Apatani English

[aʎĩ daʎi] n. afternoon

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[aʎí] n. air, wind

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[alaɁ muɉa] n. glove

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[amo-ahe] n. dust (esp. those sticking on the body after working rice)

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[apju] v. spead (a mat) on the floor

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[apó xẽ] v. toil; work hard; engage in physical labor

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[burúu] n. mythical crocodile-like creature said to have inhabited the Ziro valley in the olden days

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[bɨpɨɁ tabú] n. a variety of poisonous snake (Pareas monticola)

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[bɨso-kaco] n. forbidden; proscribed; prohibited

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[bjaakã] n. space underneath the house

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[bóì] n. track made by large game

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[cuuki] v. stoop

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Dialect: syn. cuukw

[daɲi] n. sun

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[diiʎã] n. areas of human activity between the forests and the villages

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[dompo turla] n. large bamboo glass

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[dɨpjò] adj. tasty, to eat

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Dialect: ant. dwrúu

[ʎíi] v. slither (as snakes do)

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[gaɁsǝr] v. strangle with hand

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[gaambɨ] n. border; brim; boundary

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[goɁ] v. measure with outstretched thumb and finger

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[gorbã] n. shoulder

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[gorá] n. a section of Apatani village council

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[guɁpi] v. lie face down

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[gɨmja] n. a variety of spring action trap

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[haabjã] n. chest

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[haace] adj. sad; heart-breaking

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[haʎã hamã] n. Redflower Ragleaf; Fireweed (Crassocephalum crepidioides)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: syn. genda hamañ

[harpũ] n. inner thigh

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[harù] n. lung

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[heeʎiɁ] adj. cool, in a pleasant way

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Dialect: syn. habuñ

[heme] v. promise; vow; pledge

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[hẽdi] adj. thoughtful

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[hoɁjo-hoɁci] v. mixed up; mingle; intermingle; amalgamate

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Dialect: syn. ho’gyo-ho’fo

[hurbu] n. pipe, usually of bamboo or wood, to conduct water from one field to the other

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: var. hubur

[hũkiɁ] v. bend; stoop

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Dialect: var. hoñki’

[hɨki] n. stillbirth

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[híi] v. chant; intone; incant

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[imo] n. paddy

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Dialect: var. emo

[ɉigɉiro] n. kind of a traditional shawl

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

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[kanɨ] n. one who sees

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[kaŋu-kare] v. discriminate; be biased against; be prejudiced against

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[kiluɁ] n. a small compartment in the granary usually for storng millet or agricultural implements

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[kõcì] n. dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. goñcì

[laɁbu] n. sleeve; part of a garment that covers the arms

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[laɁciɁ haɲa] n. small finger

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[laɁciɁ lɨpa] n. middle finger

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[lãcu] n. goiter; hump

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[lɨnɨ] n. big toe

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[lɨɨrɨ] n. edge; brim

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Dialect: syn. cirw

[magù] v. bellow as an expression of distress

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[mɨcì] v. copy; sketch; draw

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[mɨxoɁ] v. peel or scrap, of a wound scab or a bark of a tree

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[nakú] n. uncle, esp. maternal (term of address)

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Dialect: syn. aku

[narĩ-kari alo] n. Wednesday

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[neɁ] v. gnaw, as a rodent; nibble

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[neha] n. man; human beings

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[oha] int. interjection to express surprise

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[ohò] n. sharp bamboo stick put on the ground to prevent intrusion

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[paʎù] n. a variety of bird; parakeet

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[pagǝr pɨlo] n. second lunar month of the year; February

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[pamɨɁ] v. cut or chop into small pieces

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[pilã] adj. yellow

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[Pinɨ] n. Creator

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[pĩciɁ] n. mouse

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[posa] n. money (esp. coins); paisa

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Dialect: or. Assamese (Paisa)

[pũtu] adj. hump; ridge; bulge; swelling

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Dialect: ant. paka’

[pjaɁmĩ puʎe] n. a variety of traditional shawl

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[pjo] v. open (as eye)

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[pì] v. clap; pat; swat

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[ŋur] v. move something heavy using lever

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[raa] v. avenge; take revenge for

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[raɲiɁ] n. chain

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[reɁ] v. cross (a river); traverse; travel across

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[sabɨ] n. officer; a dignified person

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[sarɨ] n. teacher

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Dialect: Or. English

[sɨbĩ] n. goat

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[sɨmǝr] n. silt; sand

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[sɨjĩ] n. a variety of carnivorous animal

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[taɁɲó] adj. small (of flat objects); thin; narrow

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[tamù] n. a deity

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[tapjaɁ] v. untie

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[tarĩ] n. woven cane ring used as kneelet

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[tolɨɁ] v. pour something in

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Dialect: ant. toliñ

[topaɁ] v. pour something away

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[tɨɁ] v. pound, strike

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[tɨdɨ] adj. short

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Dialect: ant. wbyo’

[túpiɁ] v. break something fragile by kicking

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[une] n. wound

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[xaŋ] n. bed; cot

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Dialect: syn. saq

[xeɲiɁ] n. temple

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Dialect: var. xeñji’

[xoɁkó-xoɁpè] adj. disorganized; mess; tangled

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[xɨɁkoɁ] v. unbolt

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[jaɉi-jalo] n. soul

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[jaso] n. cane

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[jordĩ] n. upper portion of a hill

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Dialect: ant. yorko

[ɲaaɲo] n. honey bee

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[ɲalĩ] v. put one’s head out; peep out

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[áade] v. come close; approach

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[úì perũ] n. a variety of bean

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