Apatani English

[ahaɁ] v. hang something

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[aháa] n. string; cord

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Dialect: syn. agyú

[alã] n. neck;hump of an ox; neck of a bottle or a pot

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[alo apĩ] n. lunch

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[alóo] n. bamboo flooring support

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[amo] n. remaining grains of unhusked rice grains among husked ones

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[aníi] n. fruit bud

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[api-aláa] n. sap of a tree

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[atú-kahè] n. size

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[aíi hiipĩ] n. feline jaw used to decorate a machete sheath

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[baɁso] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. wbyo’ ant. twdw

[biɉe] n. generic term for bamboo; bamboo species commonly cultivated by the Apatanis (Phyllostachys bambusoides)

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[bjõ] v. extinguish (of a major fire); stop a fight

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[bjáa] v. roast; grill

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[carxɨ] v. boil properly; boil fully

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[cuukiɁ] n. metallic poker; safety pin

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Dialect: syn. ufañ kuti

[darɨɁpa] adv. cleanly; purely; clearly

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[deʎã rɨcã] n. bell

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Dialect: syn. defañ rwci

[dɨbe] v. eat to heart’s content; eat so much one cannot eat any more

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[ʎiɁla] n. the legs of the pigs sacrificed during Myoko which are usually presented to the cousins

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[ʎòohá] v. jump in

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[gaɁpo] v. hold something at its base

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Dialect: ant. ga’ce

[gijã hamã] n. cabbage leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. rugosa)

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Dialect: syn. giyañ

[goŋe] n. one mouthful; one word

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[gõpiɁ] v. rinse mouth

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[gjaasi] n. mother’s mother’s brother’s patrilines; portion of the meat traditionally offered to such relations

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[ho] num. in; at

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[huɁhɨ-huɁxe] v. shake to and fro

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[hũta-rẽta] adj. stifling; suffocating, of space; congested

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[húu] v. whittle; scrape; shave

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[ɉar] v. fly; soar; glide

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[kaco kapaá] adv. dirty; soiled; smeared; filthy

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[kakĩ] v. show; display; exhibit

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[kaŋu] v. differentiate; distinguish; tell apart

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[karɨ] adj. transparent; see through; translucent

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Dialect: syn. karw-kasi

[keɁke] adj. saturated; strong, of taste; thick

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[kociɁ hamã] n. dandelion (Taraxacum sp.); Lit. bitter vegetable

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[koku dɨru] adj. bulky; oversized; massive; cumbersome

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[kolã] n. pencil

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[koogaɁ] n. occiput; back of the head

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[kooroɁ] n. a traditional relationship on the maternal side whom a portion of meat from sacrificial animal is offered

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[kulu] n. banana tree

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Dialect: syn. kulu sanw

[la] conj. and

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[lĩ] v. exit; go out

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[lobjoɁ tare] n. a variety of thorny plant

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Dialect: var. lobyo’ twre

[lobú-lomè] n. components of a loom

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[loxoɁ] n. a part of loin loom

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[lugjaɁ] v. speak wrongly

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Dialect: syn. luxa’

[luxaɁ] v. speak wrongly

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Dialect: syn. lugya’

[lɨdu] n. heel

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[lɨpi] v. wash or clean the feet

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[migĩ] n. expert hunter

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[muku sudu] n. smoking pipe

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[mũ-sa] n. romance; courtship; love affair

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Dialect: etym. muñdo (girlfriend) + saado (boyfriend)

[mɨbjaɁ] v. hurt by causing burns

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[mɨlaɁ] adj. skilled in doing something; expert

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[mɨlã] pron. all; everybody

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Dialect: syn. jimvr

[mɨpuɁ] v. cover

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[nama] pron. your mother

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Dialect: syn. nane

[nunupa] pron. for you (plural); second person plural pronoun, purpostive case

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[nɨtɨ apa] int. enough; that’s enough; interjecton to express satisfaction

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

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[paakaɁ] n. plate

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Dialect: syn. paaku’

[paroɁ pɨha] n. basket of bamboo splits where chicks hatch

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[paroɁ jo] n. chicken (meat)

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[pasu] v. fight; quarrel

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[paxuɁ itú] n. a dance usually performed before harvest

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[paì] n. a variety of bird

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[potĩ] n. an element of loin loom

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[puluɁ] v. cover

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[pɨgo] n. matter; subject; affair

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Dialect: syn. hago

[pɨló] n. lever

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[pɨɲú] n. brain

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[pjaɁmĩ] adj. orange color

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[pjaɁse] v. wash by splashing water

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[pjoɁ] v. detach (a splinter from a wood

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[ŋɨpa] pron. for me

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[reɁxaɁ] v. injure by scraping with something

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[riilaɁ] n. tendril

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[rũ] v. be mad; go insane; become crazy

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Dialect: var. roñ

[rò] v. spy; observe furtively; keep an eye on

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[santú paju] n. a variety of resin used as glue obtained from a jungle berry

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[sanɨ] n. tree

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[sarma puɉũ] n. a mound of refuse mainly comprising of millet stalk and other weeds in a millet garden

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[sorɉoɁ] adj. elongated; straighten out

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[sulú] n. fence

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[sɨxá] n. an altar

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[sɨɲã-sɨlò] adv. now a days; these days

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[taɁti] n. cockroach

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[tabe] n. sugarcane plant

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Dialect: var. twbe

[takĩ] n. cowrie shell

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Dialect: syn. takiñ za’co

[tanĩ] n. variety of a plant; wild sesame (Perilla frutescens)

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Dialect: var. twniñ

[taɲiɁ marpu] n. corn silk

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[tãdɨɁ] v. get poisoned by drinking

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[uuxaɁ] adj. shallow

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Dialect: syn. aaxa’ ant. ùurañ

[xeli] v. play

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[xootu] n. metal skewer for male hair knot

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[ɲacu] n. lip

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[álù] adj. busy

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[árù] adj. coarse; rough; large ant. amw’

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