Apatani English

[aʎeɁ] n. door

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[aʎeɁ ago] n. doorstep

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[aʎiɁ asiɁ] n. cage for pig

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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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[alóo] n. bamboo flooring support

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

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[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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[cuuxa] n. small bamboo container over the fireplace

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[daɁreɁke] n. lower rack over the fireplace

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Dialect: syn. daare’ re’ke

[dacã] n. iron; metal

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[dekĩ] n. clay

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[ʎã] v. bless

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

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[ʎeɁko] n. doorlatch

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Dialect: syn. arkonanw; fe’pu

[garpɨɁ] n. paddy field in the lower portion

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Dialect: ant. garta’

[gartaɁ] n. paddy field in the upper portion

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Dialect: ant. garpw’

[gartú] adj. small (as a field)

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Dialect: ant. gaarò

[gɨri] n. pigsty

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[haagja] n. entrance

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Dialect: syn. áagyá

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

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Dialect: var. hurbu

[háakò] n. entrance, entry, door

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[impjaɁ] n. cotton; wool

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Dialect: var. empya’

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

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[ɉãda] n. flag

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[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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[ɉáaɉi] n. aeroplane

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[keɁtĩ] n. thatch

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

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

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[lemba] n. village

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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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[lẽda] n. path

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

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[mãpo] n. roof covering

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[mida] n. a part of marriage ceremony

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[midĩ] n. nursery for paddy; seed bed

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[mjamja] n. antique brass plate

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

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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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[nẽcã] n. plot of land for home

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[nẽdĩ] n. upper section of the village

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Dialect: ant. neñkó

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

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

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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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[paako] n. an element of babo

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

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[patuɁ] n. prison; jail

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[pili] n. playground; open field

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

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

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Dialect: syn. pwdi pwfi’

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

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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 reɁbja] n. ladder leading to the ceiling

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Dialect: syn. re’ke abya

[riɲo] n. rings of bamboo splits

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[rupu] n. silver

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Dialect: var. rwpu

[rɨbɨ] n. railing

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[rɨgã] n. edge; border; boundary

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[sa ciɁri] n. a variety of antique sword

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

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[sãtaɁ] n. wooden plank

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[sãtaɁ ude] n. wooden house

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[sãxã] n. border post

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[sãxã] n. rubber

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[sĩbja] n. balcony in a traditional house

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Dialect: var. simbya

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

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[sukũ pɨtĩ] n. open space by a well

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[sɨgo] n. bridge

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[sɨrã] n. post; pole; pillar

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[taar] n. wire; cable; power line

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Dialect: or. Assamese

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

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[teli] n. oil

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[tumbu ude] n. tent

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[tuuli] n. post; pillar

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[ukó] n. back; rear

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[ura imiɁ] n. second hearth towards the back of the house

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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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[xaarũ agjã] n. altar for the xaruñ god

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[xapo] n. bamboo rack above the fireplace

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[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

[xomu] n. ritual element of an altar

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[xõcã] n. corner

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

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[jamjó] n. floor of split bamboo

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[jo asóo] n. strips of smoke preserved pork

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[áakò] n. entrance; entry; door

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Dialect: var. háakò