Apatani English

[aarìda] n. in the future; in the coming years

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[abuɁ] v. coddled; pampered

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[abju-axeɁ] n. movement; motion; activity

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Dialect: var. abyú-ate’

[abú] adj. unlucky; unfortunate; jinxed; ill-fated

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Dialect: var. arbú,

[adĩ ácì] n. headache

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[aʎoo] n. tongue

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[ahu-apo] n. body; torso

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Dialect: syn. ahu

[aháa] n. string; cord

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Dialect: syn. agyú

[aɉí] n. farm; wet agricultural field

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[akì] n. dog

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[amiɁ ácì] n. conjunctivitis; eye disease

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[biɉe] n. generic term for bamboo; bamboo species commonly cultivated by the Apatanis (Phyllostachys bambusoides)

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[bɨpɨɁ] prep. under; beneath; below

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[bɨɲiɁ-bɨɲa] adj. silky; delicate; soft

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Dialect: syn. bwza-bwza

[bjuu] v. suck

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[cixo] adj. clever; smart; successful person

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[dĩko] n. metal skewer inserted horizontally through the male hair knot

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Dialect: syn. pwdiñ xootu

[dompo turla] n. large bamboo glass

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[dɨru] adj. tasteless; unpleasant to eat

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Dialect: ant. dwpyò

[ʎaɁpjo] n. dry cultivation area (esp. for millet)

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[ʎãpĩ-cãtũ] n. protective deity in the household

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[ʎeɁko] n. doorlatch

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Dialect: syn. arkonanw; fe’pu

[golu] v. lie

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[gjoi tabú] n. common Indian monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis)

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Dialect: var. goi tabú

[gè] v. mark; write

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Dialect: syn. ke, page

[haasopa] adv. slowly; sluggishly

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[harbjã] adj. full (as of moon)

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[hẽɉũ] n. comfort; ease; luxury; opulence

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[hiiɲiɁ] v. grimace; make face (usually in pain)

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Dialect: syn. hiicí

[hubjú] n. sheath; scabbard

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[imiɁ] n. sitting space around the traditional fireplace

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[ɉaapaɁ] v. toss away

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Dialect: syn. jarpa’

[ɉiʎĩ] n. Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)

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Dialect: syn. jifuñ; akì jifuñ

[ɉilã] n. a kind of traditional shawl (esp.used by the priests)

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[kakur] v. look back

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[kelaɁ] n. good writer; one who writes well

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[koɁrò] adj. big, of a bangle

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Dialect: ant. ko’zó

[kɨʎĩ kɨloɁ] adj. shining; sparkling; glittering

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[kɨmè] n. poison (esp. of snake); snake venom

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Dialect: var. kwmì

[laɁcã] n. ring

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[laako] n. a crossed stick in front of the entrance to signify the performance of a ritual in the household

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[laxɨɁ] adj. cold

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Dialect: ant. gubu’

[lelaɁ] adj. fresh; new

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[lobú] n. a part of loin loom

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[lɨbeɁ] v. scratch using claws or hooves

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[lɨkè-lɨbè] v. twist one’s feet around

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[manɨ perũ] n. a variety of bean; French bean

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[mikì] adj. skilled; expert

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[miŋo-taɁmo] adj. rich and powerful

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[misi] n. title used for dead females

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Dialect: ant. mikiñ

[mitai] n. sweet

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mɨdó] n. rain; weather

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[mɨɉi] n. a variety of tree having a very bitter taste

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[mɨɉo] n. reward for doing something; wage

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[neli] adj. fragrant; appetizing smell

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[nẽdĩ] n. upper section of the village

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Dialect: ant. neñkó

[no ho] pron. where

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[paroɁ pai] n. poultry dropping

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[paroɁ roɁnɨ] n. hen

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[paroɁhe] n. measure worth of a hen or paddy in a paro’ yagw; three persons which was the number of laborers hired with a hen or paro’ yagw full of paddy

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[patɨ] n. tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

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[pilã rãbã] adj. yellowish

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[piruɁ jagɨ] n. a variety of cane basket

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[poi] n. residual fermented millet after preparation of beer

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[pɨlo aɉã] n. new moon

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[ŋaɁ] v. tie; bind

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[ŋo] pron. I; first person singular pronoun

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[riɲo gjadu] n. rings of bamboo splits that are hoisted with poles in the tombs of priests

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[rui] n. ear wax

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Dialect: syn. yarú rui

[rɨko] n. a variety of hardy perennial creeper; sweet tea vine (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)

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[ríipĩ] v. close something by stitching or sewing

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[sari] n. a variety of tree which is allergic to those who are sensitive to it

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[sikũ-siri] adj. wrinkled; crinkled

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[soli] n. a sacrificial share of meat comprising of hind leg

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[subu arɨɨ] n. mithun horn

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[suʎu] adj. empty (of feeling)

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[sɨxaɁ] v. scratch; scrape; abrade

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[sù] v. rear; breed; bring up; nurture

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[taɁkó] v. dig a hole or trench

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[taɁmo] adj. strong; brawny; powerful

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[tabjo] n. a species of bamboo (Chimonobambusa callosa)

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[tadǝr] n. a bamboo species (Pleioblastus simonii)

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[tago alì] n. a wooden tricycle used a children’s toy the wheels of which are of tagó tree trunk

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[takuɁ] n. cucumber

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[taxeɁ] n. a variety of cane

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[tãxɨ̃] v. get drunk

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[turlaɁ] n. glass

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Dialect: var. tùla’

[tɨɁɉaɁ-tɨɁjaɁ] v. tear apart; rip

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[tɨlo] v. drop something from a height

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[tɨnĩ] n. variety of a plant; wild sesame (Perilla frutescens)

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Dialect: var. taniñ

[ja] n. nephew (term of address)

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[jalo] n. shadow; reflection; echo

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[janu] adj. calm; peaceful; slow

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[jasi] n. water

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[jasi jalo] n. reflection

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[jaso] n. cane

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[jaɨ] n. axe

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[ɲoo] letter name z ɲoo the letter representing ɲ in the Apatani alphabet

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[ɲuɁpaɁ] v. erase; wipe out; rub off

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[áa] v. come; arrive; enter

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