Apatani English

[aʎeɁ] n. door

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[aʎeɁ ago] n. doorstep

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

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

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[alóo] n. bamboo flooring support

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[alóo xuu] n. inherited property (esp. house plot)

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[amã] n. roof

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

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Dialect: syn. yo bade; xaci

[biti] n. craft; activity involving skills in cane and bamboo craft

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[bjaago] n. front verandah of an Apatani house

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

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Dialect: syn. byaací

[bjuxɨ̃] n. cemetery; burial ground; graveyard

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[ciɁpi] n. wooden door frame

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[ciɁpɨ] n. frame of the bamboo sliding door

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

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[dekĩ] n. clay

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

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[ẽtɨ pataɁ] n. wooden try on which to beat while harvesting paddy

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[ʎã] v. bless

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[ʎego] n. threshold; entrance

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[garɨ] n. vehicle

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[gorá] n. a section of Apatani village council

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[haagja] n. entrance

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Dialect: syn. áagyá

[háakò] n. entrance, entry, door

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[itú] adj. small; short

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[ĩgjaɁ] v. astray; off course; go the wrong way

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

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[ɉu] v. winnow

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[karsĩ] n. kerosene

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[keɁtĩ] n. thatch

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[kotǝr] n. bamboo sticks used as counters

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

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[kɨmĩ talo] n. a variety of brass plate

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[laɁpã tuli] n. post of là’pañ

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[leŋò aɉi] n. rice field near the village

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Dialect: ant. jabyò aji

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

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[maɉi] n. Tibetan bell without clapper used as a barter item

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[misĩ] n. machine

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Dialect: or. English

[mohol] n. big house; bungalow

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[mjamja] n. antique brass plate

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[mjopɨ] n. floor

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[mjoxa] n. bamboo floor

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[nago] n. ritual hut in the middle of a village

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

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Dialect: ant. nako

[nekã] n. toilet; latrine

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[nekã aʎeɁ] n. door of the toilet

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[nesú] n. granary

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[nẽbu] n. home

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[nẽko] n. lower section of the village

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Dialect: ant. neñdiñ

[nɨbju] n. textile

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[padĩ] n. erosion control embankment usually of bamboo and wood along the banks of the streams

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

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[paroɁ lãxa] n. poultry house

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

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

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Dialect: or. Assamese (Paisa)

[pota] n. paper

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[pɨdi mɨlũ nanɨ] n. scarecrow to scare away birds

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[pɨri] n. chicken coop

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[pɨteɁ paɉi] n. motor cycle

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[raɉi] n. plastic

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[reɁke] n. ceiling

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[reɁke abja] n. ladder leading to the ceiling

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Dialect: syn. re’ke re’bya

[reɁke reɁbja] n. ladder leading to the ceiling

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Dialect: syn. re’ke abya

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

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[riɲo] n. rings of bamboo splits

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[rɨgã] n. edge; border; boundary

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[sãtaɁ] n. wooden plank

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[sãxã] n. rubber

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[simbja] n. balcony in a traditional house

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Dialect: var. siñbya

[sisa] n. glass

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Dialect: or. Hindi

[sosĩ] n. steel wire rope

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

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[sudu] n. bamboo container

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[sukũ] n. well; spring

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[sulú] n. fence

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[sɨhũ] n. hanging bridge

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

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[sɨtiɁ] n. letter

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[sɨtɨ ahi] n. elephant tusk

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[taabjó] n. a temporary hut

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[taar] n. wire; cable; power line

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[tapǝr] n. heavy log put on a prisoner’s legs to prevent escape

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Dialect: var. twpvr

[tarsi] n. wall

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Dialect: var. tasi

[tumbu ude] n. tent

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[tɨpe] n. tattoo

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[ude] n. house

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[ukó simbja] n. rear balcony

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[uskul] n. school

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Dialect: or. English syn. wskul

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

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[xeda harnɨ] n. special messenger, usually female, who informs about a ritual like Subu or Muruñ to the traditional friends in other villages

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[xirki] n. window

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

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Dialect: syn. piñdañ

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

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[jaɉi-jalo] n. soul

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[jamjó] n. floor of split bamboo

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[jo bade] n. ceiling rack for storing meat

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[jo badè] n. ceiling rack for storing meat

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Dialect: syn. xaci; bade

[ɲimɨ ĩgja] n. space between the hearth and the wall on the right side while entering the house

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[áagjá] n. entrance; door

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Dialect: var. háagyá

[áakò] n. entrance; entry; door

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Dialect: var. háakò