Apatani English

[aɉí mɨnɨ] n. farmer

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[akì amù] n. dog’s hair

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[alóo xuu] n. inherited property (esp. house plot)

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[asǝr] n. splinter (of wood)

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[atobo] n. father-in-law (term of reference)

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[auɁ] n. traditional red cane belt

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[axa-ajá] v. burning sensation

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[axóo] n. head; leader; principal

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[babó] n. ceremonial pole of the Apatanis erected on the eve of the Myoko festivals

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[bardĩ] n. fate; destiny

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[baro-maɲã] n. traditional friends (esp. of other community or of far away places)

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[belũku] pron. friends; audience (term of address)

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[budu] v. murmur; mumble; mutter

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[buulì] n. variety of rats seen after bamboo flowering in large numbers

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[bɨnɨ] n. female; damsel; lady

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[bɨraɁ] adj. mellow (of taste)

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[bár] v. charge interest

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[caabã] v. crush something underground with the feet

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[caarò] adj. big (of pot)

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: ant. cazó

[caɲó] adj. small (of pot)

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Dialect: ant. cáarò

[ceɁxoɁ] v. diasgree; differ; diverge from

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[cicĩ] n. a variety of ritual (esp. to ward off malevolent spirit)

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Dialect: ant. twgò

[dahɨ-daaxe] v. go here and there

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[daɲi tatɨɁ arnɨɁ] n. solar eclipse

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[deɁ] v. plait or weave

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[dĩ] v. pound with something

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[doɉiɁ roɁpo] n. Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella)

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[dukã] n. shop

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[dù] v. dig; excavate

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[ee] letter name e the letter representing e in the Apatani alphabet

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[embĩ xãcu] n. cane or bamboo basket used as rice container

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[empjã sudu] n. bamboo container to store grains for poultry

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[gaambɨ] n. border; brim; boundary

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[goro] adj. big (of a mouth); loud voice

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Dialect: ant. gozó

[gjũtã] n. negotiator; go between in a marriage

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[haaru] n. mourning; grief

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[haasĩ] v. dry (esp. over a fire)

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[haatɨ] n. west

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Dialect: syn. dazi áago

[haaja-mjoxa] n. famine; scarcity of food

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Dialect: syn. dwme

[haʎã gijã] n. cabbage

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[harti] n. rust

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Dialect: syn. marlañ

[horci] adj. smart; agile

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hɨɲò] n. the ninth day of the ten-day post-natal confinement of a mother and newborn

Speaker: Nani Anga

[ixã] n. trophy for recognition of achievement

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ixò hóonɨ] n. the person who sponsors the dry meat distributed to the participants of penw procession, usually a close relative of the main sponsor of Muruñ

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[ɉǝǝ] letter name j dʒʌʌ the letter representing dʒ in the Apatani alphabet

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[ɉoɉo roɁpo] n. a kind of a small bird

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[ɉoɉǝr] n. green june beetle

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

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[kalaɁ-talaɁ] adj. knowledgeable; learned

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[kalɨ-kaha] v. estimate; appear

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[kaxaɁ-karì] v. examine thoroughly; see in detail; finalize

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[laɁdu midĩ] n. elbow

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Dialect: var. la’du mwriñ

[laɁrĩ] n. a hoop earring worn by women

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[leɁbeɁ] v. flap (wings) with helplessness

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[li] v. sow; seed; broadcast

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[loorɨɁlo] int. interjection to express hopelessness

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Dialect: syn. amw arwlò

[lɨɨrɨ] n. edge; brim

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Dialect: syn. cirw

[marbolu] n. marble

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Dialect: or. English

[mikĩ] n. title used for dead males

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Dialect: ant. misi

[Misã bjako] n. yellow berried nightshade (Solanum xanthocarpum)

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Dialect: syn. swtw byako

[more pai] n. laughing thrush

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mõ] v. chase; drive away; persue

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[muɁ] v. blow (air)

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[muku kuli] n. seed of tobacco plant

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[naru] v. odor; smell

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[nesú] n. granary

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[nẽpjo] adj. good smell

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Dialect: ant. neñru

[no hokɨ] pron. from where

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[o pɨro] n. lace bamboo used for filtering good quality liquor from fermented millet or rice

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[pasu] v. fight; quarrel

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[patuɁ alɨɁ] v. put in the jail; imprison

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[pila xugjuɁ] n. bamboo funnel for distilling pìlaa

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[pilã rãbã] adj. yellowish

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[poɁdo] v. stumble over or fall down accidentally

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[purtú pèerũ] n. a variety of bean

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Dialect: syn. amu pèeruñ; po’tuñ pèeruñ

[pɨlo huuto] n. moonlight

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[pɨlo tatu] n. half moon

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[pɨniɁ] v. pinch

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[pɨta atúu] n. chicks of birds

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[pjali] n. seed (esp. of rice)

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[pjapjũ] adv. together; in collaboration; in cooperation; jointly

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[pjoɁxoɁ] v. have a different opinion

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[pàr] v. solidify; bake

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[sisi] n. now

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Dialect: var. swsi

[sorɉĩ] v. stretch straight; straighten out

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[sɨɨ hɨbo] n. ox

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[sɨxá] n. an altar

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[taɁmĩ] n. Indian barberry (Mahonia aquifolium)

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[tabjo] n. a species of bamboo (Chimonobambusa callosa)

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[takĩ ɲaɁco] n. cowrie shell

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Dialect: syn. takiñ

[tooro] n. Rhino beetle

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[tõrò] adj. small (of group)

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Dialect: ant. tozó

[jasɨɁ] v. wash (one’s hand)

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[ɲaa] v. point; aim; direct

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[ɲade] adv. rude; impolite; harsh

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[ɲadu-ɲabo] v. rebuff; brush off

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[ɲahɨ] n. daughter-in-law (term of reference)

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[ɲibja] adv. fast; quick

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[úì inɨ] n. one who can communicate with the god, esp. with spirits of dead ones

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