Apatani English

[abjá] n. ladder; stepladder

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. abrv

[aʎeɁ] n. door

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[aʎeɁ ago] n. doorstep

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[agoo imiɁ] n. hearth towards the front of the house

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[alo sudu] n. small bamboo salt container carried for feeding mithuns

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bjaací] n. space between the front verandah and the main space in an Apatani house

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. byaarañ

[bjaago] n. front verandah of an Apatani house

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bjaakã] n. space underneath the house

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[bjuhu] n. grave; tomb

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ciɁpɨ] n. frame of the bamboo sliding door

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[cuuxa] n. small bamboo container over the fireplace

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[daɁreɁke] n. lower rack over the fireplace

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. daare’ re’ke

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ʎeɁpu] n. doorlatch

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. arkonanw; fe’ko

[ganda] n. country; land

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[gartaɁ] n. paddy field in the upper portion

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. garpw’

[gorá] n. a section of Apatani village council

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[hubur] n. pipe, usually of bamboo or wood, to conduct water from one field to the other

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. hurbu

[hɨɉã apĩ] n. food contributed when a newborn baby is born

Speaker: Nani Anga

[háakò] n. entrance, entry, door

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[impjaɁ] n. cotton; wool

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. empya’

[kamra] n. room

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[karsĩ] n. kerosene

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

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

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[kursi] n. chair

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[kutu] n. oil; pig fat used as hair oil

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[kɨmĩ talo] n. a variety of brass plate

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[lace] n. a part of bride price which a close relative of the bride is entitled to

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[lãke] n. a cane loop used for restraining cattle

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[lemba] n. village

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[leju] n. a small path leading to a village

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[lẽda] n. path

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[lobú] n. a part of loin loom

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[malo] n. roof of a house

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mãpo] n. roof covering

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[midĩ] n. nursery for paddy; seed bed

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mjamja] n. antique brass plate

Speaker: Tage Yassing

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. nami

[nala] n. drain

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese syn. nala paka’

[nala pakaɁ] n. drain

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. nala

[nami] n. portion of village, esp. the upper one

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. nako

[nekã] n. toilet; latrine

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[nelo] n. household; independent house

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[nẽbu] n. home

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[nẽdĩ] n. upper section of the village

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. neñkó

[nẽko] n. lower section of the village

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: ant. neñdiñ

[nẽtó] n. a house on the main street

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. niñtó ant. neñbu, niñbu

[paɁga] n. long supporting post on both sides of a traditional Apatani house

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[paako] n. an element of babo

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[patuɁ] n. prison; jail

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[pili] n. playground; open field

Speaker: Tage Kanno

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese (Paisa)

[pota] n. paper

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[potuɁ] n. photo

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[põtã] n. a section of village council

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[põtin] n. pen

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[pɨdi mɨlũ] v. scare away birds from the paddy fields

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[pɨdi pɨʎiɁ] n. watch hut in the paddy fields

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. pwdi pwzi’

[pɨteɁ paɉi] n. motor cycle

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[reɁke abja] n. ladder leading to the ceiling

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. re’ke re’bya

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[rel garɨ] n. train

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[riɲo] n. rings of bamboo splits

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[rɨgã] n. edge; border; boundary

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[rɨpu] n. silver

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. rupu

[sabũ] n. soap

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: Or. Assamese

[sãda] n. long wooden post that support a traditional house on both sides

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[sãtaɁ ude] n. wooden house

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[simbja] n. balcony in a traditional house

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. siñbya

[sisa] n. glass

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Hindi

[sĩbja] n. balcony in a traditional house

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. simbya

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[subu arɨɨ] n. mithun horn

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[sudu] n. bamboo container

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[sukũ pɨtĩ] n. open space by a well

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[sulú] n. fence

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[tago alì] n. a wooden tricycle used a children’s toy the wheels of which are of tagó tree trunk

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tapǝr] n. an element of babo

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: var. twpvr

[teli] n. oil

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[tuuli] n. post; pillar

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[tɨko] n. money

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[ude] n. house

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ugù] n. fireplace; hearth

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ukó] n. back; rear

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[uskul] n. school

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. English syn. wskul

[ɨskul] n. school

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. uskul or. English

[xaarũ agjã] n. altar for the xaruñ god

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[xelo] n. ritual occasion in Myoko festival on which the gods are bade farewell, usually on the 15th day of the festival

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[xirki] n. window

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[xomu] n. ritual element of an altar

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[xõcã] n. corner

Speaker: Tage Kanno

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. piñdañ

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jaɉi-jalo] n. soul

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jalã pɨro] n. a small egg container of bamboo

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jalu] n. dispute; conflict; controversy

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jo asóo] n. strips of smoke preserved pork

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jo bade] n. ceiling rack for storing meat

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jo badè] n. ceiling rack for storing meat

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: syn. xaci; bade

[áakò] n. entrance; entry; door

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. háakò