Apatani English

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

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[adĩ dĩpúu] n. white or grey hair

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[aʎí] n. bow

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[ahi] n. tooth

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[alo] n. day

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[amú] v. to tell a lie

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[apaɁ] v. to give up; to let go

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Dialect: syn. opa’

[apĩ pɨcã] n. pot for cooking rice

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[apáa] adj. young; immature

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[arɨɨ] n. bundle (esp. of bamboo)

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[axeɁ] n. kidney

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Dialect: var. arxe’

[babó] n. ceremonial pole of the Apatanis erected on the eve of the Myoko festivals

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[bade] n. ceiling rack for storing meat syn. yo bade; xaci

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Dialect: syn. yo bade; xaci

[baltiŋ] n. bucket

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[balu] n. garden

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[buʎú] n. tadpole

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[bjaako] n. kind of edible berry

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[bjako] n. common term for berries

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[cãtũ] n. primordian protective deity of the Apatanis

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[ceeda] part. almost; close to

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[ciɁ] v. hold (with both arms)

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[cixɨ-cixo] n. a variety of bird; black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

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[cuuɲi] n. water beetle

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Dialect: syn. yasi anw

[daci mida] n. mida of lesser variety

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Dialect: ant. datw mida

[dãlò] v. beat something down; cause to fall by beating

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Dialect: syn. dañte’

[diikoɁ] n. hard soil; lumps of soil

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[doodu] n. drop

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

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Dialect: var. dór

[dɨdɨɁ] adj. poisonous

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[dùukũ] v. sit together

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

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[empu] n. a variety of white rice, usually late ripening

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[empjã] n. grain for poultry

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[endi] n. rice plant; rice seedling

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[ẽtɨ pɨlò] n. tenth lunar month; October

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[ʎeɁbe] n. larva of water beetle

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Dialect: syn. bukofe’be

[ʎóo] v. collect, esp. firewood

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[guɁpi] v. lie face down

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[gɨɁi] v. fall down (from standing position)

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[gɨɨɲó] adj. small (of a basket)

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Dialect: ant. gwwrò

[hadɨ] n. anger

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[heɁdú] n. pork intestine along with attached fat; such meat of sacrificed animals traditionally offered to the eldest living sister by the younger ones.

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Dialect: syn. pidú

[hɨri] n. small particle of dirt

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[iɉa] int. interjection to express repugnance

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Dialect: syn. iza

[ĩɉó-mɨɉó] n. wage; earning

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[ɉola] n. bag

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[kar] v. emerge (of the moon)

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[keele] n. an agricultural implement of short pointed bamboo chisel used for weeding

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[kobja] adj. generous; altruistic; forthcoming; quick in giving

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[kɨ] v. punch; jab

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[kɨdi swbi] n. serrow

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[laɁpjo] n. palm

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[lukã] v. speak for a long time

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[lulaɁ] adj. good speaker

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[lupá-luma] v. speak without a purpose; speak carelessly

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[lɨpja] n. shin

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[muɁgo] n. outlet in a paddy field

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[mɨbjú] v. offend (by doing something)

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[mɨdĩ-kɨlĩ] adv. intentionally

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Dialect: syn. mwdiñpa

[mɨʎo] n. flame

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[mɨko-mɨpe] v. disrupt; distract; disturb

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[mɨpuɁ] v. cover

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[mɨjo] v. mix; blend

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[nala pakaɁ] n. drain

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Dialect: syn. nala

[nelɨɁ] v. send somebody in

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Dialect: ant. neliñ

[nɨtepa] pron. why

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Dialect: var. nwmopa syn. nwmpa

[paɁkǝr] v. encircle; surround; enclose

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[padɨɁ hamã] n. a variety of vegetable

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Dialect: syn. padw’

[pakú] adj. bent; twisted; crooked

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[pamɨɁ] v. cut or chop into small pieces

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[paroɁ pɨha] n. basket of bamboo splits where chicks hatch

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[pẽ] v. bequeath

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Dialect: var. piñ

[piɁreɁ] v. sharpen; hone; whet

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[pĩbè] n. snow

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Dialect: var. peñbè

[pulu] adj. white

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[pɨta sihɁ] n. puddle or pond where birds gather to drink water

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[pjú] v. beguile; entice; lure

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[párpĩ] v. screw close

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[pé] v. distribute; dole out; apportion; allocate

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[ri] v. read

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Dialect: Or. Assamese

[ribo] v. throw something across

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[rui] n. ear wax

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Dialect: syn. yarú rui

[sɨxá] n. an altar

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[tacì] n. crab

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[tadǝr] n. parasitic worm

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[taʎũ] n. tapeworm larvae

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[tagì] n. sickle

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[taiɁ tapĩ] n. corn

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[tamì] n. weed

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[tapǝr] n. an element of babo

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Dialect: var. twpvr

[taruɁ] n. ant

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[taxũ] n. a bamboo fish trap

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Dialect: syn. tajvr

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

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[une cẽxo] n. crust over a wound

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[ɨɨ] letter name w ɯɯ the letter representing ɯ in the Apatani alphabet

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[xaarũ agjã] n. altars for the xaruñ god

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[xei áʎò] n. cinnamon bark

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[xẽɉiɁ amú] n. hair on the temple

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[jabĩ] n. a variety of bamboo (Cephalostachium capitatum)

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[jaciɁ] v. close (a sliding door)

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