Apatani English

[abaɁ] v. put a load; help carry

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[akɨ] int. interjection to express pain

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[akì kíibò] n. male dog

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[akì taxɨ] n. flea

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Dialect: var. akì twxè

[alǝr] adj. hard; firm; rigid; strong

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Dialect: syn. arlv

[amiɁ aɉã] n. one who cries easily

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[aŋɨ sɨco] int. interjection to express indifference; let it be

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. aqw; aga swco

[aroɁ] adj. lucky

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[aɨɁ] v. forget

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[bǝǝ] letter name b the letter representing b in the Apatani alphabet

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[baɉi] n. time

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[beɁɉi] n. injection

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bɨsi] n. traditional ballad; song; lyrics

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[bɨɨ] v. hold; keep; own

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Dialect: var. buu

[bjaɁ] v. hesitate; waver; vacillate

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[bjaaɲó] adj. narrow (esp. of path)

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[bjakuɁ taleɁ] n. onion

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[bíiɁ] v. emit sound; echo

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[daareɁ reɁke] n. lower rack over the fireplace

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: syn. da’re’ke

[dorɨ] n. winter

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[doɲaɁ] n. sunny day; cloudless day

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[dɨhi-dɨmí] adj. choosy about food

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[dɨrã-sãxã] n. a variety of edible berries

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Dialect: syn. saanci

[dɨriɁ-paciɁ] n. luggage; household articles

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[ema] n. dream; reverie

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: var. imáa

[ʎãso] n. metallic skewer

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. ufañ kuti

[ʎeɁbe] n. larva of water beetle

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Dialect: syn. bukofe’be

[ganda] n. country; land

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[gõpjã] v. close mouth

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Dialect: ant. goñko’ syn. goñpiñ

[gubuɁ] adj. hot; warm

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Dialect: ant. laxw’

[haaru hẽ] v. mourn; grieve

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[harɉeɁ] v. run over (esp. by a vehicle)

Speaker: Nani Anga

[harɨ] v. twist; turn

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hẽpũ-hẽka] adj. confusing; perplexing; complicated

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[hɨbjɨ] n. bamboo branch

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[hɨɲur hamã] n. a variety of vegetable

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hɨɲò] n. the ninth day of the ten-day post-natal confinement of a mother and newborn

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hú] v. wake up; rouse; awaken

Speaker: Nani Anga

[ɉarkĩ] n. jerakin; a container

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[ɉoɁ] v. cut, lengthwise with a blade

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ɉuɉa] adj. wet

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Dialect: ant. pitañ syn. juza

[kasɨ-kape] v. ignore; pay attention to

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[keemɨɁ] v. crush by rubbing

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[kẽte] n. quilt (traditionally made of several pieces of sewn-together fabric)

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[korɨɁ] v. carry a baby on the chest

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[kõtɨ] part. only

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[kupjuɁ] v. rinse (esp. a container like a pot)

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: syn. kupyu’ kusvr

[kɨra raadu] n. chestnut

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[laɁci alaɁ] n. left hand

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[luɉiɁ] adj. friendly; amicable

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[lɨpjo] n. sole

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[me] v. search; look for; seek; check

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[miɁjeɁ-goheɁ] v. signal; making gesture by winking

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[miɉuɁ miɉa] adj. cowardly; timid

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Dialect: syn. miju’

[murũ] n. first month of the lunar year; January; name of the festival celebrated in January

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[nãca] v. push something up

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[nẽru] adj. foul smelling

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Dialect: ant. neñpyo

[pǝǝ] letter name p the letter representing p in the Apatani alphabet

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[pacu jagɨ] n. a small cane basket used as a measure of grain

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[pagǝr] v. build or repair bundhs

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[parlĩ] v. crawl out

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[paroɁ pamí] n. fowl flee

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[paɲiɁ aɲiɁ] n. small rice grains that remain after sieving

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[pimpú] n. grains of cooked rice

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Dialect: syn. apiñ pimpú

[pipo] v. cut accidentally with something sharp

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[pĩcuɁ] n. bottle; elongated liquid container made from the hard hollowed and dried skin of gourd

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[poŋe-poŋe] adj. varied; diverse

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[pulúu] adj. white; fair

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[pǝrǝ] n. large cane mat used for temporary storage of paddy during harvesting

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[pɨgĩ] n. vulture

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[pjú] v. beguile; entice; lure

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[ŋeɁpĩ] v. close

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Dialect: ant. qe’ko

[rapɨɁ] n. a space underneath

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[rasó] v. position lengthwise

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Dialect: ant. rapw

[riɲo] n. rings of bamboo splits

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[sorò] adj. thick (of objects like a thread)

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Dialect: ant. sozó

[sɨgo] n. bridge

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[sɨre] n. wild pig; boar

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[taɁmò] n. a variety of tree; Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis/Rhus semialata)

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[taapjaɁ] v. unfasten or untie a knot

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[taar] n. wire; cable; power line

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[tappo] n. spinning knot

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[taŋu-aláa] n. honey

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tarú] n. mosquito

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[tuŋĩ] n. stump of a felled tree

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[tusǝr] v. straighten one’s leg

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[tutu popo] adj. impulsive; impetuous; reckless

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[tɨɁli tɨɁli] adv. frequently; again and again; over and over again

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[tɨmo] v. suspend; postpone

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[xeɁlĩ] v. take off; uncover

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Dialect: ant. xe’lw’

[xoɁ] v. crow (as a cock)

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[xáa] v. bark (of a barking deer)

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[jǝǝ] letter name y the letter representing j in the Apatani alphabet

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[ɲaanɨ] n. general term for maternal uncles

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[ɲiɁtɨ] n. a variety of maize

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[ácì-ahè] n. ailment; suffering

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[ámì] n. tail

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[ápù] v. wrap (into a sphere)

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[úì] n. spirit; god; devil

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