Apatani English

[abiɁ] adj. complete

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[abú] adj. unlucky; unfortunate; jinxed; ill-fated

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Dialect: var. arbú,

[abúr] adj. unlucky; unfortunate; jinxed; ill-fated

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Dialect: var. abú;

[ahi daktor] n. dentist

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[aɉuɁ] adj. weak; frail; feeble; sick; ailing

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Dialect: syn. ájùu

[akì kíinɨ] n. bitch

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[apɨ] n. breadth

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[aruɁ] n. outer covering of bean or corn

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[arɨɨ] n. horn (anatomical)

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[axɨ sáa] v. have loose motion

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Dialect: syn. axw har

[axáa tajú] adj. mature; elderly

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[ajádù] int. interjection of frustration

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[ajóo tɨpè] n. pumpkin

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Dialect: syn. e’pè, tápè

[aɲã] n. year

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[beeɲì] n. term of address for two audience; term of reference for two persons

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[ciirɨ] n. edge; brim

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Dialect: syn. lwwrw

[coʎo pakaɁ] n. small metallic plate, esp. to serve side dishes

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[ciku] n. pocket; pouch

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Dialect: syn. ciru’

[daci mida] n. mida of lesser variety

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Dialect: ant. datw mida

[deʎã-rɨcã] n. bell used by priest during rituals

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[doolã] adj. brownish

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[ʎaʎu] n. an element of sacrificial altar

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[ʎẽ] v. measure with outstretched hands

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[ʎiɁcu pɨɲã] n. ceremonial friend who exchange the heads of sacrificed pigs

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[ʎohe] n. one type; one variety

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[gɨɁha] v. lie down

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[gjooɁ] n. noose trap

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[gjopu] n. shooting star

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[habũ] adj. cool; cold in a pleasant way

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Dialect: syn. hefi’

[harã pijo] n. a variety of children’s traditional game

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[harceɁ] n. fold of the groin

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[heme] v. promise; vow; pledge

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[imi iɁhɨɁ] v. oversleep; sleep longer than intended

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[itì] n. a lump of solidified ash

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[ĩ] v. go

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[ɉoɉo roɁpo] n. a kind of a small bird

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[ɉokoɁ] v. opening something by lifting up the lid jopyañ

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[kapeɁ] adj. transparent; translucent; obvious; evident

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Dialect: syn. kape’-kase’

[kaù] v. envy; begrudge

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[kinɨ] n. bitch

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[koopuɁ] v. sprain

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Dialect: var. kopw’

[laɁbú] v. quickly wash one’s hand

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[laɁpjo] n. palm

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[laɁpó] n. upper arm

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[lãpru] n. a protective armor, usually of cloth covering the neck

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[lelaɁ] adj. fresh; new

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[lobjoɁ tɨre] n. a variety of thorny plant

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Dialect: syn. lobyo’ tare

[loorɨɁlo] int. interjection to express hopelessness

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Dialect: syn. amw arwlò

[lu] v. speak; talk; converse; articulate

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[lurú] v. instigate; incite; provoke

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[luuli hamã] n. Nepalese smartweed (Persicaria nepalensis); a variety of vegetable

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[lɨke] n. a loop of rope used for climbing trees

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[martul] n. hammer

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mataɁ] adj. flat

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Dialect: syn. me’ta’

[miɁla] n. tear

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[mukú-mɨi] n. deposits of carbon particle from smoke

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[mɨmeɁ] v. initiate

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[mɨpjó] v. do something secretly

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[mɨsɨ] n. task; things to do

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[mjoʎi] adj. facing the shady side

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Dialect: ant. myobya

[mjoxa] n. bamboo floor

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[nẽko] n. lower section of the village

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Dialect: ant. neñdiñ

[o barde] n. cane basket used for distilling rice/millet beer

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Dialect: syn. bardè

[paʎa-paca] adj. unsteady; staggering

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[palɨɁ] n. de-weeding tool

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[pamu] n. raptor, eagle or hawk

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[paroɁ patǝr] n. cage for chicken

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[patuɁ] n. prison; jail

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[pepó-pelò] adj. extravagant; lavish

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[pẽ] v. build; construct

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Dialect: var. piñ

[po] v. weave

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[popǝr] n. butterfly

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[pɨdĩ xotu] n. metal skewer for hair knot

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[pɨteɁ paɉi] n. motor cycle

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[pjo] v. open (as eye)

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[ŋeɁpĩ] v. close

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Dialect: ant. qe’ko

[raʎúpjala] adj. absentminded; forgetful; distracted

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[raɉuɁ] n. a variety of coarsely netted cane basket

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[reɁke abja] n. ladder leading to the ceiling

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Dialect: syn. re’ke re’bya

[riri tami] n. a variety of creeper used as a vegetable; Chinese creeper (Mikania micrantha)

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[rugu] v. take care of security; guard

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[rũ] v. be mad; go insane; become crazy

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Dialect: var. roñ

[sarma puɉũ] n. a mound of refuse mainly comprising of millet stalk and other weeds in a millet garden

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[sisi] n. now

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Dialect: var. swsi

[sõ] v. move sideways

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[su] v. evaporate; emit smoke

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[sɨpǝr] n. pond

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[sɨrã] n. post; pole; pillar

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[taarò] adj. many; large numbers

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Dialect: syn. toorò ant. tazó

[tajã] n. bee (single)

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[tẽbjaɁ] v. get burnt by touching something hot

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[tɨɨló] v. cut down (a tree)

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[utũ bulũ] adj. chubby; healthy

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Dialect: var. tatuñ buluñ

[xomjú] adj. tapering

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[jabĩ] n. a variety of bamboo (Cephalostachium capitatum)

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[jahĩ] adj. rotten (esp. of wood)

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[jalu-jabja] n. stylish; fashionable

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[jamjó] n. floor of split bamboo

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[jana] n. a species of bamboo

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[jaxo] n. stick

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