Apatani English

[aarda] n. tomorrow

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[abjũ] v. give a finishing touch by filling up soil (of a hole in the soil) or by binding

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[abù] adj. many; numerous; a lot of; plenty of

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[aháa pìitã] n. thirst

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[akì tɨxè] n. flea

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Dialect: var. akì taxw

[alaɁ muɉa] n. glove

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[amĩ] n. shade; shadow

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[ane] n. mother (term of address)

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Dialect: syn. ama

[aníi] n. fruit bud

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[aroɁ] adj. lucky

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[asɨɁ] v. bite

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[ataɁ] n. stinger (on a bee)

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Dialect: var. wta’

[bɨsi] n. traditional ballad; song; lyrics

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[bátè] adj. thick (of mud or liquid)

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[cimĩ] adj. docile; humble; modest

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[daɲi alo] n. Sunday

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[ditǝr] n. lumps of soil (esp. in paddy fields)

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[dobɨ-takǝr alo] n. Thursday

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[dopu mɨdóo] n. drizzle on a sunny day

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[dur] v. dig and push (for example with the snout of a pig)

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Dialect: var. dór

[dɨhi-dɨmí] adj. choosy about food

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[ema tupe] n. dreamy (of a person); confused person

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[empjaɁ] n. cotton; wool

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: var. impya’

[ʎiiʎiɁ] adj. horrifying

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Dialect: syn. aha fiifi’

[ʎòobó] v. jump across

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[ganda-nẽcã] n. landed properties

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[gijã] n. cabbage leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. rugosa)

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Dialect: syn. giyañ hamañ

[gubuɁ] adj. hot; warm

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Dialect: ant. laxw’

[guriɁ] v. get up; stand up

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Dialect: syn. bari’

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

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[gjuɲã] n. ritual performed to appease a malevolent spirit

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. twgò

[helo] v. pardon; forgive

Speaker: Nani Anga

[henɨ-mjanɨ] n. relatives; kindred; kith and kin

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hõkiɁ] v. bend; stoop

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: var. huñki’

[hɨbaɁ] adj. next; following

Speaker: Nani Anga

[ixa] n. excreta (esp. of animals)

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[iju] n. anus

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. koyu

[ɉi] adj. black

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[ɉoɉo roɁpo] n. a kind of a small bird

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[ɉáa] v. soar or fly without flapping the wings (as a hawk)

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[koɁkɨ] prep. from

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[koɁrò] adj. big, of a bangle

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Dialect: ant. ko’zó

[koʎoɁ-koco] adj. bent; not round; irregular

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Dialect: syn. kofo’

[komla tɨŋá] n. orange

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[kojũ] adv. thrusting movement of hips

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[kɨlĩ] pron. whatever

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[laɁbiɁ] n. dextral; right (side)

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Dialect: ant. la’ci

[laɁciɁ haɲa] n. small finger

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[laɁdu] n. a forearm span; a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of a forearm

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[laɁpĩ] n. back of the hand

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[laɁpó] n. upper arm

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[laɁpó kupù] n. biceps; muscle on the arm

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[laapjó] v. steal (by taking with hands)

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[lar] v. challenge; bet

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[lãpaɁ] v. ostracize; vanish; drive out

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[lẽ] v. build ladder on a tree to climb it

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[lobjoɁ tare] n. a variety of thorny plant

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: var. lobyo’ twre

[male] n. luggage; load; baggage

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mẽdɨ] n. buffalo

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[miɁɉu] n. eye discharge

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[mipá sarse] n. an early ripening variety of millet mainly grown in paddy field bundhs

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[mɨʎã] v. correct; rectify; amend

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[mɨnù-mɨna] adv. worthlessly; uselessly

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[nẽcã] n. plot of land for home

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[no ho] pron. where

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[pagǝr] v. build or repair bundhs

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[paroɁ roɁpo] n. cock; rooster

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[pata-pabja] adj. spotted

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[pipo] v. cut accidentally with something sharp

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[po] v. hug; embrace; clasp

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[pɨdi] n. a variety of bird

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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[pɨi] n. solidified snot

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[pɨtaɁ] n. a variety of tree; wild pear (Pyrus pashia)

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[ridaɁ] v. throw at the target

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Dialect: ant. rixa’

[riite] n. a short necklace of white beads worn by children

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[rõ] v. break relationship; avoid (esp. a relation); antipathy; abhorrence

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[rõxe] adv. six times

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[rutĩ] n. earring

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[ríi] n. drool

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[saɁlɨɁ] v. breathe in; inhale

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Dialect: ant. sa’liñ

[sãxó] n. smoke-dried meat

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[some] n. palm civet

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[sɨɉʌr sɨ] v. commit suicide

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[tadoɁ tasã] n. a variety of yellow beads

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. tado’

[taɉǝr] n. a species of bamboo

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[talɨ́] n. unnatural death

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[tapǝr] n. cane leaves used during ritual in Myoko festival

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[tarɨ] n. shirt; top

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[tatá] adj. color pattern of mithun bull, described as overall black with a white spots on either side

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[tãdɨɁ] v. get poisoned by drinking

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[toɁ] v. descend; go down; climb down

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[ugù] n. fireplace; hearth

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[xomu] n. ritual element of an altar

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[xɨbo aɉĩ] n. ceremonial friend

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[xɨtĩ] v. compare

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[jãko patɨ] n. lion (Panthera lion)

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[ju] v. chant an ayú

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[ɲabe] v. frown; scowl

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[ɲade] adv. rude; impolite; harsh

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[ɲuɁpaɁ] v. erase; wipe out; rub off

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