Apatani English

[abúu] n. a cylinderical structure

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Dialect: ant. aro’

[adĩ] v. add; include; incorporate; admix

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[amiɁ aɉã] n. one who cries easily

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[amí-abã] n. elders

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[anoo] adv. very; extremely; awfully

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[apáa] adj. young; immature

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[apì-ara] n. clapping

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[asó] n. length

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[atú-kahè] n. size

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[auɁ] n. traditional red cane belt

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[axeɁ] n. kidney

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Dialect: var. arxe’

[aɲã] n. year

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[aì] adj. heavy

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[buuì] n. rat dropping

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[bée] v. chant; invoke

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[caãcú] n. cooking tripod

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[cicĩ] n. loin loom

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[cixo] adj. clever; smart; successful person

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[cuukiɁ] n. metallic poker; safety pin

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Dialect: syn. ufañ kuti

[daɲi alo] n. Sunday

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[daɲi cago] n. east

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Dialect: syn. haaci

[didu] n. liquid container of bamboo

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Dialect: syn. dije’

[ditĩ] n. cliff; ravine

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[doomu] adj. cloudy; overcast

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[dùu] v. sit

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[ektor] n. actor

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Dialect: or. English

[ʎǝǝ] letter name f ʎʌʌ the letter representing ʎ in the Apatani alphabet

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[go] v. fly; soar

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[gõdu] n. arbitration; mediation; mediator

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[haatĩ bɨlĩ] adv. satisfactorily; confidently; convincingly

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[harpũ] n. inner thigh

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[heɁ] v. dig (esp. with a tool)

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[hiɁsu-hoɁsu] adj. nonplussed; disconcerted; stumped; at a loss

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[hiɁxɨɨ] v. wring; twist

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[hɨɨbo] n. bull

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[hɨɲã] v. be shy

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[ipũ-tarũ] n. a variety of caterpillar

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[iŋè] n. a variety of taro

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[ĩbò] v. follow; go along with somebody

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[ɉeɁbiɁ] n. mud; swampy area

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[kanulo] n. weekdays

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[keɁ] v. put on cloth (esp. blankets, quilts or shawls); cover; overspread; overlay

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[kinɨ] n. bitch

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[koju tapjo] n. coccyx; tail bone

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[laɁca] n. handicap of the hand; disability of the hand

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[laɁpó kupù] n. biceps; muscle on the arm

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[laŋe] num. hundred

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[laxɨɁ] adj. cold

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Dialect: ant. gubu’

[lunù-luna] v. speak in vain

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[lupaɁ] v. criticize; denounce; condemn; speak ill of someone

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[miɁɉũ] adj. lethargic or inactive (of a person)

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[milo rɨɉì] n. a variety of fern used in the construction of altars (Diplazium esculentum)

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[muɉa] n. socks

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mɨkĩ] v. show how something is done; demonstrate

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[mɨxè] v. do something forcefully

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[mɨjaɁ] v. interfere; encroach

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

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[nẽsu] v. jostle; scramble

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[nunukɨɁ] pron. yours; second person plural pronoun, genitive case

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[nɨmpa] pron. why

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Dialect: var. nwmopa syn. nwtepa

[paɁlo] v. toss down

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Dialect: ant. pa’ca

[pacoɁ] n. head of a stream

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[pagi jaru] n. Common hoopoe (Upupa epops)

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[piiʎa] n. ritual performed to propitiate pìfá úì

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[piro] n. swampy land; marshy area

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[pɨlo kobjã] n. a variety of bangle

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[pjaɁse] v. wash by splashing water

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[pjàpaɁ] v. destroy and remove a structure

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[reɁke abja] n. ladder leading to the ceiling

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Dialect: syn. re’ke re’bya

[reɁke ubúu] n. the opening to give access to the ceiling space

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[ripó-rílo] adj. striped; streaked; variegated

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Dialect: syn. rimyo’-riso

[ro bariɁ] n. whirlwind

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Dialect: syn. mifa bari’

[sabɨ] n. officer; a dignified person

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[saʎó] n. a variety of tree; Fragrant Himalayan Champaka (Michelia champaca)

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[sãsũ] n. plantation

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Dialect: syn. sadi; salw

[siĩbo] n. large-sized larvae of dragonfly

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Dialect: syn. tasiñ siñbo

[soɁko] n. jaw

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[soli] n. a sacrificial share of meat comprising of hind leg

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[soxã] n. trophy; memento (esp. of special achievements)

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[supjuɁ] n. drain water

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[sɨlɨ] n. Large Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha)

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[sɨpǝr] n. pond

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[sɨxɨ̀] n. porcupine

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Dialect: syn. swxẁ puxẁ

[sɨɲã] n. this year

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[taʎa] v. listen

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[tamù] n. a deity

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[tanĩ] n. variety of a plant; wild sesame (Perilla frutescens)

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Dialect: var. twniñ

[tatá] adj. color pattern of mithun bull, described as overall black with a white spots on either side

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[tajã] n. bee (single)

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[tɨxe] n. louse

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Dialect: var. taxe

[xapo] n. bamboo rack above the fireplace

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[xõcã] n. corner

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[xɨbo larĩ] n. millipede

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[xɨnɨ̃] adj. costly; valued

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[xɨɨ] v. boil; cook

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[jaɁpu-jaɁlã] n. a variety of Muruñ festival considered to be of higher status

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[jagɨ] n. cane or bamboo basket

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[jalã] n. stone

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[ɲaŋa] v. put one’s head in

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[ɲimaɁ] n. war; enemy

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