Apatani English

[adĩ dilã] n. grey or red hair

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[aʎóo kõsò] n. mantis

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[agoo empũ] n. space between the entrance and the hearth of a traditional Apatani house

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[ahu ará] adj. naked; nude; undressed

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[aɉí sampjá] n. tray, usually of wood, used to move soil from one part of the paddy field to the other

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

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[aŋaɁ] v. tie into a bundle

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[arã] adj. close, of relation

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[arɉĩ] v. stretch (esp. one’s body)

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[aroɁ] adj. lucky

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[axor] n. letter

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[axɨ ácì] n. stomach pain

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[bukoʎeɁbe] n. larva of water beetle syn. fe’be

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Dialect: syn. fe’be

[bɨhĩ] n. a variety of tree

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[bɨpɨɁ] prep. under; beneath; below

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[cãtɨ] n. earth

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[cì] v. bite

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[daɲi somĩ] n. a species of legless lizard; Asian glass lizard (ophisaurus gracillis)

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[dompo turla] n. large bamboo glass

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[dopaa] n. a children’s game played with pebbles

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[dotɨ] n. sky

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Dialect: syn. mwdóo; yapuñ

[dui] n. tobacco

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[dɨnɨ-barnɨ] n. wives of brothers (term of reference)

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[dùu] v. sit

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[dùuhi] v. vacate a seat

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[dùukũ] v. sit together

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[dùumo] v. take rest

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[ʎiɁkũ-ʎiri] adj. wrinkled; crease; pucker; crinkle

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[gjoi tabú] n. common Indian monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis)

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Dialect: var. goi tabú

[gjooɁ] n. noose trap

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[haatɨ] n. west

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Dialect: syn. dazi áago

[hẽco] v. tickle

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[hẽpjoɁ] v. guilt ridden; feel guilty; conscience stricken

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[hẽxɨ] adj. scarce; meager; in short supply

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Dialect: syn. heñxw-miliñ

[ɉeɁ] v. soften; become tender on cooked

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[ɉirɨ] v. spin; rotate

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[ɉĩ] v. tie

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[ɉuɉa] adj. wet

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Dialect: ant. pitañ syn. juza

[ɉuka] v. measure, esp. weight

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Dialect: esp. weight

[ɉí] v. roll; spin; rotate; turn round and round

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[ka] v. see; look at

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[kaco kapaá] adv. dirty; soiled; smeared; filthy

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[kanu] num. seven

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[karɨɁ] v. meet; greet

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[kolã] n. pencil

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[kompjutar] n. computer

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Dialect: or. English

[kutĩ] n. traditional relationship

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[kɨmǝr] n. a person who castrates pigs

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Dialect: syn. kenná

[kɨri harnɨ] n. businessman; broker; agent; middleman

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Dialect: syn. kwri du’nw

[laama] adj. few; not many

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Dialect: syn. ice

[luah] n. dumb; mute

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[maɁbo] n. son in law (term of reference)

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

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[mɨniɁ] v. Injure a bit while doing something

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[mɨxoɁ] v. peel or scrap, of a wound scab or a bark of a tree

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[mɨjaɁ] v. interfere; encroach

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[mò aɲi] pron. they (two); third person dual pronoun

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[nãtĩ] v. close by pushing

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[neɁ] v. gnaw, as a rodent; nibble

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[nẽsu] v. jostle; scramble

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[nɨmi] pron. you (accusative); second person singular accusative pronoun

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

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[paroɁ lopa] n. stick to drive away chickens

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[pĩbú] adj. individualistic; personal

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Dialect: ant. búutw

[putu] n. mountain

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[pũtu] adj. hump; ridge; bulge; swelling

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Dialect: ant. paka’

[pɨdĩ xotu] n. metal skewer for hair knot

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[pɨha] n. a variety of bamboo basket

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[ŋar] v. laugh; smile

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[raʎúpjala] adj. absentminded; forgetful; distracted

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

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[rõ] v. burn; scorch; set on fire

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[rupĩ] n. earring

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[sampú] n. a variety of white beads of chank shell

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[sãtǝr] n. a variety of glass bead

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[sɨbũ] n. sheep

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[sɨʎĩ daʎi] n. this afternoon; towards this evening

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[sɨrɨ] n. bugle of horn, usually of yak horn

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[talɨ́ mjoko] n. land of the dead who meet with unnatural death

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[tapeɁ] n. leech

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Dialect: var. twpe’

[taŋu-aláa] n. honey

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[tar pɨta] n. peacock

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Dialect: syn. tarlar

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

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[tãxuɁ] n. leftover drinks

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[tusiɁ-tusiɁ] adv. one after the other

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[tɨ] v. offer

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[tɨɁdĩ] v. collide

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[tɨpe] n. tattoo

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[tɨɨ] v. chop, as of cutting down a tree

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[túcé] v. break something by kicking

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[ɨpɨɁnɨ] n. sweeper

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[xeɁ] v. put on dress; cover

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[xoo] v. stir

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[japĩ hulo] n. nose plug

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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[jo bade] n. ceiling rack for storing meat

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[ɲalĩ] v. put one’s head out; peep out

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[ɲiɁtɨ] n. a variety of maize

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[áakò] n. entrance; entry; door

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Dialect: var. háakò

[áamì atúu] n. kitten

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[áɉùu] n. appearance; image

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