Apatani English

[adĩ] n. head (anatomical)

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[adú] n. noise; sound

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Dialect: ant. kúcì

[ahu-apo] n. body; torso

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Dialect: syn. ahu

[akì talã] n. dog of brownish color

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[alaɁ laɁpù] n. fist

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[amiɁ ácì] n. conjunctivitis; eye disease

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[amɨ arɨlò] int. interjection to express hopelessness syn. lorw’lo

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[apó] n. body

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[arcì] v. roll

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[arpɨ] n. bamboo crossbeam of a fence

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[artaɁ] n. portion; segment; section

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[aróo] adj. poor; destitute

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[asuɁ] adj. dud crop; fuitless; unproductive

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Dialect: ant. abiñ

[auɁ] n. traditional red cane belt

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[auɁ gɨgjá] n. waist

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[axɨ sáa] v. have loose motion

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Dialect: syn. axw har

[aì] adj. raw; uncooked

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[bahũ] adv. vomiting tendency; retch

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[baɉi] n. time

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[boʎo] adj. thin (of a flat object) ant. byañkvr

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Dialect: ant. byañkvr

[busuɁ] v. get loose; loosen; slacken

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[bɨro] n. yesterday morning

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[bíiɁ] v. compensate; make reparation; make amends

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[caãxá-diixá] adj. barren; unproductive

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[cẽxo] n. scab (of a wound); crust

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[ciirɨ] n. edge; brim

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Dialect: syn. lwwrw

[cortĩ] n. waterfall

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[cuuɲi] n. water beetle

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Dialect: syn. yasi anw

[daɁʎa] v. wait (standing); halt; pause

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[dapo] n. penalty; prohibition; sanction

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[dĩtuɁ] v. comb

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[dodĩ-dolo] n. world; realm

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Dialect: syn. doha-dolo

[embĩ] n. uncooked, husked rice

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[empjaɁ tijoɁ] n. silkworm pupae

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[ʎeɁpu] n. horizontal piece of bamboo holding the framework of a door

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[ʎi] v. become

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[gaɁpo] v. hold something at its base

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Dialect: ant. ga’ce

[ganda] n. country; land

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[gorɨ] n. watch; clock

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Dialect: or. Assamese

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

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[gɨɨɲó] adj. small (of a basket)

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Dialect: ant. gwwrò

[haŋɨ] pron. something; a thing that is unknown or unspecified

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

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[harlã] n. thigh

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[hɨmi] pron. that; third person accusative pronoun

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[ixã] n. trophy for recognition of achievement

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[kaco] adj. dirty; soiled; smeared; filthy

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[kiluɁ] n. a small compartment in the granary usually for storng millet or agricultural implements

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[kɨle] n. river

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[lulaɁ] v. speak well

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[lɨhĩ] n. toe nail

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[lɨrĩ] n. kneelet comprising of string of beads, esp. worn by priests

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[miɉuɁ miɉa] adj. cowardly; timid

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Dialect: syn. miju’

[milò] n. husband

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[mombati] n. candle

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mɨlã] conj. also

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[mɨnù-mɨna] adv. worthlessly; uselessly

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[nakó] n. portion of village (esp. the lower one)

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Dialect: ant. nami

[nãbò] v. help push; assist in pushing something

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[orĩ-pagĩ] adj. mixed color; stripes

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[pahe] v. make a dent by cutting

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[paroɁ pabjaɁ] n. young chicken

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Dialect: var. paro’ pwbya

[põsaɁ] adj. distinct; different

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[puca] v. float (on water)

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Dialect: ant. puha

[puʎe] n. cloth

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[puri] v. read; study

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[pɨɉoda] adv. later on; after sometime

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[pɨlo huuto] n. moonlight

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[pɨɨ] v. collect with palms

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[pìtaɁ] v. slap; spank; hit; strike

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[ŋɨ] v. move to and fro

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[rako] n. tortoise

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Dialect: var. rwko syn. samiñ rako

[rumali] n. handkerchief

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[rũgjaɁ] adj. crazy; mad; insane; not right in the head

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[rò] v. spy; observe furtively; keep an eye on

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[saɁpu] v. be confident; underestimate; underrate; confident

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Dialect: var. sa’po

[sar] v. denigrate; criticise; disparage

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[sã] v. push or stuff something

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[sihɁ] n. spring (esp. where animals come to drink)

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[suʎu] adj. empty (of feeling)

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[sɨtĩ] n. bear; Himalayan black bear

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[sɨɲã-sɨlò] adv. now a days; these days

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[tabu] n. snake

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[tahã-siɁ] n. mongoose

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[tarɉi] n. scorpion; centipede

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[tarò] v. listen secretly; eavesdrop

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[tasi] n. wall

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Dialect: var. tarsi

[tasu-tase] adj. noisy; boisterous

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[taxeɁ] n. a variety of cane

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[taja rara] adj. quite; deserted

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[tuubjú] n. edge

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[tɨpe] n. tattoo

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[tɨrɨ] n. forehead

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[ɨdã] n. spear

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Dialect: var. adañ

[ɨpɨɁnɨ] n. sweeper

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[xãxã] adv. firmly; fervently; forcefully

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Dialect: syn. xañxañ dwrañ

[jaabũ] adj. dull (of a person)

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[jamu muku] n. smoke

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[jamu mɨri] n. charcoal; embers

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[ɲã] v. move with the head leading

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