Apatani English

[abã] n. burning pain

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[abjóo] n. headgear of a priest made of woven cloth

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Speaker: Tage Kanno

[aʎĩ] adj. smart; bright; savvy

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[agoo] adj. external; exterior

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Dialect: ant. ura

[agoo] n. outside

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[aɉĩ arã] n. bosom friend; confidante; alter ego

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[akée] n. food item used as a gift to express friendly gesture

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[akì asiɁ] n. kennel; shelter for a dog

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[akì tɨxè] n. flea

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. akì taxw

[amĩ] adj. docile; obedient; sumbissive; deferential

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. aliñ

[amu] n. hair

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[anu] n. younger brother

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ajúu mapà] n. in a short while

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[bar] v. carry something with a horizontal bar or a rod

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[baro-maɲã] n. traditional friends (esp. of other community or of far away places)

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[biiku-biʎa] adj. boastful; egoistical; vainglorious

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[bátè] adj. thick (of mud or liquid)

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[caãcú] n. cooking tripod

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[cikã] part. like; similar

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[diiha] n. clay soil

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dĩgjã] n. fencepost

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Speaker: Tage Kanno

[dɨlɨ kɨce] n. bamboo glass for measuring rice

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[empjaɁ tijoɁ] n. silkworm pupae

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[ẽtɨ jagɨ] n. medium sized cane basket

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[gaɁsǝr] v. strangle with hand

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[gijã hamã] n. cabbage leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. rugosa)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. giyañ

[gɨɁha] v. lie down

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[haɉǝr] num. thousand

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: or. Assamese

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

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hẽco] n. titillation

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hu] pron. who

Speaker: Nani Anga

[huɁbĩ] v. sweat

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hubjú] n. sheath; scabbard

Speaker: Nani Anga

[háa] v. smoke dry

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[hú] v. pound; pummel

Speaker: Nani Anga

[ipoɁ poɁli] n. yeast used for preparation of new batches of yeasts

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ɉǝǝ] letter name j dʒʌʌ the letter representing dʒ in the Apatani alphabet

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ɉihĩ] n. rag; scrap of cloth; dirty linen

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ɉoɉuru] n. a fruit bearing creeper (Silene sp.)

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[ɉoɉǝr] n. green june beetle

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[kaco kapaá] adv. dirty; soiled; smeared; filthy

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[kapeɁ] v. see through

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[kiruɁ] n. hunting party

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[kée] v. pole vault; jump with a pole

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[lǝǝ] letter name l the letter representing l in the Apatani alphabet

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[laɁca] n. handicap of the hand; disability of the hand

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

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[lɨbã] n. baby

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[lɨciɁ] n. toe

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[mecú] adj. small; small sized; minor

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mocuɁ] v. kiss

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[more pai] n. laughing thrush

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[muɁ] v. blow (air)

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[muku sudu] n. smoking pipe

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[mɨbo-lubo] v. participate; assist; support

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[mɨdã] v. touch (esp. to cause pain)

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Dialect: syn. mwne’

[mɨdó bjoco] n. swallow

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[mɨgjo-mɨʎo] v. mix; blend; mingle

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[mɨpja-mɨsa] v. scatter; disseminate; sprinkle

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[mɨpjò] adj. easy (to do); good to do

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[mɨtù] n. beginning

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[mɨxè] v. do something forcefully

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[naspati] n. pear

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[oɲiɁ-rɨɲiɁ] adj. cute; small and beautiful

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[papuu] n. white (esp. hen)

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[paroɁ roɁnɨ] n. hen

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[pajaɁ] v. attack; quarrel

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Dialect: syn. paya’-gaaya’

[pexó] n. a variety of bird

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[pike page] n. a variety of glass bead

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[pohiɁ] v. caress; pet; fondle; stroke

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. pohi’-poso etym. po (hug) + hi’ (frisk)

[pɨcã] n. pot

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[pɨi] n. solidified snot

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[pɨtaɁ appú] n. flower of wild pear tree

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[pɨtĩ ŋɨɨla] n. owl

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Dialect: syn. tapi’ qwwla; qwwla

[pɨɲú] n. brain

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[pjaɲó] adj. small, as a plot of land or a grain

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Dialect: ant. pyarò

[reɁxaɁ] v. injure by scraping with something

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[rɨ] v. stagnate (as do the water)

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

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[sarxo] n. stalk, of millet

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[sãsũ] n. plantation

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Dialect: syn. sadi; salw

[sãxã] n. rubber

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[seja hamã] n. Chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)

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[soh] v. play; joke; flirt

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[sukũ] n. well; spring

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[sɨlì] n. water body

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[sɨjĩ] n. a variety of carnivorous animal

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[sɨɲã-sɨlò] adv. now a days; these days

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[taɁmú] n. betel

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[Tanɨ agũ] n. Apatani language

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[taɲiɁ pamɨ] n. corn powder

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[tolɨɁ] v. pour something in

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. toliñ

[tɨnĩ] n. variety of a plant; wild sesame (Perilla frutescens)

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Dialect: var. taniñ

[tɨɨ] v. throw; toss; fling

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[tù] v. push

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[ɨtɨ rɨbɨ] n. bamboo shoot

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. behé, byapu’, wtw bwrw

[xoɁ] v. pry open

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[xée] v. fry; roast

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[ɲaaɲiɁ] n. honey bee

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[álò] v. dry

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