Apatani English

[aʎã pɨʎi] num. forty

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[aʎĩ daʎi] n. afternoon

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[apã keemã] n. male dragonfly

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[aŋaɁ] v. tie into a bundle

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[argò] n. vein, artery, nerve, tendon var. arrò

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[arĩ] adj. brittle; fragile; breakable

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[arũ] adv. near; close by

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[axóo pèerũ] n. a variety of bean

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[beɁpaɁ-beɁjaɁ] adj. reckless; impulsive; impetuous

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[biɉe biiɲiɁ] n. small sized bamboo

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[bɨraɁ] adj. mellow (of taste)

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[bjaago] n. front verandah of an Apatani house

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

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Dialect: syn. byaací

[bíiɁ] v. emit sound; echo

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[caaɲaɁ poro] n. outer space

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[cigu] n. source (of a stream)

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[ciĩ] v. weave

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

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[cíi] v. be extinct

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[dãxo-paɁɲì] n. weapon

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[diipe] n. spade

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[dimǝr] n. dust

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Dialect: syn. pwmvr

[dĩxo] adj. bald-headed; hairless

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Dialect: syn. duñxó

[dobɨ-takǝr alo] n. Thursday

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[dɨdɨɁ] adj. poisonous

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[dɨleɁ] n. remaining food after consumption

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[dɨŋó] n. left-over food

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[dɨrã] n. principal marriage gift to bride’s parent; one who gets such marriage gift

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[ẽku] n. paddy of previous harvest

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[ʎapu puʎe] n. an ordinary customary white shawl

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[gagǝr] adv. by any means; by hook or by crook

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[gehe] v. yawn

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[genda hamã] n. Redflower Ragleaf; Fireweed (Crassocephalum crepidioides)

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Dialect: syn. hafañ hamañ

[huɁbĩ] v. sweat

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[huɁsi-rasi] adj. hot and humid

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[hupa] pron. for whom

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[kapanɨ he] adv. everything

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Dialect: syn. amánw he

[kulu] n. banana tree

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Dialect: syn. kulu sanw

[laɁci alaɁ] n. left hand

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[laɁrĩ] n. a hoop earring worn by women

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[lama] adj. few; some; scant; meager

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Dialect: syn. icu; ice

[luʎã] v. bring around; persuade; convince

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[lɨca] n. lame

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[lɨsiɁ] n. hay; straw

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Dialect: syn. kusu’

[miɁca] adj. blind

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[mɨdĩpa] adv. intentionally

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Dialect: syn. mwdiñ-kwliñ

[mɨkĩ] v. show how something is done; demonstrate

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[mɨlãru] pron. all; everybody

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[mɨtĩ] v. obstruct

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[nala] n. drain

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Dialect: or. Assamese syn. nala paka’

[nãbò] v. help push; assist in pushing something

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[nɨmpa] pron. why

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Dialect: var. nwmopa syn. nwtepa

[pala] n. scale; weighing machine

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[paroɁ] n. chicken; fowl

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[paroɁ sampja] n. fowl feeding tray

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[parɨ-molã] n. a variety of shrub bearing reddish berries commonly found in bamboo gardens

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[pẽɉi ciɁri] n. a variety of valued sword

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[piɁ] v. bear; put up with

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[pilá] n. rice porridge

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[pijã] n. Indian mole rat; Bandicoot rat (Bandicota bengalensis

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[pɨʎe] num. four

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Dialect: etym. pwfi + he

[pɨɨlɨɁ] v. replenish (esp. liquor)

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[pɨju] n. news

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Dialect: var. puyu

[pjaɁmĩ puʎe] n. a variety of traditional shawl

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

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[raɉi] n. plastic

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[rapɨ] v. position breadthwise

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Dialect: ant. rasó

[raɲiɁ] n. chain

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[rilĩ] v. throw something out

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[ripaɁ] v. throw something away

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[saɁna] adj. out of breath; breathless; panting; gasping

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[saaxu] n. pine cone

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[sakori] n. job; employment

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[salĩ] v. expel out

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[sampju] n. a variety of blue colored beads

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[sarse] n. millet

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[silaɁ] v. stitch or sew (esp. with sewing machine)

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Dialect: Or. Assamese

[sɨgo] n. bridge

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[sɨxó] n. water channel

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[taaró] n. variety of a fig

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[taki] n. ginger

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[tamì] n. weed

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[tariɁ] n. fern

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[tero] n. chili

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[turcã] n. post; pillar

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Dialect: var. torcañ

[tɨleɁ] n. a variety of garlic

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Dialect: syn. tale’

[tɨpjaɁ tarɨ] n. a variety of cotton top

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[tɨrɨ] n. forehead

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[ɨtaɁ] n. stinger (of bee or wasp)

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Dialect: syn. ata’

[ɨtɨ bɨrɨ] n. bamboo shoot

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Dialect: syn. behé, byapu’, wtw rwbw

[xẽ] v. cut

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[jana] n. a species of bamboo

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[jugjã] n. ritual altar of the Apatanis

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Dialect: syn. agyañ

[ɲaapaɁ] v. insult; slander; discredit

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[ɲatu] n. resting place

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[ɲibo] n. guest

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[ɲibja] adv. fast; quick

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[ɲor] v. step on something

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Dialect: syn. zar

[áʎò] n. skin; covering

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[úì perũ] n. a variety of bean

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