Apatani English

[abuɁsɨla] adv. indulgently

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[abjóo] n. headgear of a priest made of woven cloth

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[adĩ ácì] n. headache

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[adũ-arã] adj. disoriented; muddled; confused

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[adú] v. make noise

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[aʎeɁ] n. door

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[aʎĩ daʎi] n. afternoon

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[ahĩ] adj. same; similar; matching; identical

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[akì ipaɁ] n. faeces of dogs

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[alo apĩ] n. lunch

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[apiɁ] v. break (by dropping)

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

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[arí-apɨ] n. neighbourhood; locality

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[asuɁ] v. sneeze

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[biti] n. craft; activity involving skills in cane and bamboo craft

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[boɁgo] n. dam, for diverting water to irrigation channel

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[bɨso] adj. afraid; scared; terrified

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[bjoɁdá] adj. bright; brilliant

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[caãxá-diixá] adj. barren; unproductive

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[ciba] n. small cane bag usually used for carrying tiffin

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[coɁmjoɁ] adv. slowly; silently; stealthily

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[cuuɲi] n. water beetle

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Dialect: syn. yasi anw

[dãlò] v. beat something down; cause to fall by beating

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Dialect: syn. dañte’

[deʎã-rɨcã] n. bell used by priest during rituals

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[dimǝr] n. dust

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Dialect: syn. pwmvr

[doopɨɁ] v. sleep together with head in same direction

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Dialect: ant. doosi’

[dɨpjonɨ] n. thief; robber; bandit

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[dùuha] v. sit down

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[ʎoɁgã] n. blunt edge of the sword

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[ʎoo] v. tease out the outer layer of a bamboo as a rope

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[hadɨ] v. be angry

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[harkó] v. bore a hole

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[hentǝr] adv. very; exeedingly; exceptionally; immensely

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Dialect: syn. hempvr

[hokoda] n. in that case; that being so; then

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[huã alló] n. backbone

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Dialect: var. hoañ alló

[hupa] pron. for whom

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[háatɨ mɨlɨ] adv. hopefully; confidently; optimistically

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[iŋɨ-ĩxeɁ] v. move around

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[ĩgja] n. space between the fireplace and the side wall of a traditional house

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[ɉo] v. lift; carry

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[kamo] n. darkness

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[karɨ] adj. transparent; see through; translucent

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Dialect: syn. karw-kasi

[komla tɨŋá] n. orange

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[kone kone] n. ? one by one

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[lalala] conj. then; and then

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[lemba] n. village

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[locũ] n. bone marrow

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[lopa] n. stick, usually used for beating

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Dialect: syn. pa’zi

[maɲã] n. traditional friend from other tribe

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[mẽ] v. kill; assassinate; execute; slaughter

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[miɉiɁ-migũ] n. traditional knowledge

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[miju] n. human beings

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Dialect: syn. neha

[mɨdó bjoco] n. swallow

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[mɨlaɁ] adj. skilled in doing something; expert

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[mɨlãru] pron. all; everybody

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[mɨpĩ] v. close

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Dialect: syn. mwpyañ

[naŋe] n. a unit of measure equivalent to the width of a palm

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[neha tami] n. a variety of plant

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[nɨmĩ] n. placenta

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[paceɁ] v. clasp; clutch; besiege

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[pamɨɁ] v. cut or chop into small pieces

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[papù] n. egg

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[pari] n. tree sparrow (-Passer montanus)

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Dialect: syn. pari pwta

[paroɁ roɁpo] n. cock; rooster

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[pẽci aɉĩ] n. a variety of traditional friend

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[poɁna] n. fermented rice or millet eaten as such

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[poɁtũ] v. squat

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[pooró] adj. wide; vast

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Dialect: ant. poñcu’

[poŋepa] adv. differently

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[purtú pèerũ] n. a variety of bean

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Dialect: syn. amu pèeruñ; po’tuñ pèeruñ

[pɨi] n. solidified snot

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[pɨɉe] n. June; seventh lunar month of the year

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[pjaɁlo] v. release captive fowls from the cage

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[pjú] v. beguile; entice; lure

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[párxɨ] v. twist; spin; twirl

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[rari hamã] n. a variety of vegetable (Piper brachystachum)

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Dialect: var. raru hamañ

[ru] v. sneak; plot; machinate; conspire

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[rubĩ] n. earlobe

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Dialect: syn. yarú rubiñ

[rũtì] v. crouch with heads lowered

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[rɨɉã] n. a bamboo species (Chimonobambusa sp.)

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

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[sarkoɁ] v. rip open; tear open

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[sarlã] n. a variety of cane

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[sisa] n. glass

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Dialect: or. Hindi

[soli] n. a sacrificial share of meat comprising of hind leg

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[sɨxɨ] n. gravel

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Dialect: syn. diixw

[tare] n. thorn

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Dialect: var. twre

[tero] n. chili

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[tisǝr] adj. sweet

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[ǝǝ] letter name v ǝǝ the letter representing ǝ in the Apatani alphabet

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[ɨde] n. stone slab trap

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[ɨdɨɁ] adj. spicy hot (as of chili)

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[xirki] n. window

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[xoopaɁ] v. remove something by using a stick as a lever

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[jaɉuɁ] n. ladle

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[jasi jaruɁ] n. water hyacinth (Eichhomia crassipes)

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[jo badè] n. ceiling rack for storing meat

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Dialect: syn. xaci; bade

[ɲaaɲiɁ aruɁ] n. honeycomb

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[úì subu] n. yak (Bos grunniens)

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[úì ácì] v. dive inside water

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