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yaaxu'— residue of something after rotting or decomposition
tarki'— bend
azì— two
tasvr— variety of cane
ripa'— throw something away
diiha— clay soil
leyu— a small path leading to a village
myobya— facing the sunny side
aro'— lucky
ato— grandfather or father in law (term of address)
heñco— titillation
sa'piñ sa'ko— suffocating; stifling
takvr— sputum
áade— come close; approach
anw'— hurry; haste; urgent
ku— ask for; beg; seek; request; solicit
pyo'— detach (a splinter from a wood
bwfiñ— yesterday evening
miqo-ta'mo— rich and powerful
pyapyuñ— together; in collaboration; in cooperation; jointly
sañxw'— retarded growth
harba'— hug; embrace
byaako— kind of edible berry
qwmi— me
caabañ— crush something underground with the feet
fe— wade through
riimi— spider
imo' pwlo— twelfth lunar month of the year; November-December
kiku'— outer covering of bamboo shoot that falls off when it grows into young bamboo
ta'mo— strong; brawny; powerful
lwha'— small cane basket
dopu mwdóo— drizzle on a sunny day
áakuñ— come together; gather
hu— who
pidú— pork intestine along with attached fat; such meat of sacrificed animals traditionally offered to the eldest living sister by the younger ones.
lurw'— converse; talk
aga swco— interjection to express indifference; let it be
paro' yo— chicken (meat)
táa— paw; move the hands in a rapid pawing motion, as when digging away soil
mwpya'— undo something; untie
he'dú— pork intestine along with attached fat; such meat of sacrificed animals traditionally offered to the eldest living sister by the younger ones.
jarkiñ— jerakin; a container
agoo— external; exterior
ahe— bet; wager; gamble
mwlo kopo— hawk
swriñ— otter
sañtuñ— generation
ipuñ-taruñ— a variety of caterpillar
je'bi'— mud; swampy area
xww— tie (esp. hair into a knot)
teya'— millet (Setaria italica)
zañbuñ— put one's head into the water
tiilo— to pour some liquid down
nitiñ-hormiñ— proverb
gyuñtañ— negotiator; go between in a marriage
ko'kw— from
neñdiñ— upper section of the village
za'co— tiny metal bell
e'ciñ— skilled in shooting
pi— slice or saw
piñbú— individualistic; personal
sañsuñ— weedy
neñ— send someone somewhere
azìnw— second
hubyu— scum; froth
deqe— hair (of a child)
pukuñ hóonw— a close relative of Muruñ sponsor who takes care of the food and drinks for pukuñ participants
peñ— bequeath
mwla'-lula'— skilled; expert
mwgañ— feathers of cock, usually of its tail
xwwgu— warm something by boiling
aru'— outer covering of bean or corn
patw ahi— tiger tooth
piru' yagw— a variety of cane basket
mwcu— fire accident, esp. burning down house (s)
wde— stone slab trap
ájù-amyò— appearance; image
subu ipa'— mithun dung
murù— torch; flambeau
kootú— stand in a stooping posture
lwpi— wash or clean the feet
tarò— listen secretly; eavesdrop
gozó— small (of a mouth); low voice
caaza' poro— outer space
par— crawl under something; creep; wriggle
lodw— short, of day
du'ca— get excited; fired up
gyaasi— mother's mother's brother's patrilines; portion of the meat traditionally offered to such relations
xañ— narrate; gossip
galo sudu— metallic smoking pipe
oriñ-pagiñ— mixed color; stripes
leñda— path
soñ— move sideways
mwzò— drill (esp. exercise)
paco'— head of a stream
dwhi-dwmí— choosy about food
le'ra— cane havershack
muñ-sa— romance; courtship; love affair
guluñ-gwle— lukewarm; tepid
piifa papù— a variety of greenish bead
tw'li tw'li— frequently; again and again; over and over again
lupyu'— spread false and damaging statements about someone; defame; slander;
apì-ara— clapping
enda— fifth lunar moon; May
mu'— blow (air)
ágè— drain out (water from a field)
sanw tero— Sichuan peppercorn; prickly ash
árù— coarse; rough; large ant. amw'
kájù— yes; okay
goñpyañ— close mouth
dwpyo'— eat something to add taste to a meal
kokvr— arrange a string (like a cane) into a circular form
arè— loose; not fixed tightly or firmly
bwsañ tabú— a variety of snake; Green Ratsnake (Senticolis triaspis)
qarka jija— smiling; smiling face; happy
tooro— Rhino beetle
rafúpyala— absentminded; forgetful; distracted
hóo— feed (esp. an animal)
ema— dream; reverie
tape hamañ— vegetable of pumpkin leaves
subu rwgo— plaited cane ring for mithun horns
mwpyó— do something secretly
yapa— young man
lwmiñ alló— lateral melleolus bone
ri— read
yasi yalo— reflection
bù— uproot
tajvr— a bamboo fish trap
pole'— shiny; glossy; polished
pàr— solidify; bake
gubu'— hot; warm
bije biirañ— bamboo stump
genda hamañ— Redflower Ragleaf; Fireweed (Crassocephalum crepidioides)
buñ— crowd
kubu— rat; mouse
liñgya— exit; doorway; gateway
kàr— roll (esp. a mat)
mwme'— initiate
mwsu'— separate; disconnect; detach
patañ— traditional labour gang
xapa'— scrape something off
la'pyo— palm
papuu— white (esp. hen)
fe'ko— doorlatch
swxw— gravel
gyambo— war; battle; dispute
mwmya'— smudge; smear
ro'ko— a bamboo strip that tightens the beams of a house
agw— dress; clothe; put on dress
apáa— young; immature
mi'fò— eyelid
g— g the letter representing g in the Apatani alphabet
swbuñ— sheep
ámì— tail
rwgiñ— an element of gwrw (trap)
armiñ— ripe
iñbò— follow; go along with somebody
mi'tiñ amu— eyebrow
rwbóda— three days hence
bufú— tadpole
la'ca— handicap of the hand; disability of the hand
ipa' cuzi— dung beetle
ruñku-rufa— half mad; maniacal
su'— probe; explore; investigate
sañtiñ— of same age; contemporary
kaxa'— disapprove something; dislike; reject
xuñta— timber; wooden post
tado' tasañ— a variety of yellow beads
mwrañ-mwtu— significantly; notably
wdw'— spicy hot (as of chili)
setu— stop by pulling
álò— dry
tape'— leech
tarlar— peacock
pyatw— a variety of rice
mifiñ— tip (of a plant or a tree)
leñbo— road
moru— cheek
tage'— listen attentively
kagya'— see wrongly
lwbañ alló— knee cap
dodiñ-dolo— world; realm
sorjo'— elongated; straighten out
mwza'— smoothen; polish
áakúr— return; come back
e'— shoot
ta'xe'— lie supine
taxw'— head louse
gwda-pata— large cane basket
afi'— pig
neñ— push, using the body; nudge
pwcó— make offering to God before food or drink in the form a morsel of rice or a drop of drink
yaci'— close (a sliding door)
ke'— put on cloth (esp. blankets, quilts or shawls); cover; overspread; overlay
koota'— buttock
sala borta'— cobra; King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
ratiñ— answer appropriately; silence a query
rapw— position breadthwise
heñki— sincere; honest; unfeigned
abba-bañkuñ— great-grandfather

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