Apatani English

[ací] n. elder brother’s wife (term of address)

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[ahaɁ] v. hang something

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[alì lɨpĩ] n. instep

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[apyáa] n. tracks made by small animals

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[ajo-nano] n. a variety of bee (hover bee)

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[bai-bala] adj. haughty; contemptous; disparaging

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[biɉe sudu] n. bamboo container; bamboo smoking pipe

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[bĩpu] adj. round; spherical; plump; rotund

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[buʎú] n. tadpole

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[bɨso] adj. afraid; scared; terrified

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[caaɉeɁ] v. step on something

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[dekĩ] n. clay

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[dĩtu] v. nod

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[doosiɁ] v. sleep together with head in opposite direction

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Dialect: ant. doopw’

[ẽku] n. paddy of previous harvest

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[ʎaɁpjo] n. dry cultivation area (esp. for millet)

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[gaiɁ] v. sing

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[ganda] n. country; land

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

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Dialect: ant. gozó

[gulũ-gɨle] adj. lukewarm; tepid

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[gɨɁ] v. lie down

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[haatĩ] n. node (as of bamboo)

Speaker: Nani Anga

[haɉǝr] num. thousand

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[harɉeɁ] v. run over (esp. by a vehicle)

Speaker: Nani Anga

[húu] v. whittle; scrape; shave

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[ɉare] num. one thousand

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Dialect: etym. jar + he

[ɉeɁɉeɁ] adj. soft due to cooking too much

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[ɉiɉĩ tajĩ] n. a kind of dragonfly

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[kakĩ-tajĩ] v. show off; put on airs

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[kamo] n. darkness

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[kooʎa] v. limp

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[kõci patã] n. labour gang that works early in the morning

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[ku] v. ask for; beg; seek; request; solicit

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[kukuʎu hamã] n. a variety of wild vegetable (Artemisia indica)

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[kɨdi swbi] n. serrow

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[kɨɉǝr] v. brandish; wield; flaunt

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[kɨla kɨla] adj. eyes wide open

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[laɁbu] n. sleeve; part of a garment that covers the arms

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[lebu] n. agate bead

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[luhɨɁ] v. stammer; stutter

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[lɨɨbũ] n. unnatural death, of a woman

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[maɉi] n. Tibetan bell without clapper used as a barter item

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[medǝr] n. purification; purification ritual

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[miɁbeɁ amu] n. eyelash

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Dialect: syn. mi’byo’ amu

[moru] n. cheek

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[mɨ] v. do

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[mɨgĩ] adj. beneficial; profitable, of works

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[mɨɉù] n. ways of doing; custom

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[naa] v. collect; gather; muster

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[naru] v. odor; smell

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[nãkoɁ] v. push open

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[nɨɉi janɨ] n. leaves of ghost tree

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

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[pace] n. the other side

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[papo] adj. incomplete; not full

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[pataɁ] n. bamboo split; flat object

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[pobaɁ] v. hug; embrace

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Dialect: syn. pòoba’-pòola

[poli] n. seed

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[pombo rɨko] n. millipede

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[potĩ] n. an element of loin loom

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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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[pur] v. pluck (fruits); remove

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

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[pɨbjɨ] adj. cunning, clever, quick

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[pɨdĩ xotu] n. metal skewer for hair knot

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[pjaɁmĩ] adj. orange color

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[ŋɨɨla] n. owl

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Dialect: syn. tapi’ qwwla

[roɁpi] n. a ritual of repentance after accidental killing of certain animals or human

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[rubĩ] n. earlobe

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Dialect: syn. yarú rubiñ

[rúu] v. shed (as trees do of leaves)

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[saɁ] v. breath; suck; cough

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[sarli] n. millet seed preserved for the next season

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[sãcí] n. a variety of fruit

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Dialect: syn. dwrañ sañxañ

[sãsũ] adj. weedy

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[sãtĩ] adj. of same age; contemporary

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[sipũ] n. recently; these days

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[subú] n. alley; back alley

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[sɨpiɁ] n. pangolin

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[sɨɨ jo] n. beef

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[taaró] n. variety of a fig

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[tagjɨ̃ mɨjǝr] n. matchbox

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tamiɁ] n. fly (Diptera)

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

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[Tanɨ agũ] n. Apatani language

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[tipi] n. thumb impression

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[tumbu ude] n. tent

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[tuulu] n. sub-clan

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[tɨrɨ] n. forehead

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[ɨdɨɁ] adj. spicy hot (as of chili)

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

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[ɨro o] n. beer prepared in large scale for occasions like Muruñ ritual

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[xeẽ] v. roast

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[xugjuɁ] n. funnel shaped cane or bamboo distiller

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[jorxũ hamã] n. toothache plant; paracress (Acmella oleracea)

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[juɁti] v. tighten; tie something tightly

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[ɲaɁɲaɁ] adv. slow; sluggish

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Dialect: syn. za’zo’

[ɲime-jaru] n. rainbow

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[áɉùu-amjò] n. appearance; image

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[ásù-ale] adj. lazy

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[úì ácì] v. dive inside water

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