Apatani English

[aʎeɁ ago] n. doorstep

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[aga sɨco] int. interjection to express indifference; let it be

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Dialect: syn. aqw swco; aga swco

[agjã] n. ritual altar of the Apatanis

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[aháa] n. string; cord

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Dialect: syn. agyú

[amiɁ nuri] n. pupil

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[amú] n. lie; untruth; falsehood

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[baabuɁ] adj. healthy (esp. of child); pampered

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[baʎa] n. slope; slant; downslope

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[baɲo] adj. small flat object

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Dialect: ant. baarò var. barzó

[bisǝr abíi] n. Black and white Apatani traditional skirt

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[ca] v. ascend; go up; rise (of the sun); sprout (of a plant)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ciɲuɁ] n. soot; impure carbon particles resulting from the incomplete combustion of wood

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[dimu] n. hair (of head)

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[doha-dolo] n. world; realm

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Dialect: syn. dodiñ-dolo

[dorgi] n. earthworm

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[dɨnɨ paʎo] n. an element of a ritual altar

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[dɨnɨ-barnɨ] n. wives of brothers (term of reference)

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[dɨrɨ] adj. late; delayed

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[ʎeɁpu] n. horizontal piece of bamboo holding the framework of a door

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[gaɁɉeɁ] v. soften something by grasping repeatedly

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[golu] v. lie

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[gjalĩ] v. seep; exude; ooze

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[hǝǝ] letter name h the letter representing h in the Apatani alphabet

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[haɁ] v. collect or catch (for example, fish from water)

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[haaʎĩ] adj. beautiful; handsome; pretty

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[hadɨ] n. anger

Speaker: Nani Anga

[haʎã bjajũ] n. tomato

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[harɨ] v. twist; turn

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[heɁ] v. knit

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[hẽtĩ] v. trust; faith; confidence; belief

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[hẽtú] v. miss someone; pine for; yearn for; long for

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hẽxɨ] adj. scarce; meager; in short supply

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: syn. heñxw-miliñ

[horʎiɁ] v. look obliquely

Speaker: Nani Anga

[huɁpo] n. protective armour of animal skin to cover the body from armpit to the groin

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hɨbjɨ] n. bamboo branch

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[icu] adj. few; some; scant; meagre

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: syn. ice

[ɉarpaɁ] v. toss away

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Dialect: syn. jaapa’

[ɉihiɁ rara] adj. silent; peaceful

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[kageɁ] v. look at

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[kosiɁ kosiɁ] pron. one after the other

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[kǝrǝ talo] n. mirror

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Dialect: syn. karo talo; kako yalo; kvlo yalo, kwrv talo

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

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[laɁpjo] n. palm

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[lai] n. torch

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Dialect: or. English (light)

[leɁ] v. flap (of wing)

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[lɨciɁ-poɁdo] n. accident; mishap

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[maã] v. creep; grow along the ground or other surface by means of extending stems or branches (as creepers do)

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[miɁɉu] n. eye discharge

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[moiɁ] adj. turbid; muddy; murky

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[moru] n. cheek

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[murù] n. torch; flambeau

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[mɨgeɁ] n. pincers, usually of bamboo

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[mɨlaɁ-lulaɁ] adj. skilled; expert

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Dialect: syn. miki

[mɨpur] v. break something

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[mjamja pɨro] n. plated bamboo basket for storing the myamya brass plate

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[no ho] pron. where

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[paɁsi] v. join two ropes together to increase the length

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[paɁɲi] n. stick, usually used for support

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Dialect: syn. lopa

[paapi] n. a variety of flowering plant (Hedychium ellipticum)

Example: Photo by Tapi Takha

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[pace] n. the other side

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[palo-malo] n. world

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[papuu] n. white (esp. hen)

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[paroɁ lɨgo] n. time in the early morning when the cocks crow

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[pepuɁ tabú] n. bedbug (Cimex lectularius)

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[poli-poli] adv. rapidly; swiftly

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[popǝr] n. butterfly

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[pota] n. paper

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[pjà] v. destroy; dismantle

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[ŋaɁ] v. tie; bind

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[riɲo] n. rings of bamboo splits

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[riɲo gjadu] n. rings of bamboo splits that are hoisted with poles in the tombs of priests

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[rutĩ] n. earring

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[sopo] adj. slim; slender; svelte; lissome

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[sõ] v. move sideways

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[supũ tarɨ] n. traditional dress for ceremonial occasions

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[sɨlĩ] adj. wild (of a domestic animal esp. a mithun or a cow)

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[taɁkó] v. dig a hole or trench

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[tabu somĩ] n. a variety of legless lizard

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[taciɁ] n. wood-boring insect attacking bamboo or softwood

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[tago] n. a variety of tree

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[takeɁ] n. germ

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[takĩ] n. cowrie shell

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: syn. takiñ za’co

[takĩ ɲaɁco] n. cowrie shell

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: syn. takiñ

[takuɁ riilaɁ] n. cucumber tendril

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[tasǝr] n. variety of cane

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[tejaɁ] n. millet (Setaria italica)

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[tuʎa] v. ambush; lie in wait for; lay trap for

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[turcã] n. post; pillar

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Dialect: var. torcañ

[uuɲó] adj. small (of hole)

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Dialect: ant. uurò

[ɨde] n. stone slab trap

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[ɨrã] n. storage space usually built outside the main wall of the house

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[xapaɁ] v. scrape something off

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[xɨɨnɨ̃] adj. cooked

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[jacu] n. small bamboo container for salt or tobacco

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[janu] adj. calm; peaceful; slow

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[ɲakù] adj. tilted; askew

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[ɲiɁtɨ] n. a variety of maize

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[ɲuɁpaɁ] v. erase; wipe out; rub off

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[áa] v. come; arrive; enter

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[ápù] n. sphere; globe

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