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lwpa— middle; center
ákoyá— something else
hwzañ— be shy
haapiñ— fog; mist
byuxwñ— cemetery; burial ground; graveyard
miji' lañcu— Adam's apple
mihiñ— contribution (esp. in kind)
bi— give; offer
amú— lie; untruth; falsehood
bwfo— yesterday
cuuki'— metallic poker; safety pin
nakó— portion of village (esp. the lower one)
hi'— feel; search with hand
paci'— an element of a rat trap
apó xeñ— toil; work hard; engage in physical labor
swgo— bridge
bwra'— mellow (of taste)
ko'rò— big, of a bangle
myole— an element of ritual altar
taki— ginger
nw'pu— swallow without chewing; gozzle down; gobble down
baka'— dent; depression
tapi— a variety of cane
biyañ tw'gya— waist (esp. of female)
poo— chop a tree trunk with horizontal blows
budu— murmur; mumble; mutter
fafu— an element of sacrificial altar
ubúu— hole
dwri— purchase of food in times of scarcity or in anticipation of scarcity
sañtvr— fully grown
paya'-gaaya'— attack; quarrel
dogiñ— genesis; origin; creation; migration
myofi— facing the shady side
pwdi pwzi'— watch hut in the paddy fields
patu'— sharp edged stump of bamboo or other tree
soh— play; joke; flirt
ácì— hide; conceal
huqa— squat (esp. of quadruplets)
haasopa— slowly; sluggishly
ku'bañ— keep something, esp. a container, upside down
kapa'— ignore; disregard; pay no heed to
ga'svr— strangle with hand
mi'ti— close (the eyes)
pwzañ— a variety of ceremonial friend with whom the head of the sacrificial animal is exchanged
lañpiñ— nape of the neck
tooqo pufe— woolen cloth
eñsu'— fail (esp. of rice plant; failing to fruit)
neñsu— jostle; scramble
úì ácì— dive inside water
kafu-kaca— unrecognizable
paro' pwri— chicken coop
áakò— entrance; entry; door
dimvr— dust
rìda— he day after tomorrow
tihi'— sweet
tafi'— bruise; contusion
ají-fa'pyó— agriculture; farming
sarlañ— a variety of cane
mwmi'— extinguish; douse; put out (fire)
bwdí ba'lo— conspiracy
paro' sampya— fowl feeding tray
xe'— cry; sob
gyo'— prepare cane rope; smoothen cane rope
oha— interjection to express surprise
goñpw— chin
iñdiñ-iñkó— direction; way forward; way ahead
pwzú— brain
myoko— third lunar month of the year; name of the festival celebrated in March
tartu— break
ura imi'— second hearth towards the back of the house
puliñ— manufacture; produce
kamija— last
pyapiñ— early maturing variety of rice
tabu'-taru'— dirty; dusty
gagvr— by any means; by hook or by crook
ahiñ— gold
talo— brass plate
reqe— tired
ridóo— throw far
bwjé bwjé— many; in large numbers; profuse; copious
paro' ro'nw— hen
kwliñ— back; rear
marbolu— marble
dù— dig; excavate
hu'— shake; jiggle; agitate
subu swbo— mithun bull
abba-axá— man (esp. married man); adult man
ayóo twpè— pumpkin
tabe axóo— sugarcane
swre twxe— tick
gwju— dress; dressing style
tarze— pus
gu'pi— lie face down
aháa ahw'— forget; fail to remember
gyandi— debt; dues; financial obligation
milobo— male
ufañ kuti— metallic poker; safety pin
karsiñ— kerosene
papù— egg
la'pù— close the hand to make a fist
dazi cago— east
xwxu-xwce— discriminate; differentiate
pulu— white
do— be; exist; lie
adáa— a person who has always had only one wife
hime— child; youngster
wci-padw'— doodlebug
sojañ— lizard
maló— big; huge; renowned
luzo— speak without purpose
purò— big (of spherical objects)
xwro— large intestine
he'— cut with a knife with the sharp edge away from the user, as in smoothening something
pya'— undo; answer (to a question put as means of ayú)
hwjañ mwnwñ— component of mida ceremony which is the offering for the children of the newly married couple
lwpì— dry
xáa— bark (of a barking deer)
piñcu'— bottle; elongated liquid container made from the hard hollowed and dried skin of gourd
bañbañ— heavy or hoarse voice
wci riimi— spider
bwyo— yesterday night
cíi— be extinct
pwcañ swdu— kitchen utensils
yanu— calm; peaceful; slow
didu— liquid container of bamboo
sosvr— shrill (of voice); high pitched; thin voice
tari'— fern
miji'— one well versed in traditional literature
harti— rust
qo'zó— small (plot of land)
cimiñ— docile; humble; modest
poñtin— pen
swzañ— this year
tapiñ— ice
qeñci'— tasty; delicious
luju-lumyo— manner of speaking
ih— interjection to express disapproval
mwho— make a sign
adiñ diñpúu— white or grey hair
impya'— cotton; wool
hwzur hamañ— a variety of vegetable
tappo— spinning knot
amí— elder sister (term of reference)
paje'— duck
ayobo— mother-in-law (term of reference)
taxò— bamboo split used for demarcating land
bwjvr— market; bazaar
tww— throw; toss; fling
ipa' tami'— green bottle fly (Lucilla sp.)
twge'— sticky
sarma pucuñ— a mound of refuse mainly comprising of millet stalk and other weeds in a millet garden
anẁ-ci— step mother
nw do— when (past tense)
kulu— banana tree
byazó— small (esp. of flower)
icañ— dysentery; ailment with blood stained stool
jaaku-jaafa— stagger; walk unsteadily
ge'— stick; adhere to; glue
tabyo— a species of bamboo (Chimonobambusa callosa)
jimi-jaama— hazy; smoggy
potu'— photo
roqohe— five times
pa'ca— toss up
diifañ pákù— Mountain Imperial Pigeon (Ducula badia)
ju— winnow
papi— wood chip
kaco— dirty; soiled; smeared; filthy
kaji— a variety of traditional dish
afi' yo— pork
hwwzi— those two
xwbo lariñ— millipede
díiñ— curse
laqu— neck
kwla kwla— eyes wide open
l— l the letter representing l in the Apatani alphabet
abyuñ— give a finishing touch by filling up soil (of a hole in the soil) or by binding
hamañ— vegetable
po— hug; embrace; clasp
áyò yoofañ— late night
pyazó— small, as a plot of land or a grain
apiñ— warm (hand)
swcañ mwdo— universe
agáa— quickly; rapidly; swiftly; immediately
gwwrò— big (of a basket)
h— h the letter representing h in the Apatani alphabet
mwbyuñ— help; contribute
mepa— search out; find out
pafi— patch; patch on; stitch up; repair
lwkè— cross legs
pipo— cut accidentally with something sharp
pasvr— extra; remainder
gwmya— a variety of spring action trap
keemw'— crush by rubbing
swlo bwfo— recently; lately; now a days
zakù— tilted; askew
hemiñ-heñja— intimate; open (of relationship)
tabè— a variety of tree of palm family, the trunk of which is edible
aúu— son-in-law (term of address)
byaarañ— space between the front verandah and the main space in an Apatani house
dáa— take step; pace; tread

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