Apatani English

[aʎeɁ] n. door

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[aʎeɁ ago] n. doorstep

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[agoo imiɁ] n. hearth towards the front of the house

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[ali lembo] n. paved road

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[alóo] n. bamboo flooring support

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[aíi hiipĩ] n. feline jaw used to decorate a machete sheath

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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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[bjaakã] n. space underneath the house

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[bjuxɨ̃] n. cemetery; burial ground; graveyard

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

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[dacã] n. iron; metal

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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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[ʎeɁpu] n. horizontal piece of bamboo holding the framework of a door

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[galo sudu] n. metallic smoking pipe

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[ganda-nẽcã] n. landed properties

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[gartú] adj. small (as a field)

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Dialect: ant. gaarò

[garɨ] n. vehicle

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[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’

[itì] n. a lump of solidified ash

Speaker: Tage Yassing

[itú] adj. small; short

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[ɉibu garɨ] n. jeep

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Dialect: or. English

[ɉu] v. winnow

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[kompjutar] n. computer

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Dialect: or. English

[kordu] n. way of wearing a cloth

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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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[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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[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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[malo] n. roof of a house

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[mohol] n. big house; bungalow

Speaker: Tage Yassing,
Dialect: or. Assamese

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

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[nala pakaɁ] n. drain

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Dialect: syn. nala

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

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Dialect: ant. nako

[nesú] n. granary

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

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[paroɁ lãxa] n. poultry house

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[paroɁ pɨri] n. chicken coop

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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)

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

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

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Dialect: syn. pwdi pwzi’

[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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[pɨrɨ] n. wooden boundary of a hearth

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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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[roɁko] n. a bamboo strip that tightens the beams of a house

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[rɨbɨ] n. railing

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[rɨpu] n. silver

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Dialect: var. rupu

[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] n. wooden plank

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[sãtaɁ ude] n. wooden house

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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

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

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[subu arɨɨ] n. mithun horn

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[sukũ] n. well; spring

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[sulú] n. fence

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[sɨha] n. cane rope

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Dialect: var. saha

[sɨhũ] n. hanging bridge

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[sɨtɨ ahi] n. elephant tusk

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[taabjó] n. a temporary hut

Speaker: Tage Numpi

[tapǝr] n. an element of babo

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Dialect: var. twpvr

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

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Dialect: var. twpvr

[tarsi] n. wall

Speaker: Tage Kanno,
Dialect: var. tasi

[tuuli] n. post; pillar

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[tɨko] n. money

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Dialect: or. Assamese

[tɨpe] n. tattoo

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[ugù] n. fireplace; hearth

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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

[ɨskul] n. school

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Dialect: syn. uskul or. English

[xapo] n. bamboo rack above the fireplace

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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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[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 asóo] n. strips of smoke preserved pork

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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