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[ babó ]
n. ceremonial pole of the Apatanis erected on the eve of the Myoko festivals
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[ o pɨro ]
n. lace bamboo used for filtering good quality liquor from fermented millet or rice
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[ kɨle toʎoɁ ]
n. sweet flag; a variety of flowering plants that grow along river banks and marshy places (Acorus calamus)
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[ tapɨ ]
n. an element of loin loom in the form of a rod used to tighten the threads while weaving
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[ agǝr ]
n. bundh; raised earthen boundary between paddy fields where millet is planted
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[ mepi ]
n. a variety of vegetable; plantain (Plantago erosa)
Dialect: syn. mepi hamañ
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[ ŋɨʎã xɨko hamã ]
n. a variety of vegetable; centella; gotu kola (Centella asiatica)
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[ jau ]
n. a color pattern of mithun with overall black color with white in the lower portions of the limbs
[ mɨjù pɨleɁ ]
n. a priestly ritual object made of a bundle of feathers of peacock, hornbills and cock
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[ kortú ]
n. metal capping at the end of the handle of a ceremonial sword (ci’rì)
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[ lobjoɁ tɨre ]
n. a variety of thorny plant
Dialect: syn. lobyo’ tare
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[ sãxã meʎã ]
n. a variety of fencing plant; privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium)
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[ paxo ]
n. narrow channel in the wet rice cultivation fields
Dialect: syn. he’te’
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[ diɉeɁ ]
n. portable bamboo vessel (esp. for carrying liquor)
Dialect: syn. didu
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[ kikuɁ ]
n. outer covering of bamboo shoot that falls off when it grows into young 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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[ nɨri pɨsa ]
n. a variety of pine; Himalayan hemlock (Tsuga dumosa)
Dialect: syn. lwri pwsa
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[ pĩta ]
n. rounded liquid container made from the hard hollowed and dried skin of gourd
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[ hɨɉã lɨhaɁ ]
n. small cane basket used as the container of food contributed during birth of a newborn by the mother’s mother
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[ miimaɁ ]
n. a variety of hebaceous plant whose slender leaves are used to tie bundles of paddy or millet plant (Miscanthus sinensis)
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[ o pɨɲu ]
n. bamboo spoon used while cooking millet for preparation of liquor
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[ rɨgoɁ ]
n. cane loop tied on the horns of cows or mithuns
Dialect: syn. rwguñ
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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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Apatani Talking Dictionary.
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