Apatani English

[amjũ] v. grow (as an offshoot)

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[auɁ] n. traditional red cane belt

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[ajóo] n. up; upper

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[buudu-buugjá] n. household articles

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[bjuhu] n. grave; tomb

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[bóo] v. pull; tug; lug; drag; draw

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[caãcú] n. cooking tripod

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[ceɁga] adj. argumentative; quarrelsome; belligerant; captious

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[cẽxo] n. scab (of a wound); crust

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[cogĩ] v. squat; crouch

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[dacã pɨloo] n. metallic crowbar

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[daɲi agjã] n. altar for propitiating Dazi (the Sun God)

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

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Dialect: ant. doosi’

[doorò] adj. big (of an animal or vehicle)

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Dialect: ant. dorzó

[díĩ] v. curse

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[ʎaŋa] v. flow in (of water)

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[góò] v. hug; embrace; cuddle

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[haɁ] v. bite off

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[haaru hẽ] v. mourn; grieve

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[hẽpa] v. recall; remember

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[hiɁhɨ-hiɁxe] v. swivel around; wriggle; squirm

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[hiɁɉã] v. wring; twist clothing to dry it.

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[hoɉalo] conj. but; even then

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[hù] v. prick; stab

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[ipoɁ] n. yeast; yeast cake used to ferment grains while preparing beer

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[ĩdũ] v. go around; wander; roam

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[ĩɉó-mɨɉó] n. wage; earning

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[ɉãda] n. flag

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ɉiɉi ɉixo] adj. dark blue

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[kaɉi] n. a variety of traditional dish

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[keɁ] v. put on cloth (esp. blankets, quilts or shawls); cover; overspread; overlay

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[koha xage] num. ninety

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[kohaɁ] n. cricket

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[kore-kore] adv. with short quick steps

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[kotǝr] n. bamboo sticks used as counters

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[káhè] adj. big; large

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Dialect: ant. atúu

[lelaɁ] adj. fresh; new

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[loxoɁ] n. a part of loin loom

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[ma] int. no; exclamation for negative response (esp. to a request or order)

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[mepi] n. a variety of vegetable; plantain (Plantago erosa)

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Dialect: syn. mepi hamañ

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

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[miɁɉǝr] n. a variety of tiny fly; midge

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Dialect: syn. taru mi’jvr

[miɉuɁ miɉa] adj. cowardly; timid

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Dialect: syn. miju’

[miɉí] n. orphan

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Dialect: syn. mijí atúu

[milĩ] adj. serious (of health status) adv. with great difficulty; by hook or by crook

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[milobo] n. male

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Dialect: ant. zimw

[mula] n. radish

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mɨgã] n. feathers of cock, usually of its tail

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[mɨlù-mɨle] v. disturb

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[mɨmó] v. use or spend a portion

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Dialect: syn. mwpiñ

[mɨra] n. slave

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[mɨxɨ] v. kill

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[nalò] v. push down

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Dialect: var. nañlò

[nene] n. bruise; contusion; black and blue mark

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[oha] int. interjection to express surprise

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[paga] v. spread the legs apart

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[page] v. write; mark

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Dialect: syn. gè

[pamjo-taxo] n. injury; encumbrance

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Dialect: syn. pamyo

[pape] n. gap; intervening gap

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

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[pebeɁ] v. release something (esp. which was under tension)

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[peca] n. a variety of wild apple

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[pepó-pelò] adj. extravagant; lavish

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[pẽgu] v. warm

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[Pinɨ] n. Creator

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[pĩciɁ] n. mouse

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[poli-poli] adv. rapidly; swiftly

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[poŋepa] adv. differently

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[poteɁ] adj. full

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[pɨta atúu] n. chicks of birds

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[pjapĩ] n. early maturing variety of rice

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[ŋɨi] n. fish

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[raa] v. avenge; take revenge for

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

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[sardĩ] n. short-cut

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[sarlã] n. a variety of cane

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[sarpuɁ] n. balloon; bladder

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[sãtǝr] n. a variety of glass bead

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[siibiɁ] adj. shrivel; wither; wilt

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[soɉã] n. lizard

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[sɨtĩ] n. bear; Himalayan black bear

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[tamì] n. weed

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[taŋu-aláa] n. honey

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[tartu] v. break

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[tero jorsã] n. green chili

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[táa] v. paw; move the hands in a rapid pawing motion, as when digging away soil

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[une] n. wound

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[ɨŋa gɨ] v. be pregnant

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[xomjú] adj. tapering

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[jacu] n. small bamboo container for salt or tobacco

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[jagɨ] n. cane or bamboo basket

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[jamu mɨʎo] n. flame

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[jamjo] n. color pattern of she-mithun, described as overall black with a white spots on either side

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[jaxã] n. large liquid container of bamboo wicker whose inner lining is coated with rubber

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[jorgã] n. ridge (esp. of mountains)

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[juɁ] v. skewer

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[ɲaa] v. point; aim; direct

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[ɲacu] n. lip

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[ápù] v. wrap (into a sphere)

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[ĩsi] dem. that (demonstrative)

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