Apatani English

[a] int. an interjection at the end of a sentence to emphasize or reinforce the statement made

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[abúu] n. a cylinderical structure

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Dialect: ant. aro’

[agĩ] v. trouble; irk; niggle

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[aháa baɁ] v. hate; loathe; abhor

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[aɉǝr] v. to be playful as a dog waging its tail

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[alɨɁ] v. insert; put

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[apũ-aka] n. confusing state; doubtful

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[atã] pron. group; crowd

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Dialect: var. aciñ

[axóo pèerũ] n. a variety of bean

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[baabuɁ] adj. healthy (esp. of child); pampered

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[bẽ] v. vocalize (esp. of animals and birds); chirp; warble; sing

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[biɉe lẽda] n. path leading to or inside the bamboo garden

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[birã] n. stump (esp. of bamboo)

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[buɁ] v. multiply; proliferate; procreate

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[buudu-buugjá] n. household articles

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[bjací] adj. smart; quick; agile

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Dialect: syn. cibyw

[cĩ] v. know; comprehend; understand

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[corɉĩ] adj. straight

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[corkɨ] adj. smart; strong; rigid

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[ciku] n. pocket; pouch

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Dialect: syn. ciru’

[darɨɁpa] adv. cleanly; purely; clearly

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[deʎã-rɨcã] n. bell used by priest during rituals

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[dĩxo] adj. bald-headed; hairless

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Dialect: syn. duñxó

[dɨho-luho] adj. offending

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[dùuko] n. place of residence; sitting place

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[eɁ] v. shoot

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[ẽtɨ jagɨ] n. medium sized cane basket

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[gɨtu-gɨra] n. traditional relations and ways of life

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[haace] adj. sad; heart-breaking

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[habũ] adj. cool; cold in a pleasant way

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Dialect: syn. hefi’

[haŋɨ] pron. something; a thing that is unknown or unspecified

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[hoi] v. be; happen

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[hú] v. pound; pummel

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[iɁce] v. keep a night’s gap

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[iju] n. anus

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Dialect: syn. koyu

[ɉaapaɁ] v. toss away

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Dialect: syn. jarpa’

[ɉola] n. bag

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[ɉomɨɁ] n. cloud

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[kakur] v. look back

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[kanulo] n. weekdays

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[kapu] adj. similar; identical

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Dialect: syn. kapu-kalu

[kapũ] adj. strange; bizzare

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[kolò lohe] n. two days back

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[kɨrã] adj. hardworking; often

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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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[lodɨ] adj. short, of day

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[ludǝr] v. elucidate; explain; interpret; explicate

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[luʎiɁ-lume] n. recalcitrant; defiant; wayward

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[luɉiɁ] adj. friendly; amicable

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[lukó-lupè] v. interrupt; create confusion

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[naa] v. collect; gather; muster

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[nami] n. portion of village, esp. the upper one

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Dialect: ant. nako

[neli] adj. fragrant; appetizing smell

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[nẽcã] n. plot of land for home

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[nɨɁjuɁ] v. prick; pierce

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[paɁlo] v. toss down

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Dialect: ant. pa’ca

[pahe] v. make a dent by cutting

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[pamí] n. chicken louse

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

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[piɁ] v. sharpen; hone; whet

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Dialect: var. apì

[pike] n. a spicy traditional dish

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[poɁdo] n. accident

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[puʎiɁ] v. peel off; strip off

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[pɨdǝr] v. toss; lob

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[pɨɲe] n. chisel

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[rilo] v. throw something downwards

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Dialect: ant. rica

[runɨ] n. madman; lunatic; maniac

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Dialect: var. ronw

[rujó] n. a variety of cane earring

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[saŋ] n. cot; bed

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Dialect: syn. xaq

[sar] v. denigrate; criticise; disparage

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[sembo] n. a variety of wild cherry

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Dialect: var. semo

[seɲi] n. rhododendron

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[sɨmǝr] n. silt; sand

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[sɨni] n. sugar

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Dialect: Or. Assamese var. swzi

[sɨrɨ] n. bugle of horn, usually of yak horn

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[sɨtɨ bjako] n. yellow berried nightshade (Solanum xanthocarpum)

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[takĩ] n. cowrie shell

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: syn. takiñ za’co

[tano-gogo] n. snail

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Dialect: var. tano gorgo

[tariɁ] n. fern

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[taxó] adj. bald

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[taɲiɁ pamɨ] n. corn powder

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[tã] v. drink; smoke

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[tero jorsĩ] n. dry chili

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[tẽ] v. keep in place; place something

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[tipi] n. thumb impression

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[tɨnĩ] n. variety of a plant; wild sesame (Perilla frutescens)

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Dialect: var. taniñ

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

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[ǝǝ] int. yes; okay; interjection to express a positive answer

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[ɨci-padɨɁ] n. doodlebug

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[xa] v. peel; pare; skin; take the skin off

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[xoɁ] v. crow (as a cock)

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[xomu] n. ritual element of an altar

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[jai] n. variety of bamboo (Dendrocalamus hamiltonii)

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[jalo] n. shadow; reflection; echo

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[jamu muku] n. smoke

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[jatã] n. snacks; rice flour

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[jãko patɨ] n. lion (Panthera lion)

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[ɲaɁɲoɁ] adv. slow; sluggish

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Dialect: syn. za’za’

[ɲãbjũ] v. put one’s head into the water

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Dialect: syn. zañbuñ

[ágè] v. drain out (water from a field)

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