Apatani English

[abiɁ] adj. complete

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

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Dialect: var. abvr

[adóo] adj. distant; far; remote

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Dialect: var. wdo

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

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[akì tapúu] n. dog of white color

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[alaɁ laɁpù] n. fist

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[alũ] v. surprise, shock

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[alì innánɨ] n. stilt; pair of pole equipped with footrest to enable a person to walk at a height from the ground

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[arò daʎi] n. forenoon

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[asĩ] v. feed (esp. liquid food)

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[asɨɁ] v. bite

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[ataɁ] n. stinger (on a bee)

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Dialect: var. wta’

[atã] pron. group; crowd

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Dialect: var. aciñ

[aíi hiipĩ] n. feline jaw used to decorate a machete sheath

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[basɨɁ] n. bank (of a river); riverbank; shore

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[bidĩ] n. ritual hunting of monkey prior to Myoko festival

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[biɉe lẽda] n. path leading to or inside the bamboo garden

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[ciɁpɨ] n. frame of the bamboo sliding door

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[cikã] part. like; similar

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[cuɁ] v. spit; expectorate

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[dasǝr] adj. free; without burden; unencumbered

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Dialect: syn. heñsvr

[daɲi tatɨɁ arnɨɁ] n. solar eclipse

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[diiʎã pákù] n. Mountain Imperial Pigeon (Ducula badia)

Example: Photo by Koj Mama

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[ditũ-potũ] n. ceremony; social event; occasion

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Dialect: syn. dituñ

[dorɨ] n. winter

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[dɨgoo] n. food; eatable

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[dùuko] n. place of residence; sitting place

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[elã] n. a variety of red rice, usually late ripening

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[gaɁtú] v. catch; hold

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

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[gjáa] v. spread (esp. seeds or sand by throwing)

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[harù] n. lung

Speaker: Nani Anga

[haspatǝr] n. hospital

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Dialect: or. English

[hĩ] v. pinch

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hoi] v. be; happen

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[huã] n. back (anatomy)

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: var. hoañ

[hupa] pron. for whom

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hɨɉã mɨnɨ̃] n. component of mida ceremony which is the offering for the children of the newly married couple

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ɉeɁ] v. soften; become tender on cooked

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[keemɨɁ] v. crush by rubbing

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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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[kordu] n. way of wearing a cloth

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[kǝrǝ talo] n. mirror

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Dialect: syn. karo talo; kako yalo; kvlo yalo, kwrv talo

[kɨmĩ talo] n. a variety of brass plate

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[lako-lape] v. exchange; interchange; keep something in disorderly fashion

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[miɁʎò] n. eyelid

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Dialect: syn. ami’ mi’fò

[miɁti] v. close (the eyes)

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[miʎĩ] n. tip (of a plant or a tree)

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[mɨxɨ̃-mɨmjɨ̃] adv. do something in a confused way

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[mɨju] n. ash

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[nitĩ-hormĩ] n. proverb

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Dialect: syn. nitiñ

[nɨɁ] v. prick; stab

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[nɨɁteɁ] v. doze; nap; catnap

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[nɨpa] pron. for you; second person singular dative pronoun

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[paapɨ] n. a distinct plot in a vegetable garden

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[pahe] v. make a dent by cutting

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[paɉeɁ] n. duck

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[palɨɁ] n. de-weeding tool

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[paroɁ lɨgo] n. time in the early morning when the cocks crow

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[pasù] n. needle

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[paxoɁ sudu] n. a long bamboo container for smoking spicy food

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[pĩbú tuxa] pron. each and every person

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

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[putu] n. mountain

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[pũko] n. intermediate position; middle

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Dialect: syn. peñko

[pɨbjɨ] adj. cunning, clever, quick

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[pɨgo] n. matter; subject; affair

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Dialect: syn. hago

[pɨɉĩ] n. moth

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[pɨlo huuto] n. moonlight

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[pɨnã] n. rice husk

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Dialect: syn. empw

[pɨxo] n. maize cob

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[pɨjo] n. Rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nepalensis)

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[pjaɁpuɁ] v. throw water at somebody

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[ŋɨka] pron. my; first person singular genitive pronoun

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

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[sampju] n. a variety of blue colored beads

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[saró] n. firewood of bamboo

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[subu sɨbo] n. mithun bull

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[supũ pĩta] n. beer container used during rituals

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[sɨlo-holo] adv. hurriedly; excitedly

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[taapjaɁ] v. unfasten or untie a knot

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[taiɁ tapĩ] n. corn

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[takuɁ] n. cucumber

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[tau jamu] n. firefly

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[tero jorsã] n. green chili

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[tihxo] adj. too much sweet or salty

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[toɁpjo] v. descend first

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[tõ] v. display

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[tur] v. be alive

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Dialect: var. tor

[tusǝr] v. straighten one’s leg

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[tɨ] v. offer

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[xaarũ agjã] n. altar for the xaruñ god

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[xeda harnɨ] n. special messenger, usually female, who informs about a ritual like Subu or Muruñ to the traditional friends in other villages

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[xeɲiɁ] n. temple

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Dialect: var. xeñji’

[xẽ] v. cut

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[xɨro] n. large intestine

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[jasi parĩ] n. stork (Ciconia nigra)

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[jorlu] n. vegetable garden located away from the village

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[ɲatu] n. resting place

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[ɲibja] adv. fast; quick

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