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gwre— crispy; crunchy
ayo— grandmother or mother-in-law (term of address)
ala'— hand
yasi anw— water beetle
mya— lull; console
doopw'— sleep together with head in same direction
pagvr— build or repair bundhs
peñci ajiñ— a variety of traditional friend
haace— sad; heart-breaking
swre— wild pig; boar
i'qvr— snore
mwri'— initiate doing something
kwdi swbi— serrow
nwmi— you (accusative); second person singular accusative pronoun
paro' papúu— white chicken
lwbáñ— baby
dwlw kwce— bamboo glass for measuring rice
óòpa— find something by hoeing
taaxè— lie on one's back; lie supine
mwxe'— make somebody cry
bosta— jute bag; gunny sack
pyu— move to and fro (esp. a post)
hafañ giyañ— cabbage
buuzó— small cylinderical object
mikì— skilled; expert
paxu rudu'— rough; scaly
laaxe'— keep something upside down
nwyi— an element of loin loom
arañ— bottom (of a tree or a bamboo)
eñbiñ— husked rice
neha tami— a variety of plant
patañ ajo— hire a labaour gang
re'xa'— injure by scraping with something
kapyója'pa— firstly
huriñ— protective body armor of cane belt worn around the waist
tapvr— heavy log put on a prisoner's legs to prevent escape
yarú rui— ear wax
haabyañ— chest
bwliñ kormo— a variety of fruit
bije zaazi— lichen around bamboo nodes syn. bije yatań, subu zaazi
mwyañ— crest on the head of cock
zazu'— double chin; wrinkle under the chin
harkó— bore a hole
page'— light a fire; set fire; ignite
aarí— saw
abyo— endearing
kore-kore— with short quick steps
ikuñ— beewax, used for joining broken threads
cuha— plunge; plummet; nosedive
kordu— way of wearing a cloth
mwlañru— all; everybody
puñtu— hump; ridge; bulge; swelling
pwtì— near
q— q ŋʌʌ the letter representing ŋ in the Apatani alphabet
naruñ— fencing (esp. of bamboo garden)
pwdi'— fart
tagyá— wood wasp
sa'— breath; suck; cough
mitu'— tip; apex; sharp end
asè— wash; clean
mi'ye'— wink
axu'— regurgitate
teli— oil
more mwyañ— black kite (Milvus migrans)
mwjo— reward for doing something; wage
pa— cut (by striking); fight; peck
ni'— prune
patúu-papo— hack something into several pieces
roqe— once; one time
bari'— get up; stand up syn. guri'
ru-xa— noise; tumult; commotion
ali lembo— paved road
apyo'— dilute; make a liquid thinner or weaker
rako— tortoise
har— wash; bathe
lwgu'— incubating hen
me'ta'— flat
leñ— build ladder on a tree to climb it
adiñ— only; exclusively; solely
pe'kó— smart, of a person; strong, of taste
sadi— plantation (esp. of pine); pine estate
heñxw— scarce; meager; in short supply
eñtw patañ— labor gang for paddy harvesting
pepu' tabú— bedbug (Cimex lectularius)
saró— firewood of bamboo
aqa'— tie into a bundle
xeda harnw— special messenger, usually female, who informs about a ritual like Subu or Muruñ to the traditional friends in other villages
yo tardu— a bamboo container for storing meat
doodu— drop
haaju'— light; not heavy
heñtú— miss someone; pine for; yearn for; long for
jo'ko— open by cutting
dorzó— small (of an animal or a vehicle)
yañko patw— lion (Panthera lion)
age'— stick as with glue
bwluñ-bwle— sickly, unappetizing var. buluñ-bwle
jiji— blue
tule'— slippery
kaqu-kare— discriminate; be biased against; be prejudiced against
swre taxe— tick
bábì— swing; dangle
luluñ— frighten by speaking; scare; intimidate
sañ— push or stuff something
ará— empty; vacant; void
appú— flower
tarù— rope
lupa'— criticize; denounce; condemn; speak ill of someone
axw— guts; entrails; viscera
wñ— yes
lwbe-la'be— lazy; lethargic
koñci— dawn
bée— chant; invoke
mo— move one's face
pisvr— kill by cutting the throat
sarw— knot (of tree); nodule; node
alíi— seed; descendant; progeny; successor
pì— clap; pat; swat
xaaruñ— a benevolent god that protects a household
wskul— school
myoxa— bamboo floor
piifa úì— God of Luck
seliñ— pull something out
luko— narrate; inform; recount; tell
uskul— school
a— a the letter representing a in the Apatani alphabet
húu— whittle; scrape; shave
misi— title used for dead females
ohó— tall; high
yapuñ— sky
feñ— measure with outstretched hands
lela'— fresh; new
gyotu ajiñ— a variety of traditional friend
swrw— bugle of horn, usually of yak horn
milo— male
née— wrestle
lañku— tilted, esp. the head
caaqe'-caaqe'— intense; stinging
po'do— stumble over or fall down accidentally
be'ji— injection
yasw'— wash (one's hand)
xootu— metal skewer for male hair knot
diixw— coarse sand
pabú— valley; gully
bo'go— dam, for diverting water to irrigation channel
ama— mother (term of address)
xw— cost; value
pale'— excess; extra; surplus; remainder
lwge'— popliteal space; hollow of the knee
pafa-paca— unsteady; staggering
beezì— term of address for two audience; term of reference for two persons
pata'— bamboo split; flat object
heñpyo— happy, delighted
bije sudu— bamboo container; bamboo smoking pipe
fe'pu— doorlatch
taqu-aru'— honeycomb
aiñ— gold
pakañ— defer or postpone
pw'pya— scatter by sweeping
sizi' tasiñ— a variety of small sized larvae
qwi— fish
lwpi'— numbness of the limbs
axw har— have loose motion
pwte' paji— motor cycle
sañxañ mefañ— a variety of fencing plant; privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium)
pyo— open (as eye)
hu'biñ— sweat
zime-yaru— rainbow
pwlo alo— Monday
swmi— lake
loci— hook; peg
martul— hammer
mwcì— copy; sketch; draw
pamañ— bamboo rack in front wall of the house
la'bú— sleeve; part of a garment that covers the arms
zi'mo— face
arì— demarcate; delimit; delineate
áfò— skin; covering
axw sáa— have loose motion
gehe— yawn
hafañ byayuñ— tomato
pilañ rañbañ— yellowish
swbi la'hiñ— a variety of creeper used for decoration
swdó— heifer
twxe— louse
qunu— we; first person plural pronoun
aro' paco— expression of happiness; thank you
hubyú— sheath; scabbard
poli-poli— rapidly; swiftly
pa'si— join two ropes together to increase the length
álù— to work
siñbya— balcony in a traditional house
dwbuñ— greedy; gluttonous
riliñ— throw something out
lufe— slur one's speech as when drunk
padw'— a variety of vegetable
tusvr— straighten one's leg
yapyo— winnower
pya'miñ— orange color
fo'gañ— blunt edge of the sword
saati— pine sap

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