprout (of a plant)

cizu’

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[ciɲuɁ] n. soot; impure carbon particles resulting from the incomplete combustion of wood

dimu

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[dimu] n. hair (of head)

doha-dolo

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[doha-dolo] n. world; realm

dorgi

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[dorgi] n. earthworm

dwnw pafo

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[dɨnɨ paʎo] n. an element of a ritual altar

dwnw-barnw

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[dɨnɨ-barnɨ] n. wives of brothers (term of reference)

dwrw

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[dɨrɨ] adj. late; delayed

fe’pu

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[ʎeɁpu] n. horizontal piece of bamboo holding the framework of a door

ga’je’

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[gaɁɉeɁ] v. soften something by grasping repeatedly

golu

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[golu] v. lie

gyaliñ

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[gjalĩ] v. seep; exude; ooze

h

[hǝǝ] letter name h the letter representing h in the Apatani alphabet

ha’

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[haɁ] v. collect or catch (for example, fish from water)

haafiñ

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[haaʎĩ] adj. beautiful; handsome; pretty

hadw

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[hadɨ] n. anger

hafañ byayuñ

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[haʎã bjajũ] n. tomato

harw

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[harɨ] v. twist; turn

he’

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[heɁ] v. knit

heñtiñ

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[hẽtĩ] v. trust; faith; confidence; belief

heñtú

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[hẽtú] v. miss someone; pine for; yearn for; long for

heñxw

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[hẽxɨ] adj. scarce; meager; in short supply

horfi’

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[horʎiɁ] v. look obliquely

hu’po

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[huɁpo] n. protective armour of animal skin to cover the body from armpit to the groin

hwbyw

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[hɨbjɨ] n. bamboo branch

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icu

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

jarpa’

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[ɉarpaɁ] v. toss away

jihi’ rara

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[ɉihiɁ rara] adj. silent; peaceful

kage’

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[kageɁ] v. look at

kosi’ kosi’

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[kosiɁ kosiɁ] pron. one after the other

kvrv talo

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[kǝrǝ talo] n. mirror

la’dw

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[laɁdɨ] n. forefinger; a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of the outstretched thumb and forefinger

la’pyo

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[laɁpjo] n. palm

lai

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[lai] n. torch

le’

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[leɁ] v. flap (of wing)

lwci’-po’do

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[lɨciɁ-poɁdo] n. accident; mishap

maañ

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[maã] v. creep; grow along the ground or other surface by means of extending stems or branches (as creepers do)

mi’ju

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[miɁɉu] n. eye discharge

moi’

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[moiɁ] adj. turbid; muddy; murky

moru

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[moru] n. cheek

murù

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[murù] n. torch; flambeau

mwge’

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[mɨgeɁ] n. pincers, usually of bamboo

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mwla’-lula’

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[mɨlaɁ-lulaɁ] adj. skilled; expert

mwpur

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[mɨpur] v. break something

myamya pwro

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[mjamja pɨro] n. plated bamboo basket for storing the myamya brass plate

no ho

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[no ho] pron. where

pa’si

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[paɁsi] v. join two ropes together to increase the length

pa’zi

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[paɁɲi] n. stick, usually used for support

paapi

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[paapi] n. a variety of flowering plant (Hedychium ellipticum)

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pace

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[pace] n. the other side

palo-malo

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[palo-malo] n. world

papuu

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[papuu] n. white (esp. hen)

paro’ lwgo

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[paroɁ lɨgo] n. time in the early morning when the cocks crow

pepu’ tabú

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[pepuɁ tabú] n. bedbug (Cimex lectularius)

poli-poli

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[poli-poli] adv. rapidly; swiftly

popvr

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[popǝr] n. butterfly

pota

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[pota] n. paper

pyà

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[pjà] v. destroy; dismantle

qa’

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[ŋaɁ] v. tie; bind

rizo

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[riɲo] n. rings of bamboo splits

rizo gyadu

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[riɲo gjadu] n. rings of bamboo splits that are hoisted with poles in the tombs of priests

rutiñ

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[rutĩ] n. earring

sopo

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[sopo] adj. slim; slender; svelte; lissome

soñ

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[] v. move sideways

supuñ tarw

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[supũ tarɨ] n. traditional dress for ceremonial occasions

swliñ

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[sɨlĩ] adj. wild (of a domestic animal esp. a mithun or a cow)

ta’kó

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[taɁkó] v. dig a hole or trench

tabu somiñ

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[tabu somĩ] n. a variety of legless lizard

taci’

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[taciɁ] n. wood-boring insect attacking bamboo or softwood

tago

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[tago] n. a variety of tree

take’

[takeɁ] n. germ

takiñ

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[takĩ] n. cowrie shell

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takiñ za’co

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[takĩ ɲaɁco] n. cowrie shell

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taku’ riila’

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[takuɁ riilaɁ] n. cucumber tendril

tasvr

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[tasǝr] n. variety of cane

teya’

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[tejaɁ] n. millet (Setaria italica)

tufa

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[tuʎa] v. ambush; lie in wait for; lay trap for

turcañ

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[turcã] n. post; pillar

uuzó

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[uuɲó] adj. small (of hole)

wde

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[ɨde] n. stone slab trap

wrañ

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[ɨrã] n. storage space usually built outside the main wall of the house

xapa’

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[xapaɁ] v. scrape something off

xwwnwñ

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[xɨɨnɨ̃] adj. cooked

yacu

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[jacu] n. small bamboo container for salt or tobacco

yanu

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[janu] adj. calm; peaceful; slow

zakù

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[ɲakù] adj. tilted; askew

zi’tw

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[ɲiɁtɨ] n. a variety of maize

zu’pa’

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[ɲuɁpaɁ] v. erase; wipe out; rub off

áa

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[áa] v. come; arrive; enter

ápù

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[ápù] n. sphere; globe