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koñdi appú— peach flower
paa— find (esp. by chance or luck); stumble on; chance on
asu'— sneeze
pìi— dry
hwguñ hamañ— a variety of vegetable; Japanese parsley (Oenanthe javanica)
guñki'— bend; stoop
z— z ɲoo the letter representing ɲ in the Apatani alphabet
ude— house
haayañ— pulp; core; inner position
paxu'— partridge
lwbañ— knee
qwi swpvr— fish pond
iza— interjection to express repugnance
fohe— one type; one variety
talw'— agree
mwgya'— do wrongly; commit a mistake
muja— socks
kwta'— suffice; be adequate; be enough; meet requirements
tañxu'— leftover drinks
pahe— pledge a property to the creditor as a security
kakur— look back
xe'pa'— undress; take dress off
lunù-luna— speak in vain
neliñ— send somebody out
pilá— rice porridge
ací— elder brother's wife (term of address)
le'be'— flap (wings) with helplessness
barju'— netted cane basket for everyday use
be'pa'-be'ya'— reckless; impulsive; impetuous
tarpiñ— maggots
uusvr— exit of a hole
sañgo tape— a kind of bead
takvr— star
kaco kapaá— dirty; soiled; smeared; filthy
zeñ— chew; masticate
byoñ— extinguish (of a major fire); stop a fight
juza— wet
swjvr sw— commit suicide
hwsañ— grass; fodder
ari'— choke; retch
ixa— excreta (esp. of animals)
biti— craft; activity involving skills in cane and bamboo craft
ga'po— hold something at its base
dali— dried pulse usually prepared as gravy and taken with rice
jojo ro'po— a kind of a small bird
tafa— listen
pyo'su— brush one's teeth
pala— scale; weighing machine
haago— vain; haughty; vainglorious
amu pèeruñ— a variety of bean
lwnw— big toe
mwgò— task; work
yarì— traditional loincloth worn by males
yahiñ— rotten (esp. of wood)
mwluñ— frighten; scare
hoañ alló— backbone
tañru— bad in taste (of drinks)
ta'mopa— strongly; bravely
talañ— a disease with skin eruptions including chickenpox and measles
gyu-gyuro— trachea
lwma— root
foo— tease out the outer layer of a bamboo as a rope
lar— challenge; bet
asañ— laud; praise; extol
riite— a short necklace of white beads worn by children
còo— bounce (as a ball); hop on one foot (of a human)
yorbw— uphill
ahu-apo— body; torso
harpó— bucket
utuñ buluñ— chubby; healthy
pwmvr— dust
to— pour
qurlo— move down something heavy using lever
keemw'— rub into powder
dwma-haama— purification ritual
amya'— penis
potuñ— witness in a business transaction
tooqo— wool
yo sampya— wooden tray used for preparing cooked meat
bwje— many; in large numbers; profuse; copious
aku— uncle (esp. maternal) (Term of address) syn. nakú
gyapya-gyasa— spread by throwing
puha'— crow
kafañ kada— look after; help
yo aya'— fleshy portion of meat
li lilañ— cicada (Cicadidae)
mata'— flat
p— p the letter representing p in the Apatani alphabet
xwdiñ— add
iñgyá— work for someone else as reciprocal labour
paro' pamí— fowl flee
lobyañ— full day; day long
amyañ— name
dwraada— next year
kamó— bribe; kickback; inducement
talo pwzu— spoon
la'nw— thumb
heñdvr— conscious; understand; figure out
akì kíibò— male dog
arta'— portion; segment; section
arrò— vein, artery, nerve, tendon
swmvr— silt; sand
áamì— cat
pyo'lo— prominent; illustrious; distinguished; notable
aháa pìitañ— thirst
tamiñ— Common Indian madder (Rubia cordifolia)
byoopvr— a variety of headgear
talẃ myoko— land of the dead who meet with unnatural death
yugyañ— ritual altar of the Apatanis
párkó— drill a hole
ga'bw— hold on to something (as someone's hand, a stick or a knife)
kwte'— knock down by punching
tadvr— parasitic worm
koopu'— sprain
cukvr— sputum
pwgya— great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
hixu'— wet fermented bamboo shoot
agyá— to place one's hand(s) with palms facing upwards, as when receiving something.
iqw-iñxe'— move around
kado-lili— publicly; in everybody's full view
árbì— portion of pork offered to wife's eldest living sister
pudu appú— a variety of flowering plant; Indian oleander (Nerium indicum)
anw'— swallow; gulp down; ingest
paxwñ— blunt a sharp weapon by cutting on a hard material
taka— ask; inquire; interrogate
lohe— one day
myw-oho— family; wife and children
sw— claw; scratch
peñko— intermediate position; middle
gaarò— large, as a field
dùukuñ— meeting; gathering; assembly; congregation
baji— time
kwsañ-kwsò— a variety of semi-aquatic mammal
xw— count; innumerate
horfi'— look obliquely
kwle peñbu— a variety of flowering plant that grows on the banks of the river
hu'po— protective armour of animal skin to cover the body from armpit to the groin
hiñxañ— thirty
arò koñci— dawn
byaací— space between the front verandah and the main space in an Apatani house
xeñji' amú— hair on the temple
yalu— dispute; conflict; controversy
xaqe fañge— water scorpion (Nepidae)
bwriñ— python (Python molurus)
mwpa'— remove; spend
qwi taxuñ— fish trap
sah patw— tea leaf; tea grain
mifa ri— sudden onset eye pain
beeñ— shine, of sun; heat, of fire
oho zimw— daughter
sa'po— be confident; underestimate; underrate; confident
patu' alw'— put in the jail; imprison
rañ— tie; tether
kut tarw— coat
akì dula— rope used to tie dogs; dog rope
dwbe— eat to heart's content; eat so much one cannot eat any more
qwka— my; first person singular genitive pronoun
myopw— floor
mwgiñ— beneficial; profitable, of works
bai-bala— haughty; contemptous; disparaging
bwzañ— last year
diñtu'— comb
heñtw— proud; haughty; boastful
ro'— snatch; seize
kolò— the day before yesterday
tano— thread; yarn
narw ahì— lemon
pyar— fold; braid
locuñ— bone marrow
taa— swim
Tanw miyu— Apatani people
ayúu— long time back
telw'— push something in by finger
myañ— name
akì twxè— flea
mwpyañ— close
tasi— wall
lukañ— speak for a long time
nelii myokó— world of the dead
adiñ ce'nw— barber
pi're'— sharpen; hone; whet
ro bari'— whirlwind
tar— bend; break
fe'be— larva of water beetle
ta— listen; hear
bukofe'be— larva of water beetle syn. fe'be
ruyó— a variety of cane earring
hua— fall into something
diñtu— nod
harw— twist; turn
su'bi— ladle water for somebody
re'— shave; scrape
twpi-twpo— neat; accurate
b— b the letter representing b in the Apatani alphabet
tajvr— a species of bamboo
pombo laso— a variety of insect with long limbs
hi'xww— wring; twist
tama' amu— fibres of tama' tree used as cover of havershack or cap
pañxa— fan
hwjañ lwha'— small cane basket used as the container of food contributed during birth of a newborn by the mother's mother

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