Apatani English

[aʎeɁ] n. door

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[agoo imiɁ] n. hearth towards the front of the 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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[alo sudu] n. small bamboo salt container carried for feeding mithuns

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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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[boha] n. cane rope tied to a babó for acrobatic game; acrobatic game played on the rope

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

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Dialect: syn. byaarañ

[bjaago] n. front verandah of an Apatani house

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[bjuhu] n. grave; tomb

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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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[daɁreɁke] n. lower rack over the fireplace

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Dialect: syn. daare’ re’ke

[dekĩ] n. clay

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

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[ʎeɁpu] n. doorlatch

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Dialect: syn. arkonanw; fe’ko

[ʎego] n. threshold; entrance

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[ganda] n. country; land

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[gartú] adj. small (as a field)

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Dialect: ant. gaarò

[garɨ] n. vehicle

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[gorá] n. a section of Apatani village council

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[gɨri] n. pigsty

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

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Dialect: var. hurbu

[itú] adj. small; short

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[ɉãda] n. flag

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ɉibu garɨ] n. jeep

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: or. English

[ɉu] v. winnow

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[ɉáaɉi] n. aeroplane

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[keɁtĩ] n. thatch

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

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[kordu] n. way of wearing a cloth

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

Speaker: Tage Kanno

[laɁpã tuli] n. post of là’pañ

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

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[lemba] n. village

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

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

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[lẽbo] n. road

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Dialect: var. lembo

[lobú] n. a part of loin loom

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

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Speaker: Tage Yassing

[malo] n. roof of a house

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[mãpo] n. roof covering

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[midĩ] n. nursery for paddy; seed bed

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[mjamja] n. antique brass plate

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[nala] n. drain

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Dialect: or. Assamese syn. nala paka’

[nala pakaɁ] n. drain

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Dialect: syn. nala

[narũ] n. fencing (esp. of bamboo garden)

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[nesú] n. granary

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[nẽbu] n. home

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[nẽcã] n. plot of land for home

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[nẽpũ] n. space outside the house on the left side

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[nɨbju] n. textile

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[paɁpo] n. a bamboo pole suspended horizontally on the side wall of the house for keeping clothes

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[paɉi] n. two wheeler vehicle

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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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[pili] n. playground; open field

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

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Dialect: or. Assamese (Paisa)

[põtã] n. a section of village council

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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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[reɁke abja] n. ladder leading to the ceiling

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Dialect: syn. re’ke re’bya

[rel garɨ] n. train

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[rupu] n. silver

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Dialect: var. rwpu

[rɨɁtú] n. a part of marriage ceremony in which paddy a newly married couple harvest paddy from the bride’s family field

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[rɨpu] n. silver

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Dialect: var. rupu

[sabũ] n. soap

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Dialect: Or. Assamese

[saiklo] v. bicycle

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Dialect: or. Assamese

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

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[sãtaɁ ude] n. wooden house

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[sisa] n. glass

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Dialect: or. Hindi

[sĩbja] n. balcony in a traditional house

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Dialect: var. simbya

[subu arɨɨ] n. mithun horn

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[subú] n. alley; back alley

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[sɨgo] n. bridge

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[sɨhũ] n. hanging bridge

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[sɨrã] n. post; pole; pillar

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[sɨtɨ ahi] n. elephant tusk

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

Speaker: Tage Numpi,
Dialect: var. twpvr

[tasi] n. wall

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Dialect: var. tarsi

[taxò] n. bamboo split used for demarcating land

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[tumbu ude] n. tent

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[tuuli] n. post; pillar

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[tɨko] n. money

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[ugù] n. fireplace; hearth

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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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[ɨskul] n. school

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Dialect: syn. uskul or. English

[xaci] n. ceiling rack for storing meat

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

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

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[xetaɁ] n. book

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Dialect: or. Assamese

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

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Dialect: syn. piñdañ

[jamjó] n. floor of split bamboo

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[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