Apatani English

[aʎeɁ] n. door

Speaker: Tage Kanno

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ali lembo] n. paved road

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[alĩ] v. make something round; wind a quantity of yarn or thread into a ball (esp. by using a kind of spinning wheel)

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[alóo] n. bamboo flooring support

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

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

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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

[biɉe lẽda] n. path leading to or inside the bamboo garden

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

[ciɁpi] n. wooden door frame

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[coʎo pakaɁ] n. small metallic plate, esp. to serve side dishes

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[cuuxa] n. small bamboo container over the fireplace

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Yassing

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ʎã] v. bless

Speaker: Tage Kanno

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ganda] n. country; land

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ganda-nẽcã] n. landed properties

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[gɨri] n. pigsty

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

[itì] n. a lump of solidified ash

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ɉãda] n. flag

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[ɉibu garɨ] n. jeep

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: or. English

[ɉompu] n. bamboo shaving used as a ritual element or a decorative item syn. some

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ɉu] v. winnow

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[kamra] n. room

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[keɁtĩ] n. thatch

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[kompjutar] n. computer

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. English

[kordu] n. way of wearing a cloth

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[laɁpã tuli] n. post of là’pañ

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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

[lembjã-lerã] n. crossroad; an intersection of two or more roads

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[leŋò] n. lawn; front yard; space in the village

Speaker: Tage Kanno

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

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

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

[mɨgó] n. hearth; fireplace

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mjopɨ] n. floor

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[mjoxa] n. bamboo floor

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[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

[nekã aʎeɁ] n. door of the toilet

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[nelo] n. household; independent house

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[nẽbu] n. a house away from the main street

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. niñbu ant. neñto

[nẽbu] n. home

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[nẽcã] n. plot of land for 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

[nɨbju] n. textile

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[opis] n. office

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. English

[paako] n. an element of babo

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[pamã] n. bamboo rack in front wall of the house

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[paroɁ pɨri] n. chicken coop

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[pataɁ ude] n. house with roof of bamboo split

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[patuɁ] n. prison; jail

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[pili] n. playground; open field

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[pota] n. paper

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[potuɁ] n. photo

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[põtin] n. pen

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

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

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

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

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

[pɨʎiɁ] n. hut in the paddy fields or jungle

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[pɨri] n. chicken coop

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[reɁke] n. ceiling

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[reɁke reɁbja] n. ladder leading to the ceiling

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

[rel garɨ] n. train

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

[riɲo] n. rings of bamboo splits

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[rɨbɨ] n. railing

Example: Photo by Tage Kanno

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[rɨgã] n. edge; border; boundary

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[saiklo] v. bicycle

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[sãtaɁ] n. wooden plank

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[sãxã] n. border post

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[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

[sɨha] n. cane rope

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. saha

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[taabjó] n. a temporary hut

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[taar] n. wire; cable; power line

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: or. Assamese

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

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tumbu ude] n. tent

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[tuuli] n. post; pillar

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ukó] n. back; rear

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ɨrã] n. storage space usually built outside the main wall of the house

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[ɨskul] n. school

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

[xaci] n. ceiling rack for storing meat

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

[xapo] n. bamboo rack above the fireplace

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

[xomu] n. ritual element of an altar

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jaɉi-jalo] n. soul

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jamjó] n. floor of split bamboo

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[jo bade] n. ceiling rack for storing meat

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[áagjá] n. entrance; door

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. háagyá

[áakò] n. entrance; entry; door

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. háakò