Apatani English

[aa] letter name a the letter representing a in the Apatani alphabet

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[aamɨ] n. mango

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[abjá] n. ladder; stepladder

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Dialect: var. abrv

[aháa duɁ] n. heartbeat

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[aĩ] n. gold

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[apa-ama] adj. simple; artless; guileless; innocent

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[asiɁ] n. nest; lair; den

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[ba] v. vomit; puke; retch

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

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[cǝǝ] letter name c tʃʌʌ the letter representing tʃ in the Apatani alphabet

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[dali] n. dried pulse usually prepared as gravy and taken with rice

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[doolã] adj. brownish

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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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[ʎoɁli] n. hilt; handle or butt of a machete

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[gaiɁ] v. sing

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[gijã] n. cabbage leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. rugosa)

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Dialect: syn. giyañ hamañ

[gora] n. horse

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[gjotu aɉĩ] n. a variety of traditional friend

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[haame] adj. coward; timid

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Dialect: ant. haaro

[haasopa] adv. slowly; sluggishly

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[heŋiɁ-hemo] n. a short span of time; a moment

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[hẽɉǝr] v. save up; save for the future

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[hiɁ] v. feel; search with hand

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

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Dialect: syn. ho’gyo-ho’fo

[hor] v. dry; harden (as of paddy in sun)

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[huɁsi-rasi] adj. hot and humid

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[hubju] n. scum; froth

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[hũta-rẽta] adj. stifling; suffocating, of space; congested

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[hɨbjɨ] n. bamboo branch

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[háatɨ] adj. hopeful; confident; optimistic

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[iɁmǝr] v. sleep deeply

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[ikóo] n. underside; bottom

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[iŋĩ] n. purple yam (Dioscorea alata)

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[kasɨ-kape] v. ignore; pay attention to

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[kelaɁ] adv. good in writing; skilled in writing

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

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[kooʎã] adj. round

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Dialect: ant. koofo’

[kursi] n. chair

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[kuupaɁ] v. throw away

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[kɨciɁ] v. hiccup

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[kɨɲiɁ] adj. cruel; brutal; fiendish; ruthless

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[lamuɁ-laju] adj. pinkish (color)

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[lãpĩ] n. nape of the neck

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[leɁ] v. lop off

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[lobjoɁ tare] n. a variety of thorny plant

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Dialect: var. lobyo’ twre

[lodɨ] adj. short, of day

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[luɉu-lumjo] adj. manner of speaking

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[lɨdu] n. heel

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[lɨpĩ] n. upper portion of the foot

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[maɁlã] n. many; numerous; abundant

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[malo-kalo] adv. please; pray

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[miɁca] adj. blind

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[mihĩ] n. contribution (esp. in kind)

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[mò] pron. he; she; third person singular pronoun

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[nãkoɁ] v. push open

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[nẽbu] n. home

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[nẽdĩ] n. upper section of the village

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Dialect: ant. neñkó

[nɨ da] pron. when (future tense)

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[oha] int. interjection to express surprise

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[pabù] adj. swollen; bloated; puffed up

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[palɨɁ] n. de-weeding tool

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[parì-pagjò] adj. mosaic like appearance

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[paxè] n. mesh, which may be of wire, bamboo or cane; lattice

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[pajaɁ-gaajaɁ] v. attack; quarrel

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Dialect: syn. paya’

[pimpú] n. grains of cooked rice

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Dialect: syn. apiñ pimpú

[piro] n. swampy land; marshy area

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[poɁɉuɁ] v. crouch; cower

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[poɁlã] n. grass

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[potuɁ] n. photo

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[pulĩ] v. manufacture; produce

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[pɨi] n. solidified snot

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[pɨsa saaxu] n. pine cone

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[pɨju] n. news

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Dialect: var. puyu

[pjoɁlo] adj. prominent; illustrious; distinguished; notable

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[ŋaɁ] v. tie; bind

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[ŋɨi sɨpǝr] n. fish pond

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[raabúu] n. hollow

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[rahe] adv. serious; solemn; earnest; profound

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[roɁpi] n. a ritual of repentance after accidental killing of certain animals or human

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[supù] n. blacksmithy

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[sɨ] v. claw; scratch

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[taɁmopa] adv. strongly; bravely

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[taɉu-rijã] n. variety of a plant; Job’s tear

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[taku-tamu] n. a decorated bamboo stick used during penw procession of Muruñ festival

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[taja rara] adj. quite; deserted

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[tãkã] adv. drink or smoke for a long time

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[tiɁ] v. rub; scratch

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[tɨrɨ] n. forehead

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[uurã] adj. deep

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Dialect: syn. aarañ ant. uuxa’

[ɨbjoɁ] adj. long

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Dialect: syn. obyo’

[ɨɉã] n. sun

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Dialect: syn. dazí

[ɨtaɁ] n. stinger (of bee or wasp)

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Dialect: syn. ata’

[xe] v. force something

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[japĩ tɨpe] n. tattoo on the nose

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[japũ genɨ̃] n. thunder

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[japǝr] n. mortar

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[jaruɁ] n. a variety of plant

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[jarú] n. ear

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[jasi harxɨ] n. whirlpool

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