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ixañ— trophy for recognition of achievement
kafáñ— equal; same
heñdi— thoughtful man; a gentleman; a good person
cor— spray; squirt; sprinkle
garu— pillow
corjiñ— straight
gòobu— swell (as a wound); bloat; bulge
swlo— today
twpe— tattoo
dulu káanw— a person who looks after somebody else's cattle
zuu— prod as with a needle
miji'-miguñ— traditional knowledge
jompu— bamboo shaving used as a ritual element or a decorative item syn. some
mwpi'— break something fragile like an egg
wpw'nw— sweeper
huañ— back (anatomy)
rw'tú— a part of marriage ceremony in which paddy a newly married couple harvest paddy from the bride's family field
hwjañ— new born
pe'— tuck something in; insert
amo-ahe— dust (esp. those sticking on the body after working rice)
pár— screw; twist; turn
bíi'— emit sound; echo
pyà— destroy; dismantle
kala'-kapa— acquainted with
háagyá— entrance, door
pyo'ce— detach something to divide into two
diñxo— bald-headed; hairless
be'ce— crack; split; rapture
dùusa— sit at a distance
ne— how much; how many
ací-baró— brothers; siblings
iñjó-mwjó— wage; earning
piifa— ritual performed to propitiate pìfá úì
henci— a variety of edible berry
harañ piyo— a variety of children's traditional game
adañ— spear
yalo bi'— echo; resonate; reverberate
pwfi— four
hirañ— molar tooth
lwta'— cockspur
miilò— eighth lunar month of the year; July-August
haatiñ bwliñ— satisfactorily; confidently; convincingly
zañ— move with the head leading
murpu— bonfire
túcé— break something by kicking
yamyó— floor of split bamboo
lwriñ— kneelet comprising of string of beads, esp. worn by priests
caa— step on
doolañ— brownish
da'hi'-da'mo— stand for a while; wait for a while
sa'ka-sa'ka— hesitate; be uncertain; be of two minds
takuñ yaarv— cricket (Acheta domesticus)
lupa— remind; help someone remember
api'— break (by dropping)
lw'— put, esp. grains into a container
heñ— think; love
kar— emerge (of the moon)
buñci— ninth month of the year; September-October
jihiñ— rag; scrap of cloth; dirty linen
pwta atúu— chicks of birds
elù— reed flute
wñco— expression of agreement
mwrw'— assist somebody in doing something
o pwro— lace bamboo used for filtering good quality liquor from fermented millet or rice
zapa'— criticize; disapprove
koofiñ— the evening before the last
ga'ti— hold tightly
doofa'— lightening
báa— roll; spin; rotate
yormw'— dried chili pepper
lebe— be fed up of eating too much or too frequently of the same item
mirw'— powdered millet
anu-abañ— brothers; sibling
la'ku' kvrv— mole; a small burrowing insectivorous mammal
pace'— clasp; clutch; besiege
pyú— beguile; entice; lure
paro' pwha— basket of bamboo splits where chicks hatch
aaxa'— shallow
zabe— frown; scowl
agvr— bundh; raised earthen boundary between paddy fields where millet is planted
jolo— lift or carry down ant. joca
fòohá— jump in
roñ— burn; scorch; set on fire
e'xw— kill by shooting
doqe'— sunny; cloudless
swzi— sugar or. Assamese
dwro'— medicine; drug
roñ— be mad; go insane; become crazy
gyuu— yell; howl; scream; shout
alo kamyañ— everyday; daily; commonplace
puyu— news
toofo'— a variety of flowering plant
akì tadvr— tape worm
pore o— a variety of beer preparation
taxw tabu— bed bug
twp pwpw— Himalayan cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)
huxo— handle (esp. of agricultural implements like spade or axe)
hogya takvr— spotted leopard
ajóo— fare; wage
kaji tiñ— sneeze
dazi lofañ— mid-day; noon
nikuñ dapo— customary law
hilu'— smooth; glossy; polished
biñpa— rope of bamboo skin
pa'— suspend or hang something with a string
pano— sting
marlañ— rust
kera pwcañ— cauldron
gyuzañ— ritual performed to appease a malevolent spirit
sampyu— a variety of blue colored beads
pwtiñ qwwla— owl
kalo— look downwards
dwle'— remaining food after consumption
dùuko-dako— accommodation; address
ado— stalk; main stem of a herbaceous plant
de'— plait or weave
riñbi— spider
pi'— sharpen; hone; whet
axw harnwñ— diarrhea
sozó— thin (of objects like a thread)
sww atúu— calf
hemyó— plan in advance; plan
medvr nelo— place of worship (Lit. ‘house of purity')
yai— variety of bamboo (Dendrocalamus hamiltonii)
neñpuñ— space outside the house on the left side
twgò— a variety of ritual (esp. to propitiate benevolent deities)
sañbyuñ— immerse; submerge; soak in water
puñde'— bulge; swell
yarú huxo— ear plug
t— t the letter representing t in the Apatani alphabet
cikañ— like; similar
qaare— lose taste or inability to eat more
poi— residual fermented millet after preparation of beer
naqe— a unit of measure equivalent to the width of a palm
pwdvr— toss; lob
xeeñ— roast
nunupa— for you (plural); second person plural pronoun, purpostive case
tabu somiñ— a variety of legless lizard
càa— take paddy from the granary
rupu— silver
afañ pwfi— forty
be'lw— next door neighbor
diñgyañ— fencepost
pa'svr— kill by hanging
opa'— give up; let go
tww— chop, as of cutting down a tree
kooga'— occiput; back of the head
roñpe— four times
juju— winnowing
amyuñ— grow (as an offshoot)
kenna— a person who castrates pigs
pyu'— sell
mepi— a variety of vegetable; plantain (Plantago erosa)
agoo empuñ— space between the entrance and the hearth of a traditional Apatani house
nwmopa— why
pwlo huuto— moonlight
paro' papù— chicken egg
ta'kó— dig a hole or trench
rari hamañ— a variety of vegetable (Piper brachystachum)
kosi' kosi'— one after the other
helo— pardon; forgive
tufa— ambush; lie in wait for; lay trap for
xú— aim
paro' paxw— entrails of chicken
to'pyo— descend first
afee— shiver; tremble; shudder
pexó— a variety of bird
somiñ qarmiñ— entertainment; amusement; enjoyment
sañda— long wooden post that support a traditional house on both sides
aarv— portion of lower limb of an animal
kupyu' kusvr— rinse, esp. a container like a pot
qurca— move up something heavy using lever
kago'— overlook; disregard; ignore
tariñ— woven cane ring used as kneelet
axw— comb
pwta' ahì— wild pear
diñta'— scalp; top portion of head
naru— odor; smell
lwwrw— edge; brim
ciñ— know; comprehend; understand
ra'tiñ— fasten (as of a door)
ji— black
yorxañ— Sichuan pepper
s— s the letter representing s in the Apatani alphabet
kooro'— a traditional relationship on the maternal side whom a portion of meat from sacrificial animal is offered
heñdi— thoughtful
jola— bag
pu— make; create; manufacture
roha— dry over fire
pyapúu— early maturing variety of rice
kaù— envy; begrudge
pe— switch; lever
razi'— chain
koofañ— round
bije leñda— path leading to or inside the bamboo garden
swtw byako— yellow berried nightshade (Solanum xanthocarpum)
byar— flip; flick
ukó— back; rear
orbyo'— long
haagya— entrance

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