Apatani English

[adĩ ceɁnɨ] n. barber

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[ahì] n. fruit

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[aɉĩbò] n. friend (used as both term of reference and address)

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[alì arã] n. bottom; base; lower part

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[alɨ́] n. a part of upper arm of an animal; lineage to whom a part of upper arm of sacrificed animal is offered

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[amjũ] v. grow (as an offshoot)

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[anu] n. younger brother

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[apã keemã] n. male dragonfly

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[artĩ] n. scrotum

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[asiɁ] n. nest; lair; den

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[baro-maɲã] n. traditional friends (esp. of other community or of far away places)

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[bãbã] adj. heavy or hoarse voice

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[be] v. fasten or tie

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[bjoɁdá] adj. bright; brilliant

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[bjoɁhú] v. brighten; light up; illuminate

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[cibjɨ] adj. smart; quick; agile

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Dialect: syn. byací

[ciɲuɁ] n. soot; impure carbon particles resulting from the incomplete combustion of wood

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[cuuku] adj. upside down

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[diixɨ] n. coarse sand

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Dialect: syn. swxw; súrù

[duɁ] v. throb; beat (as of heart)

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[dɨmɨ nanɨ] n. side dish

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[dùukũ] n. meeting; gathering; assembly; congregation

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[embĩ xãcu] n. cane or bamboo basket used as rice container

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[ʎãpĩ-cãtũ] n. protective deity in the household

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[gora] n. horse

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[gjuɲã] n. ritual performed to appease a malevolent spirit

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Dialect: ant. twgò

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

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: syn. genda hamañ

[hai] n. water

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Dialect: syn. yasi

[har] v. cut (esp. meat); dismember

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[hemjó] v. plan in advance; plan

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[hẽɉu-hemjo] n. character; disposition; temperament

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[hiɁtĩ] v. bash against something

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hiiɲiɁ] v. grimace; make face (usually in pain)

Speaker: Nani Anga,
Dialect: syn. hiicí

[hoɁ] num. catch with a loop of rope; catch with a noose

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[hɨri-hɨxo] n. dirt particles

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[ice] adj. few; some; scant; meagre

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Dialect: syn. icu

[ĩrɨɁ] v. meet; meet up with; run into

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[ɉoɁ] v. cut, lengthwise with a blade

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[kagɨ] v. learn (by seeing)

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[kapjó] adj. first

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[keemɨɁ] v. rub into powder

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[kooʎã] adj. round

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Dialect: ant. koofo’

[kosiɁ kosiɁ] pron. one after the other

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[kɨdi swbi] n. serrow

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[laɁdɨ] n. forefinger; a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of the outstretched thumb and forefinger

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[lohɁ] n. rope tied to the leg of a poultry as a mark of identification

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[loorɨɁlo] int. interjection to express hopelessness

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Dialect: syn. amw arwlò

[lulaɁ] adj. good speaker

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[miʎa bariɁ] n. whirlwind

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Dialect: syn. ro bari’

[mɨdĩ-kɨlĩ] adv. intentionally

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Dialect: syn. mwdiñpa

[mɨpiɁ] v. break something fragile like an egg

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[mjobja] adj. facing the sunny side

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Dialect: ant. myofi

[mjokó] n. open space outside the village

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

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[nasɨ] n. dance or. Hindi

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Dialect: var. nasu

[nitĩ] n. proverb

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Dialect: syn. nitiñ-hormiñ

[nɨɁjuɁ] v. prick; pierce

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[paxoɁ sudu] n. a long bamboo container for smoking spicy food

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[peŋu] n. a variety of bird; great barbet (Megalaima virens)

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[perũ] n. bean

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[poobɨ] n. disturbance due to certain practice or unfortunate incident

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[põsaɁ] adj. distinct; different

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[põtã] n. a section of village council

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[puhaɁ tarpĩ] n. rice root weevil

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[pur] v. pluck (fruits); remove

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[puɲó] adj. small (of spherical objects)

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Dialect: ant. purò

[pɨgja] n. great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

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[pɨlo huuto] n. moonlight

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[pɨsa] n. pine

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[pjajo paakaɁ] n. rectangular wooden plate

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[pjuɁnɨ] n. seller

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[ŋeɁpĩ] v. close

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Dialect: ant. qe’ko

[ŋɨʎã xɨko hamã] n. a variety of vegetable; centella; gotu kola (Centella asiatica)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[raɁ] v. bind; strap; fasten

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[raabúu] n. hollow

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[ro bariɁ] n. whirlwind

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Dialect: syn. mifa bari’

[rìda] n. he day after tomorrow

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Dialect: syn. rì alo

[saŋ] n. cot; bed

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Dialect: syn. xaq

[tadoɁ] n. a variety of yellow beads

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Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: syn. tado’ tasañ

[taʎa] v. listen

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[tai hamã] n. a variety of vegetable (Amaranthus spp.)

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[taiɁ tapĩ] n. corn

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[tali jordu] n. a variety of chili

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[tapa] v. hear; get news or information

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[tarĩ] n. woven cane ring used as kneelet

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[taruɁ] n. ant

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[tãkã] adv. drink or smoke for a long time

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[telĩ] v. push something out

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Dialect: ant. telw’ etym. teñ + aliñ

[toɁ] v. descend; go down; climb down

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[tolĩ] v. pour something out

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Dialect: ant. tolw’

[tɨleɁ] n. a variety of garlic

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Dialect: syn. tale’

[tɨleɁ] n. a variety of garlic

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: syn. tale’

[xãxã-dɨrã] adv. firmly; fervently; forcefully

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Dialect: syn. xañxañ

[xẽɉiɁ amú] n. hair on the temple

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[xẽtɨ pakù] n. ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis)

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[japĩ hulo] n. nose plug

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[ɲoo] letter name z ɲoo the letter representing ɲ in the Apatani alphabet

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[ɲimũ] n. young woman

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[áɉù-amjò] n. appearance; image

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Dialect: syn. ájùu-amyò

[úì atúu] n. forest bug

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