Apatani English

[aa] letter name a the letter representing a in the Apatani alphabet

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[abba-axá] n. man (esp. married man); adult man

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

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[aʎĩ] n. pancreas

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[ahi daktor] n. dentist

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[ahì amǝr] n. fruit items

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[aɉĩ] v. befriend

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[amú] n. lie; untruth; falsehood

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[apũ] prep. among

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[armĩ] adj. ripe

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Dialect: var. amiñ

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

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[biɉe biiɲiɁ] n. small sized bamboo

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[bo] v. cross; traverse

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[burù] n. younger brother

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[bɨɨ] v. hold; keep; own

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Dialect: var. buu

[bjaaɲó] adj. narrow (esp. of path)

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[bjuhu] n. grave; tomb

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[ceeda] part. almost; close to

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[ciɁ] v. hurl (as a javelin)

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[cuukiɁ] n. metallic poker; safety pin

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. ufañ kuti

[dɨrã-sãxã] n. a variety of edible berries

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Dialect: syn. saanci

[dùukũ] n. meeting; gathering; assembly; congregation

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[embĩ] n. uncooked, husked rice

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[golu] v. lie

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[haadɨ] n. anger

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[haaʎĩ patã] n. labor gang engaged in transplanting of paddy

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[haataɁ] n. front; fore; foreground; anterior

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[haŋɨ] pron. something; a thing that is unknown or unspecified

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[har] v. wash; bathe

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[hemó] v. suspect; doubt; distrust

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[ho] num. in; at

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

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Dialect: syn. ice

[imo] n. paddy

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Dialect: var. emo

[ɉihɨ-ɉixe] v. roll to and fro

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[kagoɁ] v. overlook; disregard; ignore

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

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[komã] adj. dark (esp. to describe shades of color)

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[korlã] n. thunderbolt; ritual performed to prevent thunderbolt

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[kusuɁ] n. hay; straw

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Dialect: syn. lwsi’

[kɨdi paju] n. glue obtained from a variety of tuber

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[kɨsã-kɨsò] n. a variety of semi-aquatic mammal

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[laɁso] n. middle finger; a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of the outstretched thumb and middle finger

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Dialect: syn. la’ci’ lwpá

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

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Dialect: syn. icu; ice

[lãpĩ] n. nape of the neck

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[leko] v. cross

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[li] v. sow; seed; broadcast

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[lurù] adj. stubborn; obstinate; recalcitrant; difficult to speak

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[maɲã] n. traditional friend from other tribe

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[medǝr] n. purification; purification ritual

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[mɨdã] v. touch (esp. to cause pain)

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Dialect: syn. mwne’

[mɨxó] v. do something leading to bankruptcy

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[mɨjã] n. crest on the head of cock

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[nelii] n. world of the dead

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Dialect: syn. nelii myokó

[nẽcã] n. plot of land for home

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[o pɨro] n. lace bamboo used for filtering good quality liquor from fermented millet or rice

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[pagi jaru] n. Common hoopoe (Upupa epops)

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[pakù] n. pigeon

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[pataɁ] n. bamboo split; flat object

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[pajaɁ-gaajaɁ] v. attack; quarrel

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Dialect: syn. paya’

[piruɁ jagɨ] n. a variety of cane basket

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[pĩ] v. pinch; grasp; tweak; nip

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[pucũ] n. mound; heap; pile; stack

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[puɉĩ] v. stretch; lengthen; elongate; make longer

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Dialect: syn. tw’jiñ

[pǝrǝ] n. large cane mat used for temporary storage of paddy during harvesting

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[pɨcã paakuɁ] n. kitchen utensils

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Dialect: syn. pwcañ swdu

[pɨcó] v. make offering to God before food or drink in the form a morsel of rice or a drop of drink

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[pjapjũ] adv. together; in collaboration; in cooperation; jointly

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[pjarkiɁ] v. fold

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[pù] v. hatch (an egg)

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[ŋeɁko] v. open

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Dialect: ant. qe’piñ

[roɁ] v. snatch; seize

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[rubiɁ jarú] n. right ear

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[rũku-ruʎa] n. half mad; maniacal

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[rɨbɨ] n. railing

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[ríi] v. sew; stitch

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[saʎó] n. a variety of tree; Fragrant Himalayan Champaka (Michelia champaca)

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[sapì] adj. flattened

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[sarse pɨɲu] n. wooden spoon used while frying millet

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[selĩ] v. pull something out

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[sembo] n. a variety of wild cherry

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Dialect: var. semo

[sɨhũ] n. hanging bridge

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[sɨttĩ] n. warrior’s shield (esp. of buffalo skin)

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[sɨtɨ] n. elephant

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[sɨɨ hɨbo] n. ox

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[taɁcè] v. cut into two

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[tamiɁ] n. fly (Diptera)

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

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[tapaɁ] v. ignore (listening)

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Dialect: syn. tago’

[tapjò] adj. melodious; nice to hear

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[tarĩ] n. woven cane ring used as kneelet

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[tarlar] n. peacock

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Dialect: syn. tar pwta

[uuko] n. hole

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[xeli] v. play

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[xẽɉiɁ] n. temple

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Dialect: var. xezi’

[jana] n. a species of bamboo

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[janu] adj. calm; peaceful; slow

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[japĩ] n. nose

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[joʎã lɨpa] n. midnight

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

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Dialect: syn. zañbuñ

[ácì] n. pain; suffering

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