Apatani English

[ahi daktor] n. dentist

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[amɨ̀] n. daughter-in-law (term of address)

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[arbú] adj. unlucky; unfortunate; jinxed; ill-fated var. abú; abúr Ant. aro’

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[burúu] n. mythical crocodile-like creature said to have inhabited the Ziro valley in the olden days

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[bɨdí] adj. trick; tactic; strategy

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[bjopa] n. cap; headgear

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[cuuku] adj. upside down

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[dãxɨɁ] v. beat into fragmant (for example bone); fracture or break something by beating

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[dema] adj. naughty; disobedient

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Dialect: ant. deñkí

[dibur] n. mole cricket (Gryllotalpidae)

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[domĩ] adj. cloudy; rainy

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Dialect: ant. doqe’

[dutĩ] n. wooden block for sitting on

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[dɨdɨɁ] adj. poisonous

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[dɨlo] n. paddy for husking

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Dialect: syn. duu

[ereɁ] n. belly; stomach

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Dialect: xañcu.wav

[ʎòobó] v. jump across

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[gaɁpo] v. hold something at its base

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Dialect: ant. ga’ce

[gartaɁ] n. paddy field in the upper portion

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Dialect: ant. garpw’

[guli] n. bullet

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[gɨda-pata] n. large cane basket

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

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Dialect: ant. twgò

[haapuɁ] n. diaphragm

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[hai] n. water

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Dialect: syn. yasi

[harti] n. rust

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Dialect: syn. marlañ

[hiiɲiɁ] v. grimace; make face (usually in pain)

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Dialect: syn. hiicí

[hilĩ] n. clotted blood

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[huʎu] n. bamboo javelin

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[hɨɉã apĩ] n. food contributed when a newborn baby is born

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[hɨɨɲi] dem. those two

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[háakò] n. entrance, entry, door

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[itú pumĩ] n. a variety of small dragonfly

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[ɉáa] v. soar or fly without flapping the wings (as a hawk)

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[kacǝr] v. see meticulously

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[karu] adj. ugly; unappealing; unsightly

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Dialect: ant. kapyo

[koɁbɨ] n. traditional relationship usually the maternal uncle to whom a portion of the sacrificial animal is offered

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Dialect: syn. ko’bu

[kooɉuɁ] v. hold one’s legs together

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Dialect: ant. kooga’

[koopja] n. lower back

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[kootú] v. stand in a stooping posture

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[kooxeɁ alló] n. ilium bone

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[korlã] n. thunderbolt; ritual performed to prevent thunderbolt

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[laɁcã] n. ring

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[laɁdu midĩ] n. elbow

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Dialect: var. la’du mwriñ

[laɁko] n. button; an element of babo which is a horizontal stick on the body

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[laɁkuɁ kǝrǝ] n. mole; a small burrowing insectivorous mammal

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[laɁpĩ] n. back of the hand

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[laapĩ] v. close with a lid

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Dialect: ant. laako’

[lopa] n. stick, usually used for beating

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Dialect: syn. pa’zi

[loxoɁ] n. a part of loin loom

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[lumù] v. speak in sleep

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[luxè] v. speak rudely; speak brusquely

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[marbolu] n. marble

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Dialect: or. English

[milo] n. male

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Dialect: ant. bwnw

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

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[miŋo] adj. rich; wealthy; affluent

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Dialect: ant. aró

[mõpaɁ] v. chase; drive away; persue

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[muɁ] v. brew (beer)

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[mɨgjo-mɨʎo] v. mix; blend; mingle

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[mɨho] v. make a sign

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[mɨpja-mɨsa] v. scatter; disseminate; sprinkle

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[mɨrã-mɨtu] adv. significantly; notably

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[mɨri-mɨɲa] adj. tiny; miniscule

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[mɨrɨɁ] v. assist somebody in doing something

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[mɨɲe] v. finish; give a finishing touch

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[nekã aʎeɁ] n. door of the toilet

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[nɨsĩ-nɨmã] n. flora; plants

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[nɨɲi] pron. you two; second person dual pronoun

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[oho milobo] n. son

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

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[paɁsǝr] v. kill by hanging

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[paroɁ pɨri] n. chicken coop

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[peɁ] v. lay a trap; entrap; ensnare

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[pimpú] n. grains of cooked rice

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Dialect: syn. apiñ pimpú

[pukũ] n. an occasion during Muruñ festival on which the relatives contribute rice to the sponsor

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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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[pǝrǝ] n. large cane mat used for temporary storage of paddy during harvesting

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[pɨdi mɨlũ nanɨ] n. scarecrow to scare away birds

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[pɨri papù] n. water bubble

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[pɨro] n. basket of splitted bamboo used for storage

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[rako] n. tortoise

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Dialect: var. rwko syn. samiñ rako

[saɁna] adj. out of breath; breathless; panting; gasping

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[saʎó] n. a variety of tree; Fragrant Himalayan Champaka (Michelia champaca)

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[so] post. at; in

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[soh] v. play; joke; flirt

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[tacã] n. wood-boring insect

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[takǝr] n. sputum

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Dialect: var. cukvr

[tano pǝrǝ] n. traditional spinning wheel used to wind yarn into balls

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

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Dialect: syn. tozó ant. tarò

[tãpjo] adj. tasty (of drinks)

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Dialect: ant. tañru

[teɁ] v. cut (esp. bushes)

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[tooŋo] n. wool

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[tuɁteɁ] n. forehead of a cattle

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[ɨdɨɁ] adj. spicy hot (as of chili)

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[xoɁ] v. pry open

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[xɨpó] v. cut a tree in the middle of its trunk

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[jalu-jabja] n. stylish; fashionable

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[jar] v. persuade; coax; convince; win over

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[jasi anɨ] n. water beetle

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Dialect: syn. cuuzi

[ɲacu] n. lip

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[árù] n. weed; unwanted plant in an cultivated field

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[ájò jooʎã lɨpa] n. midnight

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