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rwlañ— euphemism for “heavy” when referred to the weight of a baby
úì atúu— forest bug
wpw' nanw— broom
yorko— lower portion of a hill
le'ta— spread, as wing
ami'— extinguish; douse; put out (fire)
byañkvr— thick
patvr— cage
dopaa— a children's game played with pebbles
yuu— extend (as hand)
biiku-bifa— boastful; egoistical; vainglorious
mome— trunk (of elephant)
gomu— facial hair; beard; moustache
me'si'— join; link; couple
mu'— rut (animals)
haaja'— excessive; exhorbitant; too much
tala— lock
ma'lañ— many; numerous; abundant
oho milobo— son
mwho— offend (by doing something)
arjiñ— stretch (esp. one's body)
diipa'— peel off; detach
rixa'— miss the target while throwing
ya'du'-ya'zu'— tattered; ruined; decayed
eñtw pwlò— tenth lunar month; October
neñko— lower section of the village
pulis— police
cuuki— stoop
ajo— gentle; tender
hi'— paint; apply paint to; white-wash
jixe tarw— a kind of shirt (esp. for males)
i'ce— keep a night's gap
abíi-tarw— dress; clothes; garments; attire
some— palm civet
pipa'— swat something away
huuda— bright
igw— evil spirits
huañ alló— backbone
mwla'— skilled in doing something; expert
byo— swim
luxo'— disagree; express different opinion
arcì— roll
neñ— sniff; smell
kabyo— yearn; wish to possess something or someone
jo— lift; carry
buuì— rat dropping
aba'— put a load; help carry
hula'— aerial yam (Dioscorea bulbifera)
la'ci ala'— left hand
korò— the morning before the last
biilo— long ago; bygone; erstwhile
rasó— position lengthwise
garw— vehicle
mi'— get extinguished (of fire or light)
lopo— half day
abu-ake'— manure; fertilizer
balu— garden
turla'— glass
luti— say again; repeat speaking; reiterate; restate
zibu— Apatani shaman
mwko-mwpe— disrupt; distract; disturb
gyaliñ— seep; exude; ooze
sañxw'— a variety of plant used as dye (Eurya acuminata var. euprista)
iju'— weak; coward
koha'— cricket
kwdi payu— glue obtained from a variety of tuber
sarw— teacher
neñru— foul smelling
Misañ— common term for non-Apatani tribes like Nyishis, Tagins, Galos, etc.
rwbiñ— area of slash and burn cultivation
ho'yo-ho'ci— mixed up; mingle; intermingle; amalgamate
xeli— play
huli— boil; pimple
ájù— appearance; image
mii— others; not own; outsider
bilañ abíi— Red and white Apatani traditional skirt
swbi bidw— a variety of monkey
biñ— uproot (as of weed)
dazopa— aimlessly
mwxa— compete; challenge; contend with; vie with
byako— common term for berries
sww hwnw— cow
dazi agyañ— altar for propitiating Dazi (the Sun God)
oho asi'— grandchild
piñtú nanw— an element of loin loom
karbyañ— full (of the moon)
xoñdañ— front or back wall of a house
kanulo— weekdays
hi'— whip; lash; flog
atúu— small; tiny; little; miniature ant. káhè
kormu— grasshopper var. kurmu
dazi somiñ— a species of legless lizard; Asian glass lizard (ophisaurus gracillis)
pafa— leaning; inclined; bent
hogya gyamu— clouded leopard
barr— chant in a loud manner as when performing some traditional Apatani rituals
aarañ— deep
u— u the letter representing u in the Apatani alphabet
kapu— similar; identical
rìi— mark; mark a line
yordiñ— upper portion of a hill
soli— a sacrificial share of meat comprising of hind leg
yasi— water
axw ácì— stomach pain
alló— bone
cuuzi— water beetle
ta'rò— large (of flat objects); wide; broad
dwgoo— food; eatable
xañxañ— firmly; fervently; forcefully
sarko'— rip open; tear open
kaciñ— recognize; know
ayò lwpá— midnight
aju'— weak; frail; feeble; sick; ailing
lusi-luha'— irritating, exasperating or irksome (to talk to)
some— bamboo shavings used as an element of altar as well as for decoration
rw'po— tie on something
bisvr abíi— Black and white Apatani traditional skirt
señ— wither; dry
ákó-ákó— one by one; one after the other
pujiñ— stretch; lengthen; elongate; make longer
bibu'— gun
nami— portion of village, esp. the upper one
tarjiñ— straighten
dwzo-mwzo— practice; rehearse
abyóo— headgear of a priest made of woven cloth
xw— six
jiimu— giddy; dizzy; vertiginous
peca— a variety of wild apple
pyali— seed (esp. of rice)
kwci'— hiccup
pazi' azi'— small rice grains that remain after sieving
zade— rude; impolite; harsh
myamya— ringworm
da'— stand; be there
bíi— cascade; flow (as water)
swpi'— needlework; needlecraft; embroidery
raabúu— hollow
heñsvr— not having any burden or impediment
pafò— patch; piece
mwni'— Injure a bit while doing something
bwlw— loose (as of a tooth or a post)
sa— expel, as when delivering babies or defecating
rwgañ— edge; border; boundary
alvr— hard; firm; rigid; strong
yasi yaju'— water ladle
heme— oath; promise
doji' ro'po— Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella)
papù paxu— egg shell
poñ— soak; marinate
gu'— hatch; sit on or brood eggs
jiñ— tie
amw'— small; tiny; fine
pwbyw— cunning, clever, quick
twge'— stick; adhere; be glued
sanw— tree
dwri-hulo— prosperity (in terms of number of children)
ahu— body; torso
budu'— sulk; get offended
xaata'— dirty; stain on the face after crying
pequ— a variety of bird; great barbet (Megalaima virens)
abù— many; numerous; a lot of; plenty of
tùda'— place or push something upright
tero yorsiñ— dry chili
mwxw— kill
arww— bundle (esp. of bamboo)
pwje— June; seventh lunar month of the year
yamyo— color pattern of she-mithun, described as overall black with a white spots on either side
uuxa'— shallow
ya— nephew (term of address)
takiñ— cowrie shell
swco'— spring; wellspring; fountainhead
heñpa'— ignore; pay no heed to
ugya-ragya— with lots of holes
kwrañ— hardworking; often
tuulu— sub-clan
te'hi— fall down
duñbiñ— bald; hairless
po'tuñ— squat
nwji— a variety of tree; ghost tree (Sterculia urens)
tañpyo— tasty (of drinks)
cofo paka'— small metallic plate, esp. to serve side dishes
yapiñ— nose
haapuñ— gap (in space or time)
aarda-rida— in the future; in the coming days
mwci— kite (bird)
zibyo'— get free (as from a taboo period)
fo— jump
pilañ— yellow
apiñ ga'hiñ— ball of cooked rice
pwyu— news
me'— join; link; couple
jarpa'— toss away
ribo— throw something across
pulu'— cover
sopiñ— lizard
ga'ce— break by clutching something
jihw-jixe— roll to and fro
sati— umbrella
para— crawl in
pamw'— cut or chop into small pieces
anẁ— mother (term of reference)

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