Apatani English

[aɉu] int. yes; okay

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[akì] n. dog

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[akó kõtɨɁ] adv. alone

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[alíi] v. bury

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[apã keemã] n. male dragonfly

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[apur] prep. among; midst

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[apũ] prep. among

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[asè] v. wash; clean

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[ataɁ] n. stinger (on a bee)

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Dialect: var. wta’

[aɲóo] v. be subject to a behavioral restriction due to a taboo.

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[baɁ] v. carry; transport

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[baɲo] adj. small flat object

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Dialect: ant. baarò var. barzó

[biiku-biʎa] adj. boastful; egoistical; vainglorious

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[burtaɁ] n. a variety of snake; cobra

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Dialect: var. borta’

[bɨso-kaco] n. forbidden; proscribed; prohibited

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[bjaɁ] v. hesitate; waver; vacillate

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[cajĩ-dojĩ] n. autumn

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[ciɁpi] n. wooden door frame

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[cíi] v. be extinct

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[dacã] n. iron; metal

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[darɨɁ pjabja] adv. clean; pure; clear

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[dasǝr] adj. free; without burden; unencumbered

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Dialect: syn. heñsvr

[dimu] n. hair (of head)

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[dui] n. tobacco

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[dɨsɨ] n. edible; food

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[gagǝr] adv. by any means; by hook or by crook

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[gikoɁ] v. open (a hinged door)

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Dialect: ant. gipiñ syn. gipyañ

[goŋe] n. one mouthful; one word

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

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[haɁ] v. bite off

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[haace] adj. sad; heart-breaking

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[harpũ] n. inner thigh

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[heme] v. promise; vow; pledge

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[hẽpaɁ] v. ignore; pay no heed to

Speaker: Nani Anga

[hɨbaɁ] adj. next; following

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[hɨgũ hamã] n. a variety of vegetable; Japanese parsley (Oenanthe javanica)

Example: Photo by Kanno Tage

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[hɨki] n. stillbirth

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[hóo] v. feed (esp. an animal)

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[hú] v. pound; pummel

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[iɁŋǝr] v. snore

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[kageɁ] v. look at

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[kẽ] v. injure; cause pain or discomfort

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[kẽte abíi] n. a variety of skirt of black and white color

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[koɁkɨ] prep. from

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[koʎũ] n. primordial time

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Dialect: syn. kofuñ kolo

[ku] v. ask for; beg; seek; request; solicit

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[kɨʎĩ kɨloɁ] adj. shining; sparkling; glittering

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[kɨle pẽbu] n. a variety of flowering plant that grows on the banks of the river

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: syn. kwle pemu

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

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[laɁpù] v. close the hand to make a fist

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[lace] n. a part of bride price which a close relative of the bride is entitled to

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[leju] n. a small path leading to a village

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[lo] post. with; by

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[luah] n. dumb; mute

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[lɨca] n. lame

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[lɨri pɨsa] n. a variety of pine tree; Himalayan hemlock (Tsuga dumosa)

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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Dialect: var. nwri pwsa

[mɨdǝr] v. rectify; do something correctly

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[mɨrɨɁ] v. assist somebody in doing something

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[mjamja pɨro] n. plated bamboo basket for storing the myamya brass plate

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[mjobja] adj. facing the sunny side

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. myofi

[nẽpũ] n. space outside the house on the left side

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[no ho] pron. where

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[nunumi] pron. you (plural); second person plural pronoun, accusative case

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[nɨɁrɨɁ] v. run into somebody

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[nɨtɨ apa] int. enough; that’s enough; interjecton to express satisfaction

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[paceɁ] v. clasp; clutch; besiege

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[pake] v. cross; intersect; crisscross

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[pẽbe] n. snow

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Dialect: var. piñbe

[pila] n. a variety of liquid dish obtained by filtering ashes of particular plants

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[pili] n. playground; open field

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

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[pooɲó] adj. small (of cylinderical objects)

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Dialect: ant. pooro

[poxe] n. a variety of beer considered inferior in quality

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[puca] v. float (on water)

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Dialect: ant. puha

[pjajo paakaɁ] n. rectangular wooden plate

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[púlĩ] v. flower; bloom; blossom

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[raɉi] n. plastic

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

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Dialect: syn. ripó-rilo

[roɁnɨ] n. hen

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Dialect: ant. ro’po

[saɁka] v. contemplate; consider; deliberate on

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[sãsũ] n. plantation

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Dialect: syn. sadi; salw

[siibiɁ] adj. shrivel; wither; wilt

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[sitã] pron. like this; this way

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[sohte] v. roam; travel for fun

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[subu] n. mithun; bos frontalis

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[subu ipaɁ] n. mithun dung

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[surúu] adj. deceptive; crafty; treacherous

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[sɨxɨ̀] n. porcupine

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Dialect: syn. swxẁ puxẁ

[tabe] n. sugarcane plant

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Dialect: var. twbe

[tabjo] n. a species of bamboo (Chimonobambusa callosa)

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[takuɁ kuli] n. cucumber seeds

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[toɁpjo] v. descend first

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[tooŋo puʎe] n. woolen cloth

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[xaa] v. collect; collect contributions

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Dialect: syn. mya

[xãxã] adv. firmly; fervently; forcefully

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Dialect: syn. xañxañ dwrañ

[xɨɁ] v. prod; pound

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[jordĩ] n. upper portion of a hill

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Dialect: ant. yorko

[juɁ] v. skewer

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[ɲadu-ɲabo] v. rebuff; brush off

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[áakũ] v. come early

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