Apatani English

[aceɁ] adj. narrow; tight

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[aɉã] adj. young; immature

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[aɉí] n. farm; wet agricultural field

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[alíi] v. bury

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[aroɁ] adj. lucky

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[aroɁ paco] int. expression of happiness; thank you

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[arrò] n. vein, artery, nerve, tendon

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Dialect: var. argò

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

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[axáa tajú] adj. mature; elderly

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[baajoɁ] adv. slow; sluggish

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[bagã riɲo] n. a variety of flower; primrose flower (Primula spp.)

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Dialect: syn. neha appú

[birã patuɁ] n. bamboo stump (esp. with sharp edge)

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[burtaɁ] n. a variety of snake; cobra

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Dialect: var. borta’

[bjaago] n. front verandah of an Apatani house

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[bjɨ] n. a species of bamboo

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[corkɨ] adj. smart; strong; rigid

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[cuuɲi] n. water beetle

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Dialect: syn. yasi anw

[dãxo] n. long sharp stick

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[doha] n. world; realm

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Dialect: syn. doha-dolo

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

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[dɨme] n. famine; food shortage

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Dialect: syn. haaya-myoxa

[dɨpjonɨ] n. thief; robber; bandit

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[dɨpjò] adj. tasty, to eat

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Dialect: ant. dwrúu

[ʎapu puʎe] n. an ordinary customary white shawl

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[gǝǝ] letter name g the letter representing g in the Apatani alphabet

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[gaɁ] v. grasp; clutch; grip; grab

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[gaɁtú] v. catch; hold

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[gartú] adj. small (as a field)

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Dialect: ant. gaarò

[gitĩ] v. close (a hinged door)

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Dialect: ant. giko’

[goiɁ] adj. whole; entire

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[gõdu] n. arbitration; mediation; mediator

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[gɨɨɲó] adj. small (of a basket)

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Dialect: ant. gwwrò

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

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[harbaɁ] v. hug; embrace

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[horku] adj. slanting; squinting

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[hõkiɁ] v. bend; stoop

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Dialect: var. huñki’

[hubo-hulo] adj. almost; roughly equal

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[hágɨ] v. escape; run away; flee

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Dialect: var. hárgw

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

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Dialect: syn. icu

[ɉopjã] v. close something by placing something in the opening ant. joko’

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[kahɨ-kaxeɁ] v. look around; be watchful

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[kamiɉa] adv. last

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[karpjaɁ] v. unroll

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[kenna] n. a person who castrates pigs

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Dialect: syn. kwmvr

[kooʎã] adj. round

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Dialect: ant. koofo’

[koogá] v. spread one’s legs

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Dialect: syn. pagá ant. kooju’

[lace] n. a part of bride price which a close relative of the bride is entitled to

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[laŋu] n. neck

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[lãɉã] n. base of the head; nape of the neck

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[leɁ] v. flap (of wing)

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[leju] n. a small path leading to a village

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[lulũ] v. frighten by speaking; scare; intimidate

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[lɨca] n. lame

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[lɨgeɁ] n. popliteal space; hollow of the knee

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[lɨrɨ lorɨɁ] n. joint

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Dialect: syn. lorw’

[mah] int. no; exclamation for negative response to a question

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[mataɁ] adj. flat

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Dialect: syn. me’ta’

[misĩ] n. machine

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Dialect: or. English

[muɁ] v. blow (air)

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[mɨbur] v. do something in an inopportune way

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[mjamja] n. ringworm

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[nẽxa] adj. stale

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[ohoo] v. feed

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[pamu] n. raptor, eagle or hawk

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[parɨ] v. rotate

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[pataɁ] n. bamboo split; flat object

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[pẽ] v. bequeath

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Dialect: var. piñ

[poɁ] v. hop; bounce; leap

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[posa] n. money (esp. coins); paisa

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Dialect: or. Assamese (Paisa)

[pɨro] n. basket of splitted bamboo used for storage

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[pɨtaɁ appú] n. flower of wild pear tree

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[pjoɁxoɁ] v. have a different opinion

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[roɁko] n. a bamboo strip that tightens the beams of a house

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[roɁnɨ] n. hen

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Dialect: ant. ro’po

[saaxu] n. pine cone

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[saroɁ sanɨ] n. banyan tree (Ficus bengalensis)

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[sãbɨ] n. branch, of a tree

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Dialect: syn. sanw aha’

[sɨ] v. die

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[tabũ] n. smallpox

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[tadǝr] n. parasitic worm

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[tero] n. chili

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[tolɨɁ] v. pour something in

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Dialect: ant. toliñ

[tɨleɁ] n. a variety of garlic

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Dialect: syn. tale’

[túcé] v. break something by kicking

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[umjú] adj. pointed (as of a tip)

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[ɨdɨɁ] adj. spicy hot (as of chili)

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[ɨtaɁ] n. stinger (of bee or wasp)

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Dialect: syn. ata’

[ɨ̃] inter. yes

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[ɨ̃co] int. expression of agreement

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[xetaɁ] n. book

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[xuiɁ] adj. sour

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[ɲaanɨ] n. general term for maternal uncles

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[ɲãbũ] v. put one’s head into the water

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Dialect: syn. zañbyuñ

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

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[ɲimɨ ĩgja] n. space between the hearth and the wall on the right side while entering the house

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[ɲipá] n. general term for people living in the plains of the south

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[ɲuɁ] v. wipe (as with a cloth or a hand); rub

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

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[ĩka] pron. that

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

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