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la'he— beckon by waving the hand
x— x the letter representing x in the Apatani alphabet
ya'pu-ya'lañ— a variety of Muruñ festival considered to be of higher status
xeñqu— warm something
au' gwgyá— waist
myodi— far off place
pombo rwko— millipede
pwta' appú— flower of wild pear tree
ahi ácì— toothache
dituñ— social event; occasion
pyarpya'— unfold
xe'qw— sob impulsively
amu— yield; production; quantity (crop)
lwpyo— sole
sañxó— smoke-dried meat
rwko— a variety of hardy perennial creeper; sweet tea vine (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
mixw runw— a person possessed by spirit
zaa— point; aim; direct
api'— feed (esp. fowls)
popvr— butterfly
xwka— count; innumerate
swlw'— water container of bamboo
akì tapúu— dog of white color
amo— remaining grains of unhusked rice grains among husked ones
heñju-mwju— behaviour; conduct; deportment
kapi— eat up; finish eating
tw'diñ— collide
swlañ pacañ— nape of the neck
rwbó alo— three days hence
kone— one
haaru— mourning; grief
hi'su-ho'su— nonplussed; disconcerted; stumped; at a loss
dùuhi— vacate a seat
empya' tiyo'— silkworm pupae
mañpo— roof covering
wdo— stalk
lañhiñ— three hundred
sor— complain; protest
milò iñ— to get married (of a female)
afí— air, wind
kosi' kofi— wriggle restlessly
seya hamañ— Chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
ipa'— excreta
heñco— tickle
magù— bellow as an expression of distress
luxá— retort; riposte; dare; challenge verbally
kolañ— pencil
goñpi'— rinse mouth
byodiñ— an element of ritual altar
duu— paddy for husking
ha'— collect or catch (for example, fish from water)
dwpyò— tasty, to eat
raju'— a variety of coarsely netted cane basket
ayú— traditional ballad usually sang by the males as competition or simple narration
qo— I; first person singular pronoun
pwta— bird
pvrv— traditional spinning wheel used to wind yarn into balls
amánw— everything; each item
tagì— sickle
mwti— do something again; repeat; repair
dorw— winter
ta'ce— crack; rupture; split
fañpiñ-cañtuñ— protective deity in the household
jarkuñ— one thousand (term of enumeration)
swbi— monkey
sañje— timber; wood
huzi— pestle
huñta-reñta— stifling; suffocating, of space; congested
cortiñ— waterfall
dùumo— take rest
rww— buy; purchase
jú— weigh; measure
swrañ— post; pole; pillar
yalañ pombo— hairy caterpillar
yasi piñta— water bucket; water pot
milañ— a variety of weed usually in the paddy fields
rugu— take care of security; guard
afóo koñsò— mantis
buutw— community; society
ahu ará— naked; nude; undressed
kela'— good in writing; skilled in writing
la'qvr— wrist
lemba— village
mwdu-mwye— strands of hair extending down the forehead, as often kept by young women
kúcì— near
piñci' sarsé— an early ripening variety of millet
pwra— infertile (of egg)
ditiñ ya'ì— landslide; mudslide
apúu— arrow
uñ— sip; take a sip
eñtw yagw— medium sized cane basket
adiñ ácì— headache
mwxw'— sprain
une pagw— get wounded
dwpyó— eat first
dije'— portable bamboo vessel (esp. for carrying liquor)
ace'— narrow; tight
luho— speak offensively
asó— length
sa'pe'— optimistic; hopeful; be confident
la'du midiñ— elbow
artiñ— scrotum
dañlò— beat something down; cause to fall by beating
dwpyo'-tañso'— eat or drink something to break the monotony or to add taste to the food
kaxè— look in anger
ke'ba— put cloth on somebody
fihe— till; until
taci'— wood-boring insect attacking bamboo or softwood
leñ— perish en masse, as do the wild bamboo after flowering
pimw'— slice into pieces
henw— a relative; loved one
paapw— a distinct plot in a vegetable garden
roqe kamyañ— always; every time
pepu'— mat; reed used for making mats (Phragmites karka)
rimi-romo— innocent; confused
miha— boyfriend; male lover
hi'hw-hi'xe— swivel around; wriggle; squirm
dañxo— long sharp stick
tano'— snot
arañ nanw— cork; bottle stopper; an object to seal a container
haaro— brave; courageous
ájù-amyò— appearance; image
parbo— crawl across
tarji— scorpion; centipede
patw riñbi— a variety of spider
doorò— big (of an animal or vehicle)
murpa sai— fog in the horizons that is usually associated with the advent of Myoko festival in March
goñcì— dragonfly
tasiñ siiñbo— large-sized larvae of dragonfly
mukú-mwi— deposits of carbon particle from smoke
gu'— turn or turn oneself over (esp. in lying position)
luxè— speak rudely; speak brusquely
uuzó— small (of hole)
la'pañ— wooden community platform usually belonging to a clan
ami' mi'byo— eyelash
parsiñ— red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus)
tado'— a variety of yellow beads
sarse pwzu— wooden spoon used while frying millet
pí— bark
pañ— cook by steaming in bamboo
pilá aláa— rice water
xei áfò— cinnamon bark
pwdi pwfi'— watch hut in the paddy fields
n— n the letter representing n in the Apatani alphabet
xugyu'— funnel shaped cane or bamboo distiller
kone abi'— everyone
fa'ka— taste (by licking)
ajiñ arañ— bosom friend; confidante; alter ego
tatw'— frog
bwhiñ— a variety of tree
tahiñ— mushroom
peñ— mature; come of age; be full-grown
posa— money (esp. coins); paisa
ludvr— elucidate; explain; interpret; explicate
kóò bo— nephew
heñji'— happy; joyful; exultant
po'le— stretch the truth; exaggerate
po'na— fermented rice or millet eaten as such
more— forest
sakori— job; employment
ajañ-bwzv— fragile; soft; tender
uro— forcefully; strongly
yalu-yabya— stylish; fashionable
defañ rwcañ— bell
rutiñ hwrañ— a variety of earring worn by women
no— you; second person singular pronoun
mò azi— they (two); third person dual pronoun
zimw— female
tasañ-tayiñ— ornament
dompo turla— large bamboo glass
ulu-byalu— messy; unappetizing
pakù swma— fine in the form of a middle-sized mithun for stealing or killing a cattle
tare— thorn
semo— a variety of wild cherry
haadw— anger
úì inw— one who can communicate with the god, esp. with spirits of dead ones
zor— step on something
sitañpa— like this; this way
male ba'nw— porter; carrier
take'— germ
goo— demarcate a boundary (esp. with fencing)
po'lañ— grass
ohò— sharp bamboo stick put on the ground to prevent intrusion
haace'— difficult time; crisis; emergency
xe'lw'— put on; cover
puca— float (on water)
sih'— spring (esp. where animals come to drink)
myokó— open space outside the village
li'ki'-li'ko— showy; flirty
akì durgu— wooden trough for feeding dogs
ci'— hold (with both arms)
deñki— sincere; obedient
neñbu— home
pwri papù— water bubble
aì-haaju'— weight
rw— stagnate (as do the water)
r— r the letter representing r in the Apatani alphabet
hwri— small particle of dirt
aì— heavy
jáaji— aeroplane

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