Apatani English

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

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[aháa] n. string; cord

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Dialect: syn. agyú

[aháa pìitã] n. thirst

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[akì asiɁ] n. kennel; shelter for a dog

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[amiɁ-agũ] n. design; motif; pattern (esp.in embroidery)

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[axɨ] n. comb

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[axɨ̃-amɨ] adv. confused; disconcerted; befuddled; dumbfounded

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[axóo] n. stalk; stem

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[aíi] n. blood

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[babó] n. ceremonial pole of the Apatanis erected on the eve of the Myoko festivals

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[biilo] adj. long ago; bygone; erstwhile

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[bilã abíi] n. Red and white Apatani traditional skirt

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[bɨɉé bɨɉé] adj. many; in large numbers; profuse; copious

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[daɲi tatɨɁ arnɨɁ] n. solar eclipse

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[doɲaɁ] n. sunny day; cloudless day

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[díi] v. plant; transplant; implant

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[eɁcĩ] adv. skilled in shooting

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[ʎeɁbe] n. larva of water beetle

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Dialect: syn. bukofe’be

[ʎẽ] v. measure with outstretched hands

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[goro] adj. big (of a mouth); loud voice

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Dialect: ant. gozó

[guŋa] v. lie down (esp. of quadruplets)

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[gjopu] n. shooting star

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[haago] adj. vain; haughty; vainglorious

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hiɁka] v. frisk

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hoó] adj. spacious; roomy; capacious

Speaker: Nani Anga

[ii] letter name I the letter representing i in the Apatani alphabet

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[iɁce] n. a night’s interval

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[iɁŋǝr] v. snore

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[icuce] pron. a small amount; a small number; not many

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[ɉabjò aɉi] n. fields located far away from the villages

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[ɉiɁ] v. melt; thaw; dissolve

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[ɉoca] v. lift or carry up ant. jolo

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[kado-lili] adv. publicly; in everybody’s full view

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[kaɉi] n. a variety of traditional dish

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

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Dialect: syn. ko’bw

[kone kõtɨ] adv. only one; lonely

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Dialect: syn. akó koñtw

[kõdi appú] n. peach flower

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

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

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Dialect: syn. kwri du’nw

[laɁhe] v. beckon by waving the hand

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[laxɨɁ] adj. cold

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Dialect: ant. gubu’

[lorɨɁ] n. joint

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Dialect: syn. lwrw lorw’

[luah] n. dumb; mute

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[luʎã] v. imitate speaking

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[lulù-lugo] v. disturb by speaking

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Dialect: syn. lulù

[luɲoɁ] v. practice speaking

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[lɨ] v. plant

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[lɨɨpi] n. shoulder blade

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[miɁɉũ] adj. lethargic or inactive (of a person)

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[mipja] n. an early ripening variety of rice

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[moiɁ] adj. turbid; muddy; murky

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[mombati] n. candle

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mɨbo-lubo] v. participate; assist; support

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[mɨkĩ] v. show how something is done; demonstrate

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[mɨpur] v. break something

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[mɨriɁ] v. initiate doing something

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[mɨtĩ] v. obstruct

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[mɨxa] v. compete; challenge; contend with; vie with

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[narikol] n. coconut

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[nu] v. collect; accumulate; assemble; stockpile

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[nunupa] pron. for you (plural); second person plural pronoun, purpostive case

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[nɨɁteɁ] v. doze; nap; catnap

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[paɁkǝr] v. encircle; surround; enclose

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[pace] v. cut into two pieces

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[paduɁ] v. hop to express extremes of emotions

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[palɨɁ] n. de-weeding tool

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[par] v. make or light fire; ignite fire

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[patǝr] n. cage

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[perũ] n. bean

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[pila sudu] n. bamboo container for storing pila

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[pilã-pisã] adj. light yellow

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[pĩta ahi] n. gourd

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[popita ahì] n. papaya

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[pukũ hóonɨ] n. a close relative of Muruñ sponsor who takes care of the food and drinks for pukuñ participants

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[pɨmɨ] n. June; sixth lunar month of the year

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[pù] v. hatch (an egg)

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[ŋarpa] v. laugh at; make fun of; ridicule

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[riilaɁ] n. ray (of sun); beam

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[rɨgĩ] n. an element of gwrw (trap)

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[sadi-sapa] n. plantation

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[sanɨ] n. tree

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[sarma puɉũ] n. a mound of refuse mainly comprising of millet stalk and other weeds in a millet garden

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[sɨtĩ] n. bear; Himalayan black bear

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[taɁkó] v. dig a hole or trench

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[tagì] n. sickle

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[tahã-siɁ] n. mongoose

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[tar pɨta] n. peacock

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Dialect: syn. tarlar

[tasã] n. ornament

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[taxó] adj. bald

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[tɨɁɉaɁ-tɨɁjaɁ] v. tear apart; rip

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[tɨgò] n. a variety of ritual (esp. to propitiate benevolent deities)

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Dialect: ant. ciciñ

[uusǝr] n. exit of a hole

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Dialect: ant. uunw

[jaanɨ] adj. rotten

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[japĩ tɨpe] n. tattoo on the nose

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[jarlo] v. calm someone down

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[jasi jaɉuɁ] n. water ladle

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[jo patǝr] n. cane basket for storing meat

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[ɲãkũ] n. one year (term of enumeration)

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[áakũ] v. come together; gather

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[ámè] v. mate

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