Apatani English

[agjá] v. to place one’s hand(s) with palms facing upwards, as when receiving something.

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[amiɁ ácì] n. conjunctivitis; eye disease

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[apaɁ] v. to give up; to let go

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Dialect: syn. opa’

[apiɁ] v. feed (esp. fowls)

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[aɲè] num. two (term of reference)

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[balu] n. garden

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

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[bɨjo] n. yesterday night

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[bjoopǝr] n. a variety of headgear

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[corkɨ] adj. smart; strong; rigid

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[daɁ] v. stand; be there

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[danɨ] n. heavy wooden hammer

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[daɲi agjã] n. altar for propitiating Dazi (the Sun God)

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[dulu] n. the system of giving another person the responsibility of looking after a cattle

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[dɨgoo] n. food; eatable

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[ẽtɨ tari] n. kiwi (Actinidia sp.)

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[ʎoɁro] n. sharp edge of the sword

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[gaɁ] v. grasp; clutch; grip; grab

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[golu pakaɁ] n. dimple on the cheek

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[gja] v. dry (as of liquid)

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[haalo] n. August-September; ninth month of lunar year

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[haatĩ bɨlĩ] adv. satisfactorily; confidently; convincingly

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

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Dialect: syn. hefi’

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

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Dialect: syn. genda hamañ

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

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[harɨ] v. twist; turn

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[hẽco] n. titillation

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[hẽɉǝr] v. save up; save for the future

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[hilĩ] n. clotted blood

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[hoɁko-hoɁpe] adj. tangled; knotty

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[hoã alló] n. backbone

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[hubo-hulo] adj. almost; roughly equal

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[hɨsã] n. grass; fodder

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[hárgɨ] v. run away; escape; flee

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Dialect: syn. hágw

[hú] v. wake up; rouse; awaken

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[ikũ] n. beewax, used for joining broken threads

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[iŋè] n. a variety of taro

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[ɉa] v. toss or throw a discus sidearm, such that it flies through the air; cause an object to soar by throwing

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[ɉiɉe] n. truth

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[kǝǝ] letter name k the letter representing k in the Apatani alphabet

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[kaʎã kada] v. look after; help

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Dialect: syn. kafañ

[kaɉi] n. a variety of traditional dish

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[kakur] v. look back

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[karmú] v. look with anger or disapproval

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[kebaɁ-kela] v. hug or embrace in an intimate way; hug in a playful way

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[koju] n. anus

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Dialect: syn. iyu

[kurmu] n. grasshopper

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Dialect: var. kormu

[lãpɨɁ] n. shelter; camp (esp. in the jungles)

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[lohè] post. till; until

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[loxoɁ] n. a part of loin loom

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[loɲãdà] n. two years hence

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[luga] adj. talkative; loquacious; garrulous

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[luhɨɁ] v. stammer; stutter

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[lɨbiɁ] n. right (leg)

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[meɁtaɁ] adj. flat

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Dialect: syn. mata’

[mirɨɁ jalã] n. grinding stone for millet

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[mɨdã] v. touch (esp. to cause pain)

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Dialect: syn. mwne’

[mɨho] v. make a sign

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[mɨɉa] v. finish doing something

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[mɨlù-mɨle] v. disturb

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[mɨpaɁ] v. remove; spend

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[mɨɨ] v. heal

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[nẽru] adj. foul smelling

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Dialect: ant. neñpyo

[nɨji] n. an element of loin loom

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[pakù sɨma] n. fine in the form of a middle-sized mithun for stealing or killing a cattle

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[patã áttò] n. a member of the labour gang in whose field it works on the day

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[paxu] n. shell; scale

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[paxɨ] v. kill by cutting

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[poɁtũ pèerũ] n. a variety of bean

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Dialect: syn. amú pèeruñ

[puʎiɁ] v. peel off; strip off

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[pɨdi mɨlũ nanɨ] n. scarecrow to scare away birds

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[pɨʎe] num. four

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Dialect: etym. pwfi + he

[pɨtaɁ ahì] n. wild pear

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[riilaɁ] n. ray (of sun); beam

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[rimjoɁ-riso] adj. striped; streaked; variegated

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Dialect: syn. ripó-rilo

[rɨgoɁ] n. cane loop tied on the horns of cows or mithuns

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Dialect: syn. rwguñ

[rɨgũ] n. cane loop tied on the horns of cows or mithuns

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Dialect: syn. rwgo’

[rɨme] n. Nepalese alder (Alnus nepalensis)

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[saati] n. pine sap

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[sarlã] n. a variety of cane

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[sarli] n. millet seed preserved for the next season

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[sãxã meʎã] n. a variety of fencing plant; privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium)

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[sɨbjó] n. flying squirrel

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Dialect: syn. swcí

[sɨki] n. a variety of wild cat

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[taiɁ tapĩ] n. corn

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[tapĩ] n. a species of bamboo

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[tarsi] n. wall

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Dialect: var. tasi

[tasĩ siĩbo] n. large-sized larvae of dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. siñbo

[taxoɁ] v. disagree; disobey

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[taxɨɁ] n. head louse

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[tãru] adj. bad in taste (of drinks)

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Dialect: ant. tañpyo

[tebul] n. table

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Dialect: or. English

[teli] n. oil

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[uusǝr] n. exit of a hole

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Dialect: ant. uunw

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

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[ɨci riimi] n. spider

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Dialect: syn. riimi; riñbi

[ɨtaɁ] n. stinger (of bee or wasp)

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Dialect: syn. ata’

[xẽpi] v. dry by heating

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[jamu mɨri] n. charcoal; embers

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[jasi anɨ] n. water beetle

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Dialect: syn. cuuzi