Apatani English

[abã] n. burning pain

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[aʎí] n. air, wind

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[aha ʎiiʎiɁ] adj. horrifying

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[akì kíinɨ] n. bitch

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[alaɁ laɁpù] n. fist

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[alã] n. neck;hump of an ox; neck of a bottle or a pot

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[arná] v. choke

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[ã] int. an interjection at the end of a sentence to solicit agreement to a statement

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[bǝǝ] letter name b the letter representing b in the Apatani alphabet

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

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[buutũ] n. a person who remains bachelor

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

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[cuu] v. move with head forward

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[daɲi alo] n. Sunday

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[dãxo] n. long sharp stick

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[dɨdɨɁ tahĩ] n. poisonous mushroom

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[dɨɲo-mɨɲo] v. practice; rehearse

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[ẽtɨ jagɨ] n. medium sized cane basket

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[gimbjo] n. a meat portion, containing the thoracic cage

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[gorɨ] n. watch; clock

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[gɨɁi] v. fall down (from standing position)

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[gɨɨɲó] adj. small (of a basket)

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Dialect: ant. gwwrò

[gɨxuɁ] n. worn out dress

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[gjuɲã] n. ritual performed to appease a malevolent spirit

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Dialect: ant. twgò

[gòo] v. swell (as a wound); bloat; bulge

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Dialect: syn. pyañ

[haho] prep. up; top; high; upper

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

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[hẽɉu-mɨɉu] n. behaviour; conduct; deportment

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[hẽɉũ] n. comfort; ease; luxury; opulence

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[hubju] n. scum; froth

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[hɨɉo] n. a variety of bamboo

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[hɨri-hɨxo] n. dirt particles

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[icu-abu] n. quantity

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[ɉaaku-ɉaaʎa] v. stagger; walk unsteadily

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[ɉeɁ] v. soften; become tender on cooked

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[ɉiimu] n. giddiness

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[ɉopjã] v. close something by placing something in the opening ant. joko’

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[kakĩ-tajĩ] v. show off; put on airs

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[kako jalo] n. mirror

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Dialect: syn. kvrv talo; kako talo; kvlo talo, kwrv talo

[kamra] n. room

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[katĩ] v. compare; analogize to; equate to

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[kedu] n. an agricultural implement of short wooden digging stick used to make holes for planting paddy or millet

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[kobja] adj. generous; altruistic; forthcoming; quick in giving

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[komã] adj. dark (esp. to describe shades of color)

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[kosiɁ kosiɁ] pron. one after the other

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[kɨpaɁ] n. banana

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Dialect: syn. kwpa’ ahì

[kɨri] n. business; trade; merchandising; transaction

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[lãke] n. a cane loop used for restraining cattle

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[lɨguɁ] n. incubating hen

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[miɁla] n. tear

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[miha] n. boyfriend; male lover

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[miɉiɁ lãcu] n. Adam’s apple

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[mikĩ] n. title used for dead males

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Dialect: ant. misi

[mɨcì] v. copy; sketch; draw

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[mɨho] v. make a sign

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[mɨpuɁ] v. cover

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[nẽdú] n. sesame (Sesamum indicum)

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Dialect: var. niñdú

[objoɁ] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. wbyo’; ba’so var. orbyo’

[paʎa-paca] adj. unsteady; staggering

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[pamã] n. bamboo rack in front wall of the house

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[papù] n. egg

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[par] v. crawl under something; creep; wriggle

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[parĩ] adj. combination of two or more colors

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[paroɁ papù] n. chicken egg

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[paroɁ jo] n. chicken (meat)

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[patɨ ahi] n. tiger tooth

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[pilã] adj. yellow

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[purdo] v. pluck (fruits) for oneself

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[pɨlo alo] n. Monday

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[ŋaatɨ] adj. lose taste or inability to eat more

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Dialect: syn. qaare

[ŋarsi] v. chuckle; laugh quietly or inwardly

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[ŋɨɨla] n. owl

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Dialect: syn. tapi’ qwwla

[raɲiɁ] n. chain

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[rimi-romo] adj. innocent; confused

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[roha] v. dry over fire

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[rɨɁti] v. bind tightly

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[ríi] n. drool

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[sado] n. boyfriend; male lover

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Dialect: syn. miya

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

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[sɨdĩ] n. barking deer; muntjac

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[sɨni] n. sugar

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Dialect: Or. Assamese var. swzi

[sɨxó] n. water channel

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[tagur ẽso] n. a variety of weed

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[tarlar] n. peacock

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Dialect: syn. tar pwta

[tarsi] n. wall

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Dialect: var. tasi

[teɁ] v. cut (esp. bushes)

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[tooro] n. Rhino beetle

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[tɨɨló] v. cut down (a tree)

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[uuko] n. hole

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[ɨɨ] letter name w ɯɯ the letter representing ɯ in the Apatani alphabet

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[ɨtɨ bɨrɨ] n. bamboo shoot

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Dialect: syn. behé, byapu’, wtw rwbw

[ɨtɨ rɨbɨ] n. bamboo shoot

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Dialect: syn. behé, byapu’, wtw bwrw

[xeɁpaɁ] v. undress; take dress off

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[xeẽ] v. roast

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[jaɉuɁ pɨxo] n. a variety of dragonfly

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[japĩ huxo] n. bamboo pin used to puncture the nose

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[jormɨɁ] n. dried chili pepper

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[ɲaaɲiɁ aruɁ] n. honeycomb

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[ɲimɨ] n. female

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[áakũ] v. come together; gather

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