Apatani English

[abã] n. elder brother

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[adĩ] n. head (anatomical)

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[agǝr] n. bundh; raised earthen boundary between paddy fields where millet is planted

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[ahi] n. tooth

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[ahi ácì] n. toothache

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[aɉóo] n. fare; wage

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[alaɁ] n. hand

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[ama] n. mother (term of address)

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Dialect: syn. ane

[amjaɁ] n. penis

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[atobo] n. father-in-law (term of reference)

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[axɨ ácì] n. stomach pain

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[aɲĩ] n. breast; milk

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[bade] n. ceiling rack for storing meat syn. yo bade; xaci

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Dialect: syn. yo bade; xaci

[baltiŋ] n. bucket

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[biilo] adj. long ago; bygone; erstwhile

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[buduɁ] v. sulk; get offended

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[buuɲó] adj. small cylinderical object

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Dialect: ant. buurò

[bɨlu-bɨlaɁ] adv. hurriedly; suddenly

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[bɨjo] adj. weedy; full of weed (of a field)

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[caɲó] adj. small (of pot)

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Dialect: ant. cáarò

[daɁ] v. stand; be there

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[dacã pɨloo] n. metallic crowbar

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[dema] adj. naughty; disobedient

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Dialect: ant. deñkí

[dema úì] n. evil spirit

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[diɉeɁ] n. portable bamboo vessel (esp. for carrying liquor)

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Dialect: syn. didu

[dĩxuɁ] n. skull

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[domĩ-doŋeɁ] n. fatigue due to change in weather

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[doomu] adj. cloudy; overcast

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[doxo-acã] n. corner in the house reserved for ritual altars

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[dɨpjoɁ-tãsoɁ] v. eat or drink something to break the monotony or to add taste to the food

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[dɨpjò] adj. tasty, to eat

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Dialect: ant. dwrúu

[díi] v. plant; transplant; implant

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[elã] n. a variety of red rice, usually late ripening

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

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[gaɉor] n. carrot

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[go] v. fly; soar

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[gõpjã] v. close mouth

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Dialect: ant. goñko’ syn. goñpiñ

[gulũ-gɨle] adj. lukewarm; tepid

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[gjuu] v. yell; howl; scream; shout

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[haadɨ] n. anger

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[harɨ] v. twist; turn

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[hẽɉe] v. trust; faith; confidence; belief

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[hor] v. dry; harden (as of paddy in sun)

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[hukɨ-makɨ] adj. impulsive; impetuous; reckless

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[hurtaɁ] n. wooden board used for filtering rice water from the cooking pot

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[hɨsã] n. grass; fodder

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[ii] letter name I the letter representing i in the Apatani alphabet

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[itú] adj. small; short

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[ɉarpĩ] v. hysteria; sickness caused by the spirit of a dead person

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[kagoɁ] v. overlook; disregard; ignore

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[kalo] v. look downwards

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[karmú] v. look with anger or disapproval

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[karo] v. spy; peep

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[kohaɁ] n. cricket

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[kɨle] n. river

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[lẽbo] n. road

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Dialect: var. lembo

[lulù-lugo] v. disturb by speaking

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Dialect: syn. lulù

[lɨciɁ-poɁdo] n. accident; mishap

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[martul] n. hammer

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mataɁ perũ] n. a variety of bean

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[mirɨɁ jalã] n. grinding stone for millet

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[mɨpaɁ] v. remove; spend

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[nasu] n. dance

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Dialect: or. Hindi var. nasw

[nãpaɁ] v. push something away

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[ne] pron. how much; how many

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[o pɨɲu] n. bamboo spoon used while cooking millet for preparation of liquor

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[ohò] n. sharp bamboo stick put on the ground to prevent intrusion

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[paaɁ] v. bargain; offer to buy something

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[patu] v. cut something into two or more pieces

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[paxɨɁ] v. cut to break or fracture bones in a piece of meat

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[pẽ] v. bequeath

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Dialect: var. piñ

[rutĩ] n. earring

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[rɨgɨ-raga] adj. lean and thin

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Dialect: syn. cwgw-caga

[rìi] v. mark; mark a line

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[saʎiɁ] adj. green

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[saiklo] v. bicycle

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[seɲi] n. rhododendron

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[sipũ] n. recently; these days

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[sulú] n. fence

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[sɨbjó] n. flying squirrel

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Dialect: syn. swcí

[sɨsida] adv. now

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[sɨtiɁ] n. letter

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[tadoɁ tasã] n. a variety of yellow beads

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Dialect: syn. tado’

[taɉu-rijã] n. variety of a plant; Job’s tear

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[tapúu] adj. a color pattern of a mithun, of overall white color

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Dialect: syn. yapúu

[tiɁ] v. rub; scratch

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[tõsǝr] v. advise; suggest; counsel; guide

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[tulí] v. copy; replicate; click (a photo with a camera)

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[tuulu] n. sub-clan

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[tɨxɨɁ] adj. curly

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[ukó simbja] n. rear balcony

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[une cẽxo] n. crust over a wound

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[xeɁpaɁ] v. undress; take dress off

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[xõdã] n. front or back wall of a house

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Dialect: syn. piñdañ

[xɨce] v. divide (by counting)

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Dialect: etym. xw (count) + tace (divide)

[jaruɁ] n. a variety of plant

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[jorsã] n. green chili

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[ɲaaɲiɁ] n. honey bee

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[ápù] n. sphere; globe

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[ásù-ale] adj. lazy

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