Apatani English

[aʎã] num. ten

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[aʎĩ] n. pancreas

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[ahi pyoɁsu] v. brush one’s teeth

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[aɉã-bɨɲǝ] adj. fragile; soft; tender

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[akée] n. food item used as a gift to express friendly gesture

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[apáa] adj. young; immature

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[arcì] v. roll

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[arò kõci] n. dawn

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[ajóo tɨpè] n. pumpkin

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Dialect: syn. e’pè, tápè

[ajúu mapà] n. in a short while

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

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[basɨɁ] n. bank (of a river); riverbank; shore

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[bjapuɁ] n. bamboo shoot

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Dialect: syn. behé, wtw rwbw, wtw bwrw

[bjoopǝr] n. a variety of headgear

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[bóo] v. pull; tug; lug; drag; draw

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[caarò] adj. big (of pot)

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Dialect: ant. cazó

[caãxá-diixá] adj. barren; unproductive

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[cuɁ] v. spit; expectorate

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[diigò] n. matter; issue; work

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[duɁ] v. offer something for sale; market

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[ẽtɨ tari] n. kiwi (Actinidia sp.)

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[ʎeɁ] v. roll something (esp. thread between the palms)

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[ʎego] n. threshold; entrance

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[ʎoɁro] n. sharp edge of the sword

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

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Dialect: syn. hafañ hamañ

[gi] v. operate a hinged door

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[gõdu apĩ] n. feast after settlement of a dispute

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[gõpĩ] v. close mouth

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Dialect: ant. goñko’ syn. goñpyañ

[hargó] v. overtake (esp. by running or driving)

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[hiɁxɨɨ] v. wring; twist

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[huã] n. back (anatomy)

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Dialect: var. hoañ

[ipaɁ] n. excreta

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[ĩdĩ-ĩkó] n. direction; way forward; way ahead

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[ĩgo] n. task; obligation to go

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[ɉáaɉi] n. aeroplane

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[kaʎu-kaca] v. fail to recognize

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[kalo] v. look downwards

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[kaxè] v. look in anger

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[keele] n. an agricultural implement of short pointed bamboo chisel used for weeding

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[koʎũ-kocũ] adj. imbalanced; fall down due to imbalance

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[kompjutar] n. computer

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Dialect: or. English

[koso] adj. lengthwise; placed lengthwise

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Dialect: ant. kopw

[laɁke] v. cross or fold one’s arms

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[lẽbo] n. road

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Dialect: var. lembo

[luʎã] v. imitate speaking

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[lɨxɨ̃] n. dirt on the feet

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[miɁbjoɁ amu] n. eyelash

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Dialect: syn. mi’be’ amu

[miikɨ] adj. belonging to others; not own

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[mɨciɁ] v. hurt the eye

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[mɨcì] v. copy; sketch; draw

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[mɨra] n. slave

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[mɨxu] v. demarcate; delineate; separate

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[mɨjaɁ] v. interfere; encroach

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[nǝǝ] letter name n the letter representing n in the Apatani alphabet

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[nunukɨɁ] pron. yours; second person plural pronoun, genitive case

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[oo] letter name o the letter representing o in the Apatani alphabet

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[pape] n. gap; intervening gap

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[paroɁ sampja] n. fowl feeding tray

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[Pinɨ] n. Creator

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[poi] n. residual fermented millet after preparation of beer

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[pũdeɁ] v. bulge; swell

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[pɨbjɨ] adj. cunning, clever, quick

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[pɨcã paakuɁ] n. kitchen utensils

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Dialect: syn. pwcañ swdu

[pɨdiɁ] n. fart

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[pɨju] n. news

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Dialect: var. puyu

[pjaɲó] adj. small, as a plot of land or a grain

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Dialect: ant. pyarò

[párkó] v. drill a hole

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[ŋarsi] v. chuckle; laugh quietly or inwardly

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[reŋe] adj. tired

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Dialect: var. reqw

[rĩbi] n. spider

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Dialect: var. riimi syn. wci riimi

[roɁpo] n. cock

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Dialect: ant. ro’nw

[rɨɁlo] v. pour a liquid down

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[saiklo] v. bicycle

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[sala bortaɁ] n. cobra; King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

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Dialect: var. sala burta’

[sãɉe] n. timber; wood

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[sãxó] n. smoke-dried meat

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[si] dem. this

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[sisa] n. glass

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Dialect: or. Hindi

[sɨtiɁ] n. letter

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[sárce] v. tear something into two parts

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[tahɨɁ] adj. hard of hearing

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[tarò] v. listen secretly; eavesdrop

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[tau jamu] n. firefly

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[taxxũ] n. countercurrent fish trap

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[tãxɨ̃] v. get drunk

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[tero jorsĩ] n. dry chili

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[toɲó] adj. small (of group)

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Dialect: ant. toñrò

[urú] n. family

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[uuko] n. hole

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[ɨpɨɁ nanɨ] n. broom

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[ɨ̃co] int. expression of agreement

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[xẽ] v. toil

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Dialect: syn. apó xeñ

[xɨɨtɨ] n. ascites

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[jali] n. fox

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[janu] adj. calm; peaceful; slow

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[japĩ hulo] n. nose plug

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[japũ genɨ̃] n. thunder

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[ɲimaɁ] n. war; enemy

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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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[áɉù-amjò] n. appearance; image

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Dialect: syn. ájùu-amyò