Apatani English

[ahe] v. bet; wager; gamble

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[aháa ahɨɁ] v. forget; fail to remember

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[alì innánɨ] n. stilt; pair of pole equipped with footrest to enable a person to walk at a height from the ground

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[apó xẽ] v. toil; work hard; engage in physical labor

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[arpɨ] n. bamboo crossbeam of a fence

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[ará] adj. empty; vacant; void

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[axɨ-ereɁ] n. entrails; viscera

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[beɁlɨ] n. next door neighbor

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[bukoʎeɁbe] n. larva of water beetle syn. fe’be

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Dialect: syn. fe’be

[bɨɉé bɨɉé] adj. many; in large numbers; profuse; copious

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[bjaago] n. front verandah of an Apatani house

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[bjãtũ] adj. big and thick (esp. of flower)

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[bjõ] v. extinguish (of a major fire); stop a fight

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[ciɁri] n. ceremonial antique sword

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[cĩ] v. know; comprehend; understand

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[dãteɁ] v. beat something down; cause to fall by beating

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Dialect: syn. dañlò

[dãtǝr] v. break something by beating

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[dĩxo] adj. bald-headed; hairless

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Dialect: syn. duñxó

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

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[dɨraada] adv. next year

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[dɨrã-sãxã] n. a variety of edible berries

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Dialect: syn. saanci

[dùumo] v. take rest

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[ẽsuɁ] v. fail (esp. of rice plant; failing to fruit)

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[ʎǝǝ] letter name f ʎʌʌ the letter representing ʎ in the Apatani alphabet

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[ʎã] v. bless

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[ʎo] v. jump

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[gitĩ] v. close (a hinged door)

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Dialect: ant. giko’

[goiɁ] adj. whole; entire

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[gõcã une] n. angular stomatitis

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[guɁ] v. turn or turn oneself over (esp. in lying position)

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[guŋa] v. lie down (esp. of quadruplets)

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[harpũ] n. inner thigh

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

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[hɨki] n. stillbirth

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[húì] v. fall

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[iʎĩ linɨ̃] n. rectal prolapse

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[ɉar] num. thousand

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[ɉirɨ-ɉixe] v. rotate to and fro

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[ɉĩko ɉĩko] adj. lanky; tall and thin

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[kapanɨ] n. witness

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[karpaɁ pɨlò] n. second lunar month of the year; February

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Dialect: syn. pagvr pwlò

[karɨɁ] v. meet; greet

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[ke] v. write

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[keemɨɁ] v. rub into powder

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[kǝ] int. interjection to draw attention

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[kɨ] v. punch; jab

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[lupa] v. remind; help someone remember

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[lɨnɨ] n. big toe

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[lɨpjo] n. sole

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[mẽdɨ] n. buffalo

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[miilò] n. eighth lunar month of the year; July-August

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Dialect: syn. miilò pwlò

[miimaɁ] n. a variety of hebaceous plant whose slender leaves are used to tie bundles of paddy or millet plant (Miscanthus sinensis)

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[murù] n. torch; flambeau

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[mɨci] n. kite (bird)

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[mɨkú-mɨdĩ] v. make noise

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[mɨsɨ] n. task; things to do

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[mɨjo] v. mix; blend

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[naru] v. odor; smell

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[no hopa] pron. for where

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[nɨji] n. an element of loin loom

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[ohò] n. sharp bamboo stick put on the ground to prevent intrusion

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[paɁca] v. toss up

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Dialect: ant. pa’lo

[paduɁ] v. damage by cutting

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[paɉeɁ] n. duck

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[pakaɁ] adj. depression; dent; trough

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Dialect: ant. puñtu

[pamí] n. chicken louse

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[pẽko] n. intermediate position; middle

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Dialect: syn. puñko

[piju] n. ashes obtained by burining of certain edible plants which are used for preparing pila by filteration

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[põtin] n. pen

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[purdo] v. pluck (fruits) for oneself

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[pɨcã sɨdu] n. kitchen utensils

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Dialect: syn. pwcañ paaku’

[pɨɉoda] adv. later on; after sometime

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[pɨxo] n. maize cob

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[pjoɁlo] adj. prominent; illustrious; distinguished; notable

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[ŋɨra] n. variety of a migratory fish

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[riilaɁ] n. ray (of sun); beam

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[roha] v. dry over fire

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[rɨbĩ] n. area of slash and burn cultivation

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[rɨbó arò] n. the morning after three days

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[sati] n. umbrella

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Dialect: Or. Assamese

[sãsũ] n. plantation

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Dialect: syn. sadi; salw

[sihɁ] n. spring (esp. where animals come to drink)

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[simbja] n. balcony in a traditional house

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Dialect: var. siñbya

[sorɉoɁ] adj. elongated; straighten out

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[sɨbi laɁhĩ] n. a variety of creeper used for decoration

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[sɨɨ atúu] n. calf

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[taju] n. wasp

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[tijoɁ] n. insect; worm

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[tuleɁ] adj. slippery

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Dialect: syn. bwle’

[tɨgò] n. a variety of ritual (esp. to propitiate benevolent deities)

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Dialect: ant. ciciñ

[ukó] n. back; rear

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[ǝǝ] int. yes; okay; interjection to express a positive answer

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[xɨ] v. cost; value

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[jahĩ] adj. rotten (esp. of wood)

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[jana] n. a species of bamboo

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[jarú rui] n. ear wax

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Dialect: syn. rui

[jo sampja] n. wooden tray used for preparing cooked meat

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[jo jaxo] n. skewer (for meat)

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[áɉù-amjò] n. appearance; image

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Dialect: syn. ájùu-amyò

[álù] n. task

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