Apatani English

[a] int. an interjection at the end of a sentence to emphasize or reinforce the statement made

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[abba-ci] n. step-father

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[abjá] n. ladder; stepladder

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Dialect: var. abrv

[acò-amyò] n. animals; creatures

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[agĩ] post. with; along with; in the same direction

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[ahu] n. body; torso

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Dialect: syn. ahu-apo

[aɉǝr] v. to be playful as a dog waging its tail

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[anoo] adv. very; extremely; awfully

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[arnɨɁ] v. swallow; gulp down; ingest

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Dialect: syn. anw’

[artĩ bɨlĩ] n. testicle

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[arũ] v. be possessed (esp. by evil spirits)

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[atã] pron. group; crowd

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Dialect: var. aciñ

[ajúu mapà] n. in a short while

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[barxoɁ] v. straddle; sit straddling a seat; bestride

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[beɁtũ] v. shrink; contract; become smaller

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[beẽ] v. shine, of sun; heat, of fire

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[bɨɉé bɨɉé] adj. many; in large numbers; profuse; copious

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[bɨlɨ] adj. loose (as of a tooth or a post)

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[bɨro] n. yesterday morning

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[bjaací] n. space between the front verandah and the main space in an Apatani house

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Dialect: syn. byaarañ

[caãkò] n. a piece of flat object, like a piece of broken earthen pot

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[cí] v. claim (ownership)

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[daarò] adj. big step

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Dialect: ant. daazó

[elã] n. a variety of red rice, usually late ripening

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[empjã] n. grain for poultry

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[eneɁ] adv. without reason; without purpose; without work

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ẽtɨ patã] n. labor gang for paddy harvesting

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[ʎãpĩ-cãtũ] n. protective deity in the household

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[gulũ-gɨle] adj. lukewarm; tepid

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[hargó] v. overtake (esp. by running or driving)

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[hã] v. investigate; make enquiries; probe; enquire

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[hẽdi] n. thoughtful man; a gentleman; a good person

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[hor] v. dry; harden (as of paddy in sun)

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[húu] v. whittle; scrape; shave

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

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Dialect: syn. icu

[iɲa] int. interjection to express repugnance

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Dialect: syn. ija

[ĩgo-mɨgo] n. task; job; chore; assignment

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[ĩgu] v. change direction or destination of going

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[ɉarpĩ] v. hysteria; sickness caused by the spirit of a dead person

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[kalaɁ-kapa] adj. acquainted with

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[kibo] n. male dog

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

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[koode koode] adv. waddling, of gait

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[korɨɁ] v. carry a baby on the chest

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[kɨla kɨla] adj. eyes wide open

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[laɁhɨ] n. archer’s wristband traditionally of human hair worn to protect the hand from injury by bow string

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[li] v. sow; seed; broadcast

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[lohĩ] n. three days

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[lɨgju] n. claw

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[mõ] v. chase; drive away; persue

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[muɁ] v. rut (animals)

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[mɨduɁ] v. destroy; damage

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[mɨdu-mɨje] n. strands of hair extending down the forehead, as often kept by young women

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[mɨʎã] v. correct; rectify; amend

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[mjamja] n. antique brass plate

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[mjɨ] n. wife

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[nane] pron. your mother

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Dialect: syn. nama

[nu] adj. dark red colour

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[o barde] n. cane basket used for distilling rice/millet beer

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Dialect: syn. bardè

[oho búu] v. give birth

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[orbjoɁ] adj. long

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Dialect: var. obyo’ syn. ba’so, wbyo’

[pace] n. the other side

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[pacá] v. levy fine

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[pẽ] v. bequeath

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Dialect: var. piñ

[pike] n. a spicy traditional dish

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[pĩbè] n. snow

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Dialect: var. peñbè

[puhaɁ] n. crow

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Dialect: var. poha’

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

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[pɨɉoda] adv. later on; after sometime

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[pɨri] n. chicken coop

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[riilaɁ] n. tendril

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[rilĩ] v. throw something out

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[ro bariɁ] n. whirlwind

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Dialect: syn. mifa bari’

[rɨxɨ aʎĩ] n. the evening after four days

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[saɁxɨɁ] v. intimidating; unnerving; daunting; formidable

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Dialect: ant. sa’pe’

[sabè] n. loincloth

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[sarxo] n. stalk, of millet

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[sɨʎoɁ] n. river bank; beach

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[sɨmi] n. lake

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[sɨɨ lutɨ] n. grazing ground

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[taɁmo] adj. strong; brawny; powerful

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[taʎí] adv. sarcastic; ironic; sneering

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[takeɁ] n. germ

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[tapǝr] n. an element of babo

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Dialect: var. twpvr

[tar pɨta] n. peacock

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Dialect: syn. tarlar

[taxɨ tabu] n. bed bug

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[tihxo] adj. too much sweet or salty

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[tutu popo] adj. impulsive; impetuous; reckless

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[tuu] v. pick up

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[ɨŋa] n. baby

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[ɨ̃] inter. yes

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[xei áʎò] n. cinnamon bark

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[xõcã] n. corner

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[ja] n. nephew (term of address)

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[jaɉi-jalo] n. soul

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[jarú huxo] n. ear plug

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[jau] n. a color pattern of mithun with overall black color with white in the lower portions of the limbs

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[jãko patɨ] n. lion (Panthera lion)

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[jo] n. meat

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[ɲime-jaru] n. rainbow

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