Apatani English

[adĩ ceɁnɨ] n. barber

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[aʎã jaŋo] num. fifty

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[aʎóo gõsò] n. mantis

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Dialect: var. afóo koñsò

[aháa pìitã] n. thirst

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[alíi] n. seed; descendant; progeny; successor

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[apĩ] v. warm (hand)

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[artaɁ] n. portion; segment; section

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[ajo-nano] n. a variety of bee (hover bee)

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[birã patuɁ] n. bamboo stump (esp. with sharp edge)

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[bĩpu] adj. round; spherical; plump; rotund

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[bù] v. uproot

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[ceɁga] adj. argumentative; quarrelsome; belligerant; captious

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[cuha] v. plunge; plummet; nosedive

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[daaɲó] adj. small step

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Dialect: ant. daarò

[dar] v. break (as a stick); crack; snap

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[dĩ] v. pound with something

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[duu] n. paddy for husking

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Dialect: syn. dwlo

[dɨraa-loɲã] n. in the coming years

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[dɨxuɁ-tãxuɁ] n. left over eatables

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[dɨɲo-mɨɲo] n. rehearsal

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[ʎãpĩ-cãtũ] n. protective deity in the household

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[gjopu] n. shooting star

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[haaso haaso] adj. slow; sluggish

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[haʎã hamã] n. Redflower Ragleaf; Fireweed (Crassocephalum crepidioides)

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Dialect: syn. genda hamañ

[heŋu-hẽre] v. treat differently; discriminate; be biased against

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[hĩ] v. pinch

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[hogja] n. leopard

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[kaɁ] v. solidify; freeze; coagulate

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[kaʎã kada] v. look after; help

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Dialect: syn. kafañ

[kaɉiɁ] adj. good to look at; good

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[kibo] n. male dog

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[kinɨ] n. bitch

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[kõci patã] n. labour gang that works early in the morning

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[kõdi appú] n. peach flower

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[kɨpaɁ] n. banana

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Dialect: syn. kwpa’ ahì

[la] conj. and

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[laɁhɨ] n. archer’s wristband traditionally of human hair worn to protect the hand from injury by bow string

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[laɁta] v. open the hand; unclench the fist

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[laalĩ] v. take out

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[leɁ] v. flap (of wing)

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[li] v. sow; seed; broadcast

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[lɨca] n. lame

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[mɨbju] v. contaminate (esp. liquids)

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[mɨʎo] n. flame

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[mɨmeɁ] v. initiate

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[mɨmjó] v. do something in advance

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[mɨneɁ] v. touch; beat

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[mjɨ] n. wife

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[nãlò] v. push something down

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Dialect: var. nalò

[nunukɨɁ] pron. yours; second person plural pronoun, genitive case

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

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[paɁsǝr] v. kill by hanging

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[paakuɁ] n. plate

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Dialect: syn. paaka’

[pamu] n. raptor, eagle or hawk

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[parɨɁ] n. Khaleej pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)

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[patǝr] n. cage

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[potũ] n. witness in a business transaction

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[puʎe silaɁnɨ] n. tailor

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[pukũ hóonɨ] n. a close relative of Muruñ sponsor who takes care of the food and drinks for pukuñ participants

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[pjaɁ] v. splash; throw (water)

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[rũgjaɁ] adj. crazy; mad; insane; not right in the head

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[rɨme] n. Nepalese alder (Alnus nepalensis)

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[saɁca] v. get excited; be motivated

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Dialect: syn. du’ca

[sampjá] n. wooden tray used for transporting soil from one place to the other in an agricultural field

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[sãpǝr] n. a variety of fruit used as a spice

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[sãxe page] n. a variety of bead

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[siibiɁ] adj. shrivel; wither; wilt

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[silaɁ] v. stitch or sew (esp. with sewing machine)

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Dialect: Or. Assamese

[soɁko] n. jaw

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[somĩ ŋarmĩ] n. entertainment; amusement; enjoyment

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[soxã] n. trophy; memento (esp. of special achievements)

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[sukũ pɨtĩ] n. open space by a well

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[surúu doɲó] n. traitor; scoundrel

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[sɨlo] n. today

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[sɨlɨɁ] n. water container of bamboo

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[taɁmú] n. betel

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[taa] v. swim

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[taapjaɁ] v. unfasten or untie a knot

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[taiɁ koja] n. gonorrhea

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[takũ putu] n. a lesser variety of Muruñ festival

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[tappo] n. spinning knot

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[taɲó] adj. small in number; few in numbers

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Dialect: syn. tozó ant. tarò

[tẽbjaɁ] v. get burnt by touching something hot

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[tɨmĩ] n. Common Indian madder (Rubia cordifolia)

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Dialect: var. tamiñ

[uu] letter name u the letter representing u in the Apatani alphabet

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[ɨdo] n. stalk

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Dialect: var. ado

[ɨtɨ rɨbɨ] n. bamboo shoot

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Dialect: syn. behé, byapu’, wtw bwrw

[xeɲiɁ] n. temple

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Dialect: var. xeñji’

[xẽ] v. cut

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[xoɁkó-xoɁpè] adj. disorganized; mess; tangled

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[xɨ] v. slide while in sitting position; scoot

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[xú] v. cut off; prune

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[jamuɁ] adj. ashy (color)

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[japĩ tɨpe] n. tattoo on the nose

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[japũ] n. sky

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[jorxũ] n. Sichuan pepper

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Dialect: syn. yorxañ

[ɲaaɲiɁ aláa] n. honey

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[ɲibja] adv. fast; quick

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[áakò] n. entrance; entry; door

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Dialect: var. háakò

[áɉùu-amjò] n. appearance; image

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