Apatani English

[aarda-rida] n. in the future; in the coming days

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[abrǝ] pron. something; something that is unspecified or unknown

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Dialect: var. abvr

[akɨ] int. interjection to express pain

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[apǝr] n. gallbladder

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[apyáa] n. tracks made by small animals

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[arcì] v. roll

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[asorit] adj. surprising; amazing; startling

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[axɨ sáa] v. have loose motion

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Dialect: syn. axw har

[axóo] n. head; leader; principal

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[buupĩ ] v. follow in birth order

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[bɨdã daaraɁ] n. stiff cliff

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[bɨro] n. yesterday morning

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[caɲó] adj. small (of pot)

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Dialect: ant. cáarò

[cãtɨ-dotɨ] n. universe; cosmos

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[corkɨ] adj. smart; strong; rigid

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[daɲi] n. sun

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[dempjo] n. mouse

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[gartaɁ] n. paddy field in the upper portion

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Dialect: ant. garpw’

[garu] n. pillow

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: syn. diñ nanw

[haatĩ] n. node (as of bamboo)

Speaker: Nani Anga

[haspatǝr] n. hospital

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Dialect: or. English

[hẽtĩ] v. trust; faith; confidence; belief

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hu] pron. who

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[hɨɲò] n. the ninth day of the ten-day post-natal confinement of a mother and newborn

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[kaʎã́] adj. equal; same

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[kapũ] adj. strange; bizzare

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[karɨ] adj. transparent; see through; translucent

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Dialect: syn. karw-kasi

[koɁroɁ] n. traditional relationship usually the maternal uncle to whom a portion of the sacrificial animal is offered

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[kolò lohe] n. two days back

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[koŋ] num. one

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[kuti] n. poker of wood or bamboo

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[kɨri harnɨ] n. businessman; broker; agent; middleman

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Dialect: syn. kwri du’nw

[lobu loci] n. skeleton

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Dialect: syn. lobu

[luʎã] v. bring around; persuade; convince

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[lɨciɁ] n. toe

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[lɨciɁ-poɁdo] n. accident; mishap

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[lɨma] n. root

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[lɨpjo] n. sole

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[lɨŋǝr] n. ankle

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[magù] v. bellow as an expression of distress

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[mepi] n. a variety of vegetable; plantain (Plantago erosa)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: syn. mepi hamañ

[mẽli] v. kill as revenge

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Dialect: var. meli

[more mɨjã] n. black kite (Milvus migrans)

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[mɨha-mɨxa] v. annoy; pester

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[mɨɉa] v. finish doing something

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[mɨkuɁ] v. make something fall by mistake

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[mɨró] v. enlarge; widen

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[nãbo] v. push something across

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[nɨ da] pron. when (future tense)

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[nɨɉi janɨ] n. leaves of ghost tree

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[nɨji] n. an element of loin loom

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[orĩ-pagĩ] adj. mixed color; stripes

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[paɁga] n. long supporting post on both sides of a traditional Apatani house

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[paɁsǝr] v. kill by hanging

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

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[patã áttò] n. a member of the labour gang in whose field it works on the day

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[patǝr] n. cage

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[patɨ rĩbi] n. a variety of spider

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[paì tapi pɨta] n. Scarlet Finch

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[pe] v. switch; lever

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[peca sanɨ] n. tree of wild pear (Pyrus sp.)

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[pepuɁ tabú] n. bedbug (Cimex lectularius)

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[perũ jaanɨ] n. fermented soybean

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[piro] n. swampy land; marshy area

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[pɨlo kobjã] n. a variety of bangle

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[pjapúu] n. early maturing variety of rice

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[pju] v. move to and fro (esp. a post)

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[púlĩ] v. flower; bloom; blossom

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[ŋoɁɲó] adj. small (plot of land)

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Dialect: ant. qo’rò

[ra] v. build (a structure); construct; fabricate

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[rasó] v. position lengthwise

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Dialect: ant. rapw

[roɁnɨ] n. hen

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Dialect: ant. ro’po

[rumali] n. handkerchief

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[rɨlã] adj. euphemism for “heavy” when referred to the weight of a baby

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[ríi] v. sew; stitch

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[saleɁ] adj. raw, as of wood; standing wood

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[sarxo] n. stalk, of millet

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[siibiɁ] adj. shrivel; wither; wilt

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[sɨcú] n. stag

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Dialect: syn. swcúr

[sɨxɨ] n. gravel

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Dialect: syn. diixw

[taɁmú] n. betel

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[taar] n. wire; cable; power line

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[tadoɁ tasã] n. a variety of yellow beads

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Dialect: syn. tado’

[taki] n. ginger

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[talɨ́ mjoko] n. land of the dead who meet with unnatural death

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

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[tãgɨ] adj. drunk; inebriated

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[tihiɁ] adj. sweet

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[tɨrɨ tatɨɁ] n. toad

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[xaataɁ] adj. dirty; stain on the face after crying

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[xaŋ] n. bed; cot

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Dialect: syn. saq

[xée] v. fry; roast

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[jaɉuɁ] n. ladle

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[japjo] n. winnower

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[japúu] n. a color pattern of mithun with overall while color

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[jarú] n. ear

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[jo tardu] n. a bamboo container for storing meat

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Dialect: syn. tardu

[áɉù-amjò] n. appearance; image

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Dialect: syn. ájùu-amyò

[álò] v. dry

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[úì pami] n. goose pimples

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