Apatani English

[aci-aʎá] adj. precarious; critical

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[adĩ ceɁnɨ] n. barber

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[aʎóo gõsò] n. mantis

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Dialect: var. afóo koñsò

[ahaɁ] v. hang something

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[akì kíicú] n. puppy

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[akì taxɨ] n. flea

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Dialect: var. akì twxè

[alũ] v. surprise, shock

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[anu] n. younger brother

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[apĩ] n. cooked rice

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[apĩ pɨcã] n. pot for cooking rice

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[apju] v. spead (a mat) on the floor

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[ariɁ] v. choke; retch

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[arè] adj. loose; not fixed tightly or firmly

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[ajóo ɲacù] n. upper lip

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[baʎa] n. slope; slant; downslope

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[bisǝr abíi] n. Black and white Apatani traditional skirt

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[buukò] n. a variety of large jungle rat

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[bɨrĩ] n. python (Python molurus)

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[bjací] adj. smart; quick; agile

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Dialect: syn. cibyw

[bjáa] v. roast; grill

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[ciɁpi] n. wooden door frame

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[darɨɁ] adj. clean; pure; clear

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[doomu] adj. cloudy; overcast

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[dormaa] n. salary; wage

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[dɨpjoɁ] v. eat something to add taste to a meal

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[ʎaɁco] n. tiny metal bell

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Dialect: syn. za’co

[gaɁpo] v. hold something at its base

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Dialect: ant. ga’ce

[gõ] v. utter; emit

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

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[haapĩ] n. fog; mist

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Dialect: syn. haapiñ tagyañ

[hemó] v. suspect; doubt; distrust

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[hẽbjã] adv. ample; sufficient; adequate

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[hẽco] n. titillation

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[hɨbjɨ] n. bamboo branch

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[imoɁ pɨlo] n. twelfth lunar month of the year; November-December

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[iɲa] int. interjection to express repugnance

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Dialect: syn. ija

[ɉomɨɁ] n. cloud

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

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[kapjóɉaɁpa] adv. firstly

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[kaŋu-kare] v. discriminate; be biased against; be prejudiced against

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[koɁbu] n. traditional relationship usually the maternal uncle to whom a portion of the sacrificial animal is offered

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Dialect: syn. ko’bw

[kone abiɁ] pron. everyone

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[kooʎã] adj. round

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Dialect: ant. koofo’

[koopja] n. lower back

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[kootú] v. stand in a stooping posture

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[kɨɲiɁ] adj. cruel; brutal; fiendish; ruthless

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[laɁta] v. open the hand; unclench the fist

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[lãcã] adj. red

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[lãcu] n. goiter; hump

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[leɁra] n. cane havershack

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[lembjã-lerã] n. crossroad; an intersection of two or more roads

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[li lilã] n. cicada (Cicadidae)

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[lɨgju] n. claw

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[lɨɨbũ] n. unnatural death, of a woman

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[ma] int. no; exclamation for negative response (esp. to a request or order)

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[malo] n. roof of a house

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[medǝr nelo] n. place of worship (Lit. ‘house of purity’)

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[miɉiɁ-migũ] n. traditional knowledge

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[modu-mobo] adj. rude; undisciplined; unruly

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[murpu] n. bonfire

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[mɨbjaɁ] v. hurt by causing burns

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[mɨcu] n. fire accident, esp. burning down house (s)

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[mɨdã] v. touch (esp. to cause pain)

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Dialect: syn. mwne’

[mɨdu-mɨje] n. strands of hair extending down the forehead, as often kept by young women

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[mɨlãɉa] pron. all; everybody

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[mjoʎi] adj. facing the shady side

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Dialect: ant. myobya

[nu] v. collect; accumulate; assemble; stockpile

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[nɨmopa] pron. why

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Dialect: var. nwmpa syn. nwtepa

[paga] v. spread the legs apart

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[pahe] v. pledge a property to the creditor as a security

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[pape] n. gap; intervening gap

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[paroɁ patǝr] n. cage for chicken

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[patã aɉo] v. hire a labaour gang

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[pee] v. chant producing a characteristic sound “ho ho…”

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[pẽɉi ciɁri] n. a variety of valued sword

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

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[posa] n. money (esp. coins); paisa

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Dialect: or. Assamese (Paisa)

[potuɁ] n. photo

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Dialect: or. Assamese

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

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[pudu appú] n. a variety of flowering plant; Indian oleander (Nerium indicum)

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[pɨta] n. bird

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[pí] v. bark

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[riri tami] n. a variety of creeper used as a vegetable; Chinese creeper (Mikania micrantha)

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[sapì] adj. flattened

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[sarxo] n. stalk, of millet

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[sãbɨ] n. branch, of a tree

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Dialect: syn. sanw aha’

[sãsũ] n. plantation

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Dialect: syn. sadi; salw

[sɨtɨ ahi] n. elephant tusk

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[tago] n. a variety of tree

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[tare] n. thorn

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Dialect: var. twre

[tasĩ pɨha] n. a variety of bamboo basket used for carrying vegetables or edible aquatic insects

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[telĩ] v. push something out

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Dialect: ant. telw’ etym. teñ + aliñ

[telɨɁ] v. push something in by finger

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Dialect: ant. teliñ etym. teñ + alw’

[tolɨɁ] v. pour something in

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Dialect: ant. toliñ

[xe] v. read; count

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[xú] v. measure

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[jamjo] n. color pattern of she-mithun, described as overall black with a white spots on either side

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[jasi harxɨ] n. whirlpool

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[jaxo] n. stick

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[ɲaɁɲĩ] n. fermented rice

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