Apatani English

[adĩ] n. head (anatomical)

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[aʎaɁ] v. lick; lap

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[aʎóo gõsò] n. mantis

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Dialect: var. afóo koñsò

[ai-are] adj. annoyed; vexed; exasperating; problematic

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[aɉo] adj. gentle; tender

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[aɉu] int. yes; okay

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[akó] num. one; single

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

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[alì arã] n. bottom; base; lower part

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[artĩ ku] v. castrate

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[asoo] n. party; group; gang; supporter

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[aɲì] num. two

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[baɁso] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. wbyo’ ant. twdw

[basɨɁ] n. bank (of a river); riverbank; shore

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[bipĩ] n. mat of animal skin

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[botoli] n. bottle

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Dialect: or. English

[bɨpɨɁ tabú] n. a variety of poisonous snake (Pareas monticola)

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[bárì] n. traditional ballad (esp. in the genre of the Nyishis)

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[cẽxo] n. scab (of a wound); crust

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[cì] v. bite

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[deɁlo] n. frame of a basket, etc.

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[diɁju] n. marsh; swamp

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[dorgi] n. earthworm

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[dulu káanɨ] n. a person who looks after somebody else’s cattle

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[dɨnɨ-barnɨ] n. wives of brothers (term of reference)

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[dùuhi] v. vacate a seat

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[empjaɁ tijoɁ] n. silkworm pupae

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[ʎeɁ] v. roll something (esp. thread between the palms)

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[gaɁce] v. break by clutching something

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Dialect: ant. ga’po

[galo sudu] n. metallic smoking pipe

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

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Dialect: syn. hafañ hamañ

[gimbjo] n. a meat portion, containing the thoracic cage

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[haaʎĩ popǝr] n. a variety of moth

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[haaɉuɁ] adj. light; not heavy

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Dialect: ant. aì

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

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[heŋa-hẽxa] adj. troublesome; worrisome; bagging; distressing

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[hẽpjoɁ] v. guilt ridden; feel guilty; conscience stricken

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

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Dialect: syn. ice

[itì] n. a lump of solidified ash

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[ĩgjaɁ] v. astray; off course; go the wrong way

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[kamo] adj. dark

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

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[laɁciɁ] n. finger

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[luga] adj. talkative; loquacious; garrulous

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[lulaɁ] adj. good speaker

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[luxɨ̃-lumɨ̃] v. speak in a confused way; speak nervously

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[luɲo] v. speak without purpose

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[lɨgoɁ] n. cracked sole; cracked feet

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[migĩ] n. expert hunter

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[miimaɁ] n. a variety of hebaceous plant whose slender leaves are used to tie bundles of paddy or millet plant (Miscanthus sinensis)

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[milo rɨɲe] n. a variety of fern used in the construction of altars (Diplazium esculentum)

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[moru] n. cheek

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[mɨbur] v. do something in an inopportune way

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[mɨgeɁ] n. pincers, usually of bamboo

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[mɨpiɁ] v. break something fragile like an egg

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[mɨpja-mɨsa] v. scatter; disseminate; sprinkle

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[mjobju] n. earthquake

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Dialect: syn. myobu hu’nwñ

[mjopɨ] n. floor

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[padɨɁ] n. a variety of vegetable

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Dialect: syn. padw’ hamañ

[pahe] v. make a dent by cutting

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[pahĩ] n. liver

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[papù] n. egg

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[parsĩ] n. red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus)

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[peenɨ] n. ceremonial procession as a part of Murung festival

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[poɁpǝr] n. bamboo split used to make sounds to scare birds away, esp. from agricultural fields

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

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Dialect: syn. tano pvrv

[pɨsa] n. pine

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[pjoɁxoɁ] v. have a different opinion

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[raɉuɁ] n. a variety of coarsely netted cane basket

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[roɁnɨ] n. hen

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Dialect: ant. ro’po

[rubi] n. deaf

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[rũgjaɁ] adj. crazy; mad; insane; not right in the head

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[saɁka-saɁka] v. hesitate; be uncertain; be of two minds

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[sãxã] n. border post

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[selĩ] v. pull something out

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[suʎiɁ sume] adj. crooked; dishonest; untrustworthy

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[supũ pĩta] n. beer container used during rituals

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[surúu] adj. deceptive; crafty; treacherous

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[sɨpǝr] n. pond

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[sɨxɨ] n. gravel

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Dialect: syn. diixw

[sɨxá] n. an altar

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[tabĩ-talĩ] adj. bare; naked

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[taɉǝr] n. a bamboo fish trap

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Dialect: syn. taxuñ

[talũ] adj. an infertile woman

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[tariɁ] n. fern

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[tarù] n. rope

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[tasã] n. ornament

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[tãxɨ̃] v. get drunk

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[uro] adv. forcefully; strongly

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[urú] n. family

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[xẽpi] v. dry by heating

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[xɨpaɁ] v. subtract

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[xɨɨtɨ] n. ascites

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[jaa] v. rot; decay; decompose

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[jaɉuɁ] n. ladle

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[jalu] n. dispute; conflict; controversy

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[jarlo] v. calm someone down

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[ɲibjoɁ] v. get free (as from a taboo period)

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[ɲĩpǝr] n. nipple

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[ĩsi] dem. that (demonstrative)

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