Apatani English

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

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[abuɁ] v. coddled; pampered

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[adóo] adj. distant; far; remote

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Dialect: var. wdo

[aʎóo kõsò] n. mantis

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[agoo imiɁ] n. hearth towards the front of the house

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[agjo] v. mix; add; combine

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[akì amù] n. dog’s hair

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[alĩ] n. ball; sphere

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[amiɁ miɁtĩ] n. eyelid

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[amo-ahe] n. dust (esp. those sticking on the body after working rice)

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[anu] n. younger brother

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[apĩ gaɁhĩ] n. ball of cooked rice

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[artaɁ] n. portion; segment; section

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[asã] n. north

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[ataɁ] n. stinger (on a bee)

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Dialect: var. wta’

[biɉe arɨ] n. bundle of bamboo

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[bĩpu] adj. round; spherical; plump; rotund

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[botoli] n. bottle

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Dialect: or. English

[bulũ-bɨle] adj. sickly, unappetizing var. bwluñ-bwle

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Dialect: var. bwluñ-bwle

[bɨjo] adj. weedy; full of weed (of a field)

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[bjakú] n. a child with developmental delay

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[bjapuɁ] n. bamboo shoot

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Dialect: syn. behé, wtw rwbw, wtw bwrw

[bíiɁ] v. emit sound; echo

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[caambjó] n. war; dispute; battle

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Dialect: syn. gyambo

[cuha] v. plunge; plummet; nosedive

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[dã] v. beat (with a stick)

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[doosiɁ] v. sleep together with head in opposite direction

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Dialect: ant. doopw’

[dɨri-hulo] n. prosperity (in terms of number of children)

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[dɨrɨ] adj. late; delayed

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[gaɁɉeɁ] v. soften something by grasping repeatedly

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[geɁ] v. stick; adhere to; glue

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Dialect: syn. age’

[gjoɁ] v. call; hail

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[haajã] n. pulp; core; inner position

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[heʎu] v. forget

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Dialect: syn. aháa ahw’

[hiɁ] v. feel; search with hand

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[hiɁtĩ] v. bash against something

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[hokɨ] post. from

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[huɁbĩ] v. sweat

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[hɨbaɁ] adj. next; following

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[iɁmǝr] v. sleep deeply

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[ɉihĩ] n. rag; scrap of cloth; dirty linen

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[kahó] v. get punishment for a sin; retribution

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[kakur] v. look back

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[kami] prep. at the back; after; rear of

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Dialect: syn. kokañ

[kanɨ] n. one who sees

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[kapaɁ] v. ignore; disregard; pay no heed to

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[karĩ] v. envy; be jealous

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[kooɉuɁ] v. hold one’s legs together

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Dialect: ant. kooga’

[kõcì] n. dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. goñcì

[laɁke] v. cross or fold one’s arms

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[laɁku] adj. sinistral; left (side)

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Dialect: syn. la’ci

[laɁpi] v. tap on the hand usually by a child to solicit a present

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[laɁtĩ] adv. forcefully; with strength

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[luɉu-lumjo] adj. manner of speaking

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[lulũ] v. frighten by speaking; scare; intimidate

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[marbolu] n. marble

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Dialect: or. English

[medǝr] n. purification; purification ritual

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[miikɨ] adj. belonging to others; not own

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[miŋo] adj. rich; wealthy; affluent

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Dialect: ant. aró

[mitai] n. sweet

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[muɁgo] n. outlet in a paddy field

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[mɨpiɁ] v. break something fragile like an egg

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[mɨpjaɁ] v. undo something; untie

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[mɨtĩ] v. obstruct

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[mja] v. collect contributions; collect

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Dialect: syn. xa

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

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[pakiɁ] adj. bent; curved

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[pamjo-taxo] n. injury; encumbrance

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Dialect: syn. pamyo

[paroɁ lɨgo] n. time in the early morning when the cocks crow

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[pe] v. switch; lever

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[pẽɉi ciɁri] n. a variety of valued sword

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[pobaɁ] v. hug; embrace

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Dialect: syn. pòoba’-pòola

[pɨha] n. a variety of bamboo basket

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[pjaɁlo] v. release captive fowls from the cage

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[pjo] v. open (as eye)

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[párxɨ] v. twist; spin; twirl

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[púlĩ] v. flower; bloom; blossom

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[sarxe sarse] n. a late ripening variety of millet

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[sãsũ] n. plantation

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Dialect: syn. sadi; salw

[sorɉĩ] v. stretch straight; straighten out

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[sukũ pɨtĩ] n. open space by a well

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[surúu doɲó] n. traitor; scoundrel

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[sɨsida] adv. now

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[tacĩ] v. understand; comprehend

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[taʎí] adv. sarcastic; ironic; sneering

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[takuɁ] n. cucumber

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[tapeɁ] n. leech

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Dialect: var. twpe’

[tarko] n. variety of plant used as antiseptic after burning it.

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[taxò] n. bamboo split used for demarcating land

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[tãxuɁ] n. leftover drinks

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[tipi] n. thumb impression

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[tooŋo puʎe] n. woolen cloth

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[ǝǝ] letter name v ǝǝ the letter representing ǝ in the Apatani alphabet

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[xú] v. aim

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[xú] v. cut off; prune

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[jaɁlã] n. boneless portion of red meat

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Dialect: syn. yo aya’

[jamuɁ] adj. ashy (color)

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[jasi paɉeɁ] n. water birds

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[ɲacu] n. lip

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[álò] v. dry

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