Apatani English

[agoo empũ] n. space between the entrance and the hearth of a traditional Apatani house

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[agoo imiɁ] n. hearth towards the front of the house

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[akì-paroɁ] n. domestic animals

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[anɨɁ] n. hurry; haste; urgent

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[arã] n. bottom (of a tree or a bamboo)

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[asã] n. north

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[asĩ] v. feed (esp. liquid food)

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[asuɁ] v. sneeze

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[asǝr] n. splinter (of wood)

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[axor] n. letter

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[axɨ̃-amɨ] adv. confused; disconcerted; befuddled; dumbfounded

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[baɁso] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. wbyo’ ant. twdw

[barɲo] adj. small flat object

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Dialect: ant. baarò var. bazo

[beeɲì] n. term of address for two audience; term of reference for two persons

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[boʎo] adj. thin (of a flat object) ant. byañkvr

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Dialect: ant. byañkvr

[buupĩ sɨnɨ] n. twin; siblings

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[bɨso] adj. afraid; scared; terrified

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[dasǝr] adj. free; without burden; unencumbered

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Dialect: syn. heñsvr

[deɁlo] n. frame of a basket, etc.

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[didǝr] adj. fluent, as in speech; articulate

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[diɁju] n. marsh; swamp

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[diì] v. detach; peel

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[doodu] n. drop

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[dorgi] n. earthworm

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[dɨbe] v. eat to heart’s content; eat so much one cannot eat any more

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[dɨhi-dɨmí] adj. choosy about food

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[ʎoʎiɁ-cociɁ] n. rogue; an unreliable person

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Dialect: syn. suru dozó

[garu] n. pillow

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Dialect: syn. diñ nanw

[gjaasi] n. mother’s mother’s brother’s patrilines; portion of the meat traditionally offered to such relations

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[hẽɉu-mɨɉu] n. behaviour; conduct; deportment

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hiɁ] v. whip; lash; flog

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[hipja] n. front teeth; incisor

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[hɨki] n. stillbirth

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[háatɨ] adj. hopeful; confident; optimistic

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[iŋè] n. a variety of taro

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[kaʎu-kaca] v. fail to recognize

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[karpjaɁ] v. unroll

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[kooló] n. iliac crest

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[kǝ] int. okay; yes; affirmative interjection

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[kɨɉǝ] int. interjection of calling “lets go”

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[kɨra raadu] n. chestnut

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[lalala] conj. then; and then

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[lãgja] adj. (dog) with a white neck

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[lãpɨɁ] n. shelter; camp (esp. in the jungles)

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[lɨciɁ] n. toe

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

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[malo] n. roof of a house

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[mii] pron. others; not own; outsider

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Dialect: ant. áttò

[miikɨ] adj. belonging to others; not own

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

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[milo rɨɲe] n. a variety of fern used in the construction of altars (Diplazium esculentum)

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[mopla] n. muffler

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Dialect: or. English

[more pai] n. laughing thrush

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[murpu] n. bonfire

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[mɨbo] v. help (in doing some work); assist; support

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[mja] v. lull; console

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[nasu] n. dance

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Dialect: or. Hindi var. nasw

[nẽ] v. sniff; smell

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[nɨrɨɁ] adj. adequate

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

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[paɉaɁ] adj. torn; tattered

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Dialect: syn. paja’ paya’

[paɉi] n. two wheeler vehicle

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[paroɁ pai] n. poultry dropping

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[paroɁ pɨri] n. chicken coop

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[pasù] n. needle

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[paxu ruduɁ] adj. rough; scaly

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[pĩbú tuxa] pron. each and every person

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[popita ahì] n. papaya

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[puɉĩ] v. stretch; lengthen; elongate; make longer

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Dialect: syn. tw’jiñ

[pɨcã sɨdu] n. kitchen utensils

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Dialect: syn. pwcañ paaku’

[pɨcó] v. make offering to God before food or drink in the form a morsel of rice or a drop of drink

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[pɨri papù] n. water bubble

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[pjapĩ] n. early maturing variety of rice

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[riilaɁ] n. tendril

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[ripaɁ] v. throw something away

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[rugu] v. take care of security; guard

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[rupu] n. silver

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Dialect: var. rwpu

[rɨɁ] v. cut into pieces with sawing or slicing movement

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[rɨpu] n. silver

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Dialect: var. rupu

[rɨɨ] v. buy; purchase

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Dialect: ant. pyu’

[ríi] v. sew; stitch

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[supũ] n. world

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[sɨloda] adv. today

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[sɨre taxe] n. tick

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Dialect: syn. swre twxe

[sɨɨ hɨnɨ] n. cow

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

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[talã] adj. brownish color (esp. of a cattle)

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[tamù] n. a deity

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[tapɨ] n. an element of loin loom in the form of a rod used to tighten the threads while weaving

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[taɲiɁ aruɁ] n. corn ear

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[tõkĩ] v. display

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[tõrò] adj. small (of group)

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Dialect: ant. tozó

[tɨ] v. offer

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

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[janu] adj. calm; peaceful; slow

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[japĩ tɨpe] n. tattoo on the nose

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[jorxũ hamã] n. toothache plant; paracress (Acmella oleracea)

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[ɲimɨ ĩgja] n. space between the hearth and the wall on the right side while entering the house

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[ɲuu] v. prod as with a needle

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[ásù] adj. lazy; slothful; sluggish

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