Apatani English

[abju] v. move; shake; flutter; budge

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[aʎiɁ] n. pig

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[agoo] n. outside

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[agáa] adv. quickly; rapidly; swiftly; immediately

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[aku] n. uncle (esp. maternal) (Term of address) syn. nakú

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[amjã] n. name

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Dialect: var. armyañ

[arã] v. block; choke; plug; obstruct; close

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Dialect: syn. atiñ

[aróo] adj. poor; destitute

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[asè] v. wash; clean

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[babĩ] adj. stark; bare, as of a field

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[budu] v. murmur; mumble; mutter

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[bɨraɁ] adj. mellow (of taste)

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[caaŋeɁ-caaŋeɁ] adj. intense; stinging

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[deɁlo] n. frame of a basket, etc.

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[deʎã rɨcã] n. bell

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Dialect: syn. defañ rwci

[diɉeɁ] n. portable bamboo vessel (esp. for carrying liquor)

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Dialect: syn. didu

[diɁju] n. marsh; swamp

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[duɁ] v. offer something for sale; market

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[dɨleɁ] n. remaining food after consumption

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[dùukũ] n. meeting; gathering; assembly; congregation

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[ẽtɨ pɨlò] n. tenth lunar month; October

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[gitĩ] v. close (a hinged door)

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Dialect: ant. giko’

[gomu] n. facial hair; beard; moustache

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[gora] n. horse

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Dialect: or. Assamese

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

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[haasĩ] v. dry (esp. over a fire)

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[haatĩ bɨlĩ] adv. satisfactorily; confidently; convincingly

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[haʎã gijã] n. cabbage

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[har] v. cut (esp. meat); dismember

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[hẽco] v. tickle

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[hiŋ] num. three

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[ho] n. and

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[hoã alló] n. backbone

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[huã ácì] n. backache; back pain

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[hukɨ] pron. whose

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[hɨki] n. stillbirth

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

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Dialect: syn. icu

[ikũ] n. beewax, used for joining broken threads

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[kacĩ] v. recognize; know

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Dialect: syn. kala’

[kaka-taka] v. take stock of; make enquiries

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[kanɨ] n. one who sees

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[koku dɨru] adj. bulky; oversized; massive; cumbersome

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[kɨɉǝr] v. brandish; wield; flaunt

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[kɨla kɨla] adj. eyes wide open

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[kɨmè] n. poison (esp. of snake); snake venom

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Dialect: var. kwmì

[laɁciɁ lɨpa] n. middle finger

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[laɁdu] n. a forearm span; a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of a forearm

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[loci] n. hook; peg

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[lɨbã] n. baby

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

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[miŋo-taɁmo] adj. rich and powerful

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[mɨpiɁ] v. break something fragile like an egg

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[mɨpur] v. break something

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[narpaɁ] v. lend; loan

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[nẽbu] n. a house away from the main street

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Dialect: var. niñbu ant. neñto

[no hokɨ] pron. from where

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[oho búudu alo] n. birthday

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[papuu] n. white (esp. hen)

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[paroɁ] n. chicken; fowl

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[paroɁ papù] n. chicken egg

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[patɨ] n. tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

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[patɨ ahi] n. tiger tooth

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[petú] v. break something into two or more pieces

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Dialect: syn. pece

[pike] n. a spicy traditional dish

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[po] v. hug; embrace; clasp

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[poɁdo] n. accident

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[pucũ] n. mound; heap; pile; stack

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[puʎe silaɁnɨ] n. tailor

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[puluɁ] v. cover

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[pɨɉĩ] n. moth

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[pɨɲu] n. spoon

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[pjarpjaɁ] v. unfold

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[raɁ] v. bind; strap; fasten

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[rapɨɁ] n. a space underneath

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[saha] n. cane rope

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Dialect: var. swha

[sampú] n. a variety of white beads of chank shell

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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

[supũ pĩta] n. beer container used during rituals

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[ta] v. listen; hear

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[tagoɁ] v. ignore (listening)

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Dialect: syn. tapa’

[takoɁ] n. dirt

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[talɨɁ] v. agree

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[tamì] n. weed

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[tapǝr] n. an element of babo

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Dialect: var. twpvr

[tatá] adj. color pattern of mithun bull, described as overall black with a white spots on either side

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[teɁdaɁ] v. lean against something

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[tijoɁ] n. insect; worm

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[turcã] n. post; pillar

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Dialect: var. torcañ

[tɨxɨɁ] adj. curly

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[uʎã kuti] n. metallic poker; safety pin

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Dialect: syn. fañso

[ǝǝ] int. yes; okay; interjection to express a positive answer

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

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[xugjuɁ] n. funnel shaped cane or bamboo distiller

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[jaaxuɁ] n. residue of something after rotting or decomposition

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[jamu] n. fire

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[joʎã lɨpa] n. midnight

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[ɲaɁɲaɁ] adv. slow; sluggish

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Dialect: syn. za’zo’

[ɲãkũ] n. one year (term of enumeration)

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[ɲuu] v. prod as with a needle

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