Apatani English

[aapu kai] n. showy; ostentatious (person)

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[abaɁ] v. put a load; help carry

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[abu-akeɁ] n. manure; fertilizer

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[ací-búrù] n. brothers; siblings

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Dialect: var. ací-baró

[aʎã pɨʎi] num. forty

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[aʎoo] n. tongue

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[ahi ácì] n. toothache

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[ahú] v. wake up; rouse

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Dialect: syn. mwhù

[aĩ] n. gold

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[alíi] v. bury

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[api-aláa] n. sap of a tree

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[apĩ pɨcã] n. pot for cooking rice

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[appú] n. flower

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[artĩ bɨlĩ] n. testicle

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[axɨ] n. comb

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[aɲĩ ɲĩpǝr] n. nipple

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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

[batĩ] n. hedge; cattle barricade designed for humans to climb over it

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[bidĩ] n. ritual hunting of monkey prior to Myoko festival

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[bjaarã] n. space between the front verandah and the main space in an Apatani house

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Dialect: syn. byaací

[corkè] adj. strong (as of taste)

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[daŋi] v. fall (from standing position); tumble

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[dãxo-paɁɲì] n. weapon

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[duɁɉo] n. commission paid to a sale agent

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[dɨɁ] v. have adverse or allergic reaction to something ingested

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[ẽtɨ tari] n. kiwi (Actinidia sp.)

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[ʎego] n. threshold; entrance

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[ʎiro toko] n. uvula

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[ʎòohá] v. jump in

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[gaɁtĩ] v. block by holding

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[goiɁ] adj. whole; entire

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[gõcì] n. dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. koñcì

[góò] v. hug; embrace; cuddle

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

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Dialect: syn. genda hamañ

[huɁ] v. shake; jiggle; agitate

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

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[hɨɉo] n. a variety of bamboo

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[hɨɲã] n. shame; shy

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[háatɨ mɨlɨ] adv. hopefully; confidently; optimistically

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[ɉihiɁ] adj. quiet; silent

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[kagoɁ] v. overlook; disregard; ignore

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[karɨ] adj. transparent; see through; translucent

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Dialect: syn. karw-kasi

[ke] v. write

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[kolĩ] v. throw out (from the mouth)

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[kutĩ] n. traditional relationship

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[lãcã] adj. red

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[leɁca] n. cane havershack covered with fibres from the bark of a particular tree worn during jungle expeditions or during war-related rituals

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[lelaɁ] adj. fresh; new

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[luko] v. narrate; inform; recount; tell

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[luxá] v. retort; riposte; dare; challenge verbally

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[lɨma] n. root

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[malo-kalo] adv. please; pray

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[mecú] adj. small; small sized; minor

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[miɉiɁ lãcu] n. Adam’s apple

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[milobo] n. male

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Dialect: ant. zimw

[miŋo] adj. rich; wealthy; affluent

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Dialect: ant. aró

[mohol] n. big house; bungalow

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mubu] n. ash; ash color

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[mɨha-mɨxa] v. annoy; pester

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[mɨkoɁ] v. open

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[mɨrí] n. charcoal

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[mɨxa] v. compete; challenge; contend with; vie with

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[mɨjã] n. a variety of plant used as tinder

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[mɨjù pɨleɁ] n. a priestly ritual object made of a bundle of feathers of peacock, hornbills and cock

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[mɨɲo] v. do something without purpose or for free

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[nar] v. borrow

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[nɨbju] n. textile

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[nɨmi] pron. you (accusative); second person singular accusative pronoun

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[padɨɁ hamã] n. a variety of vegetable

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Dialect: syn. padw’

[papú] n. puffed grain

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[pataɁ ude] n. house with roof of bamboo split

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[pombo rɨko] n. millipede

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[pɨta atúu] n. chicks of birds

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[pjaɁpuɁ] v. throw water at somebody

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

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[ŋɨʎã xɨko hamã] n. a variety of vegetable; centella; gotu kola (Centella asiatica)

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

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[raɉi] n. plastic

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[ribo] v. throw something across

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[riibu] n. a variety of fish; eel

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[rɨpu] n. silver

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Dialect: var. rupu

[saati] n. pine sap

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[sisa] n. glass

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Dialect: or. Hindi

[sɨgã] n. irrigation channel

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[sɨso] n. wild cat

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

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[takuɁ kuli] n. cucumber seeds

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[tasĩ siĩbo] n. large-sized larvae of dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. siñbo

[topaɁ] v. pour something away

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[tù] v. push

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[uskul] n. school

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Dialect: or. English syn. wskul

[ɨrã] n. storage space usually built outside the main wall of the house

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[xãxã] adv. firmly; fervently; forcefully

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Dialect: syn. xañxañ dwrañ

[xú] v. aim

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[japúu] n. a color pattern of mithun with overall while color

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[ɲagó] n. snout

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[ɲapaɁ] v. criticize; disapprove

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[áttò] n. owner ant. mii

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[úì ácì] v. dive inside water

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