Apatani English

[aʎã jaŋo] num. fifty

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[ahĩ] n. gold

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[ahu-apo] n. body; torso

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Dialect: syn. ahu

[akì ipaɁ] n. faeces of dogs

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[amí-abã] n. elders

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[arò kõci] n. dawn

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[asó] n. length

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[ataɁ] n. stinger (on a bee)

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Dialect: var. wta’

[axóo] n. stalk; stem

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[beɁpaɁ-beɁjaɁ] adj. reckless; impulsive; impetuous

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[bejũ] n. tomato; potato

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Dialect: var. byayuñ

[boha] n. cane rope tied to a babó for acrobatic game; acrobatic game played on the rope

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

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[bjarbó] v. jump across

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[cẽxo] n. scab (of a wound); crust

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[dùuko] n. place of residence; sitting place

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[eem] int. yes

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[eʎã] n. ear of grain

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[ʎíi] v. slither (as snakes do)

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[goobɨ-cibɨ] v. preserve; protect; safeguard

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[haajã] n. pulp; core; inner position

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[iŋɨ-ĩxeɁ] v. move around

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[itú] adj. small; short

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[ɉaãtu] adj. fat; plump; chubby

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[ɉuka] v. measure, esp. weight

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Dialect: esp. weight

[kaco kapaá] adv. dirty; soiled; smeared; filthy

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[kakĩ] v. show; display; exhibit

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[kamó] n. bribe; kickback; inducement

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[kapi] v. eat up; finish eating

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[katú] v. watch from a distance

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[kɨmĩ talo] n. a variety of brass plate

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[kɨra] n. a variety of tree; oak tree (Lithocarpus dealbata)

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[laɁcã] n. ring

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[laɁpù] v. close the hand to make a fist

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[lake] v. to cross legs

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[lãcã] adj. red

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[leɁbeɁ] v. flap (wings) with helplessness

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[lembo] n. road

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Dialect: var. leñbo

[luxoɁ] v. disagree; express different opinion

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[lɨca] n. lame

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[lɨmĩ lahĩ] n. blessing; gift (esp. of prosperity, wisdom or knowledge)

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[lɨpa] n. middle; center

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[mikĩ] n. title used for dead males

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Dialect: ant. misi

[mirɨɁ jalã] n. grinding stone for millet

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[murù] n. torch; flambeau

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[mɨgó] n. hearth; fireplace

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[mɨpjò] adj. easy (to do); good to do

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[mjamja pɨro] n. plated bamboo basket for storing the myamya brass plate

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[nɨtãpà] pron. how

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[néesu] n. wrestling

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[oɲiɁ-rɨɲiɁ] adj. cute; small and beautiful

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[pacuhe] n. measure worth of a chicken or paddy in a pacu yagw

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[paduɁ] v. damage by cutting

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[paʎò] n. patch; piece

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[paɉaɁ] adj. torn; tattered

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Dialect: syn. paja’ paya’

[paɉeɁ] n. duck

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[pakù] n. pigeon

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[parɨ] v. rotate

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[paju lopa] n. long stick the end of which is covered with glue (payu)

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[pee] v. chant producing a characteristic sound “ho ho…”

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[pẽ] v. bequeath

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Dialect: var. piñ

[pila sudu] n. bamboo container for storing pila

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[poŋe-poŋe] adj. varied; diverse

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[põtã] n. a section of village council

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[puca] v. float (on water)

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Dialect: ant. puha

[puʎe] n. cloth

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[puɲũ] adj. normal; typical; usual

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[pɨha] n. a variety of bamboo basket

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[pɨlo kobjã] n. a variety of bangle

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[pɨló] n. lever

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[pjaɁse] v. wash by splashing water

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[ŋɨʎã] n. variety of a fish considered sacred by the Apatanis

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[sadǝr] n. conical shaped bamboo filter

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Dialect: syn. o sadvr

[sardĩ] n. short-cut

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[sipũ] n. recently; these days

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[sorɉĩ] v. stretch straight; straighten out

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[sukũ] n. well; spring

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[sɨbi] n. monkey

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[sɨʎoɁ] n. river bank; beach

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[sɨlɨɁ] n. water container of bamboo

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[sɨɨ atúu] n. calf

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[sɨɨ hɨbo] n. ox

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[taar] n. wire; cable; power line

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[taiɁ sɨtĩ] n. epileptic fit

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[takǝr] n. sputum

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Dialect: var. cukvr

[tasã] n. ornament

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[taɲó] adj. small in number; few in numbers

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Dialect: syn. tozó ant. tarò

[teɁdaɁ] v. lean against something

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[to] v. pour

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Dialect: syn. tii

[tõkĩ] v. display

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[turcã] n. post; pillar

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Dialect: var. torcañ

[ɨ̃co] int. expression of agreement

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[xaa] v. collect; collect contributions

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Dialect: syn. mya

[xeɲiɁ] n. temple

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Dialect: var. xeñji’

[jata] adj. color pattern of she-mithun, described as overall black with a white spots on either side

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[ɲãpo tasĩ] n. prawn

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[ɲibo] n. guest

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[ɲibja] adv. fast; quick

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[ápì] v. dry

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[úì ácì] v. dive inside water

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