Apatani English

[aa] letter name a the letter representing a in the Apatani alphabet

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[abjá] n. ladder; stepladder

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Dialect: var. abrv

[abù] adj. many; numerous; a lot of; plenty of

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[aʎeɁ ago] n. doorstep

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[agoo] adj. external; exterior

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Dialect: ant. ura

[alĩ] n. ball; sphere

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[alì] n. leg

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[arí] v. string together (beads)

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[asĩ] v. feed (esp. liquid food)

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[auɁ] n. traditional red cane belt

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[axɨ] n. comb

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[beɁce] v. crack; split; rapture

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[biiku-biʎa] adj. boastful; egoistical; vainglorious

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[bortaɁ] n. a variety of snake; cobra var. burta’; sala burta

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Dialect: var. burta’; sala burta

[buũtɨ] n. tenth month of the year; October

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[bɨhĩ] n. a variety of tree

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[bɨɉǝr] n. market; bazaar

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[bjoopǝr] n. a variety of headgear

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[cixɨ-cixo] n. a variety of bird; black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

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[cuu] v. move with head forward

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[dema] adj. naughty; disobedient

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Dialect: ant. deñkí

[dui] n. tobacco

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[dɨpjó] v. eat first

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[ʎeɁko] n. doorlatch

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Dialect: syn. arkonanw; fe’pu

[guriɁ] v. get up; stand up

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Dialect: syn. bari’

[haɁ] v. bite off

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[harú] adj. popular (as of one’s personality)

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[hẽpjo] adj. happy, delighted

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[hime] n. child; youngster

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[hoã] n. back (anatomy)

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Dialect: syn. huañ

[hoi] v. be; happen

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[hɨgũ hamã] n. a variety of vegetable; Japanese parsley (Oenanthe javanica)

Example: Photo by Kanno Tage

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hɨɉã lopa] n. a stick presented to a child with developemntal delay by her maternal grandparent

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hú] v. wake up; rouse; awaken

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[ɉaa] v. sway (as a drunken person do); stagger

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[karɨ] adj. transparent; see through; translucent

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Dialect: syn. karw-kasi

[keemɨɁ] v. crush by rubbing

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[kikuɁ] n. outer covering of bamboo shoot that falls off when it grows into young bamboo

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[kɨlĩ] n. back; rear

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[kɨra raadu] n. chestnut

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[kɨteɁ] v. knock down by punching

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[laxɨɁ] adj. cold

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Dialect: ant. gubu’

[leɁra] n. cane havershack

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[lebe] v. be fed up of eating too much or too frequently of the same item

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[lẽ] v. collect, as honey

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[lupjuɁ] v. spread false and damaging statements about someone; defame; slander;

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Dialect: syn. lupyu’-lusu’

[lɨpjo] n. sole

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[marpu] n. corn silk

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[meɁsiɁ] v. join; link; couple

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Dialect: syn. me’si’ me’me; tusi’

[medǝr nelo] n. place of worship (Lit. ‘house of purity’)

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[miɁbjoɁ amu] n. eyelash

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Dialect: syn. mi’be’ amu

[miɁti] v. close (the eyes)

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[miɉuɁ miɉa] adj. cowardly; timid

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Dialect: syn. miju’

[mirɨɁ] n. powdered millet

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[mome] n. trunk (of elephant)

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[muɁgo] n. outlet in a paddy field

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[mukú-mɨi] n. deposits of carbon particle from smoke

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[mɨhù] v. wake up; rouse

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Dialect: syn. ahú

[mɨɉaɁ] v. tear something by handing it

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[mɨɉo] n. reward for doing something; wage

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[mjobja] adj. facing the sunny side

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Dialect: ant. myofi

[mjoko] n. third lunar month of the year; name of the festival celebrated in March

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[mjoxa] n. bamboo floor

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[nelii] n. world of the dead

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Dialect: syn. nelii myokó

[nɨ] pron. what

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[nɨmã] n. eaves and twigs; underbrush

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[nɨmĩ] n. placenta

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[paɁca] v. toss up

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Dialect: ant. pa’lo

[pabú] n. valley; gully

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[paɉaɁ] adj. torn; tattered

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Dialect: syn. paja’ paya’

[patu] v. cut something into two or more pieces

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[paju lopa] n. long stick the end of which is covered with glue (payu)

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[pilã] adj. yellow

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[pinto] prep. above; over

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[poɁle] v. stretch the truth; exaggerate

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[pɨha] n. a variety of bamboo basket

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[pjaɲiɁ] n. early maturing variety of paddy belonging to mìipyá group

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[pjoɁlo] adj. prominent; illustrious; distinguished; notable

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[pjoɁxoɁ] v. have a different opinion

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[ŋǝǝ] letter name q ŋʌʌ the letter representing ŋ in the Apatani alphabet

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[rahe] adv. serious; solemn; earnest; profound

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[saɁ] v. breath; suck; cough

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[sampju] n. a variety of blue colored beads

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[sarkoɁ] v. rip open; tear open

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[sorò] adj. thick (of objects like a thread)

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Dialect: ant. sozó

[subu arɨɨ] n. mithun horn

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[sɨlĩ] n. a small track inside the kitchen garden

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[sɨɨ hɨbo] n. ox

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[talũ] adj. an infertile woman

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[tano-gorgo] n. snail

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Dialect: var. tano-gogo

[tuu] v. pick up

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[tuubjú] n. edge

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[tɨleɁ] n. a variety of garlic

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Dialect: syn. tale’

[uuxaɁ] adj. shallow

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Dialect: syn. aaxa’ ant. ùurañ

[ɨɉã] n. sun

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Dialect: syn. dazí

[xetaɁ] n. book

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[xẽŋu] v. warm something

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[xée] v. fry; roast

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[ɲoho] v. feed a baby after chewing the food

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[óò] v. till (with spade); dig; plow

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