Apatani English

[abã] n. burning pain

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

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Dialect: var. abú;

[adáa] n. a person who has always had only one wife

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[aʎã jaŋo] num. fifty

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[agoo imiɁ] n. hearth towards the front of the house

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[amĩ-ahĩ] n. gift; present

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[argò] n. vein, artery, nerve, tendon var. arrò

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[armjũ] v. grow (as an offshoot)

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Dialect: var. amyuñ

[arò] n. morning; daybreak

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[bidĩ] n. ritual hunting of monkey prior to Myoko festival

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[boɁgo] n. dam, for diverting water to irrigation channel

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[busuɁ] v. get loose; loosen; slacken

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[bɨso-kaco] n. forbidden; proscribed; prohibited

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[bjaaɲó] adj. narrow (esp. of path)

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[bjurɨ-bjarɨ] adj. dirty; unappetizing; messy

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Dialect: syn. ulu-byalu

[cuukiɁ] n. metallic poker; safety pin

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Dialect: syn. ufañ kuti

[daɲi agjã] n. altar for propitiating Dazi (the Sun God)

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[diiha] n. clay soil

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[ditũ-potũ] n. ceremony; social event; occasion

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Dialect: syn. dituñ

[diɁju] n. marsh; swamp

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[dɨdɨɁ] adj. poisonous

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[dɨpjò] adj. tasty, to eat

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Dialect: ant. dwrúu

[dɨrɨ] adj. late; delayed

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[dɨsɨ] n. edible; food

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[goobɨ-cibɨ] v. preserve; protect; safeguard

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[gɨɁ] v. lie down

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[gɨmja] n. a variety of spring action trap

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[haʎã bjajũ] n. tomato

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[hentǝr] adv. very; exeedingly; exceptionally; immensely

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Dialect: syn. hempvr

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

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Dialect: syn. heñxw-miliñ

[hilĩ] n. clotted blood

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

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[hɨrɨ] n. a traditional dance accompanied by ballad of same name, usually performed by the males

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[hóo] v. feed (esp. an animal)

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[ipoɁ] n. yeast; yeast cake used to ferment grains while preparing beer

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[iŋè] n. a variety of taro

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[ɉixe tarɨ] n. a kind of shirt (esp. for males)

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[ɉoo] v. pay as wage

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[kapanɨ he] adv. everything

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Dialect: syn. amánw he

[karɨ] adj. transparent; see through; translucent

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Dialect: syn. karw-kasi

[keɁsí] n. scissor

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[kelaɁ] adv. good in writing; skilled in writing

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[kooʎĩ] n. the evening before the last

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[kɨlè] n. tobacco leaves, esp. fresh ones

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Dialect: syn. muku

[kɨpaɁ ahì] n. banana

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Dialect: syn. kwpa’

[laalĩ] v. take out

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[lãpĩ] n. nape of the neck

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[locũ] n. bone marrow

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[lomè] n. an element of loin loom

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[lulù-lugo] v. disturb by speaking

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Dialect: syn. lulù

[lɨdì] n. base; bottom; way; footprint

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[marlã] n. rust

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Dialect: syn. harti

[mecú] adj. small; small sized; minor

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[miɁɉũ] adj. lethargic or inactive (of a person)

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[milo rɨɉì] n. a variety of fern used in the construction of altars (Diplazium esculentum)

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[mixɨ ronɨ] n. a person possessed by spirit

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Dialect: syn. mixw runw

[mõpaɁ] v. chase; drive away; persue

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[mɨceɁ] v. interfere; obstruct; impede

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[mɨdã] v. touch (esp. to cause pain)

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Dialect: syn. mwne’

[mɨɉa] v. finish doing something

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[mɨmeɁ] v. initiate

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[mɨniɁ] v. Injure a bit while doing something

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[mɨpiɁ] v. break something fragile like an egg

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[nene] n. bruise; contusion; black and blue mark

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[niɁ] v. trap (esp. birds with glue)

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[nɨ do] pron. when (past tense)

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[pa] v. cut (by striking); fight; peck

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[paɁkǝr] v. encircle; surround; enclose

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[pacá] v. levy fine

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[pakã] n. goose

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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[parɨ-molã] n. a variety of shrub bearing reddish berries commonly found in bamboo gardens

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[pẽci aɉĩ] n. a variety of traditional friend

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[pidú] n. pork intestine along with attached fat; such meat of sacrificed animals traditionally offered to the eldest living sister by the younger ones.

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Dialect: syn. he’dú

[pimɨɁ] v. slice into pieces

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[puʎiɁ] v. peel off; strip off

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[pɨɉo] post. a moment ago

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[pjoɁce] v. detach something to divide into two

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[ŋoo] v. get lost; get missing; go astray

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[ra] v. build (a structure); construct; fabricate

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[rilɨɁ] v. throw in

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[rupĩ] n. earring

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[rɨgoɁ] n. cane loop tied on the horns of cows or mithuns

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: syn. rwguñ

[sabè] n. loincloth

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[sãɉe] n. timber; wood

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[siɁ] v. urinate

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[suʎiɁ sume] adj. crooked; dishonest; untrustworthy

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[taɁɲó] adj. small (of flat objects); thin; narrow

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[taar] n. wire; cable; power line

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[taku-tamu] n. a decorated bamboo stick used during penw procession of Muruñ festival

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[tamù] n. a deity

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[tapã daʎi] n. east

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[tarko] n. variety of plant used as antiseptic after burning it.

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[toɲó] adj. small (of group)

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Dialect: ant. toñrò

[uurã] adj. deep

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Dialect: syn. aarañ ant. uuxa’

[xãxã] adv. firmly; fervently; forcefully

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Dialect: syn. xañxañ dwrañ

[xe] v. force something

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[xootu] n. metal skewer for male hair knot

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[xɨce] v. divide (by counting)

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Dialect: etym. xw (count) + tace (divide)

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

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[ácì-ahè] n. ailment; suffering

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