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pwta sih'— puddle or pond where birds gather to drink water
puzuñ— normal; typical; usual
mwpiñ— close
emo— paddy; unhusked rice
qaatw— lose taste or inability to eat more
koi'— a way of putting on a cloth on the body, esp. by the males
gaqu— mouth harp
tano-gorgo— snail
za'tu— knife
twlo— drop something from a height
tagur eñso— a variety of weed
tari'— body odor
zar— step on something
aamw— mango
lama— few; some; scant; meager
fofi'-coci'— rogue; an unreliable person
hoi— be; happen
joko'— opening something by lifting up the lid jopyañ
dwdw' tahiñ— poisonous mushroom
heqa'— be worried about something
rañda— smoothing plane
túhw-túxe'— kick to and fro with the limb
boha— cane rope tied to a babó for acrobatic game; acrobatic game played on the rope
tabuñ— smallpox
agyo— mix; add; combine
si'— urinate
golu paka'— dimple on the cheek
rwxw arò— the morning after four days
bo— cross; traverse
agoo imi'— hearth towards the front of the house
yapiñ twpe— tattoo on the nose
sisa— glass
e— e the letter representing e in the Apatani alphabet
ga'— grasp; clutch; grip; grab
kwra— a variety of tree; oak tree (Lithocarpus dealbata)
tw'lo— to pull down
haapu'— diaphragm
neha appú— primrose (Primula spp.)
talẃ— unnatural death
pahe— make a dent by cutting
aare— quick; fast; swift
modu-mobo— rude; undisciplined; unruly
mwxo'— peel or scrap, of a wound scab or a bark of a tree
burù— younger brother
laxw'— cold
gorw— watch; clock
darw' pyabya— clean; pure; clear
nunuko— at your (place); second person plural pronoun, possessive case
jirw-jixe— rotate to and fro
ugù— fireplace; hearth
xoo— stir
tai belañ— a variety of acacia tree usually used for hedges
piñci'— mouse
tw'ja'-tw'ya'— tear apart; rip
tuqiñ— stump of a felled tree
pasu— fight; quarrel
xè— suffice; be enough
tapuñ— bat
koci'— bitter
ara'— tie
peenw— ceremonial procession as a part of Murung festival
señsw'— dry (of wood); thin (of a person)
kadú— look upwards
kozañ zaqe— three years back
pwgo— matter; subject; affair
pagi yaru— Common hoopoe (Upupa epops)
akì asi'— kennel; shelter for a dog
yapiñ huxo— bamboo pin used to puncture the nose
xwbe— other
sopo— slim; slender; svelte; lissome
v— v ǝǝ the letter representing ǝ in the Apatani alphabet
nama— your mother
dar— break (as a stick); crack; snap
dañxw— beat to death; kill by beating
hore— one bundle (esp. of thread)
dwnw-barnw— wives of brothers (term of reference)
sañsuñ— plantation
nuu— knead something (as dough) or as in washing cloth
ajiñbò— friend (used as both term of reference and address)
bwdañ daara'— stiff cliff
xeñji'— temple
ápì— dry
kapanw— witness
nwmpa— why
rica— throw something upwards
mi'la— tear
iñgu— change direction or destination of going
pyarki'— fold
pwrw— wooden boundary of a hearth
pamu— raptor, eagle or hawk
giyañ— cabbage leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. rugosa)
dacañ— iron; metal
aju'— weak person
ra'po— tie on something; strap
itì— a lump of solidified ash
haatiñ— significant; important; notable; remarkable
mwze— finish; give a finishing touch
myokuñ— ritual performed for the well-being of plants
mi'ju— eye discharge
swpvr— pond
palo-malo— world
iñpó— cross; pass by
firo toko— uvula
da'fa— wait (standing); halt; pause
zagó— snout
paa'— bargain; offer to buy something
mwpu— do something inadvertently; commit mistake
baabu'— healthy (esp. of child); pampered
kempa— interjection expressing sympathy
lalala— then; and then
mi'be' amu— eyelash
mwko'— open
fiñtuñ— a variety of wild raspberry
sa'riñ— cough
híi— chant; intone; incant
kaxwñ-kamwñ— look with confusion; unsatisfactory; disagreeable
jomw'— cloud
óòpa'— hoe off; dig out
tw'— jerk; pull suddenly
cì— bite
swxẁ— porcupine
poqepa— differently
hibu— beak
dañtvr— break something by beating
piñci'— grasp something by pinching
mwfo— flame
swsi— now
beñ— vocalize (esp. of animals and birds); chirp; warble; sing
elañ— a variety of red rice, usually late ripening
lw'su— interchange; exchange
hoñki'— bend; stoop
swfiñ dafi— this afternoon; towards this evening
taxxuñ— countercurrent fish trap
tú— kick
yorxuñ hamañ— toothache plant; paracress (Acmella oleracea)
teñ— touch (esp. with finger)
zeñci'— tasty; delicious
paxw'— cut to break or fracture bones in a piece of meat
atú-kahè— size
parw— rotate
abúu— a cylinderical structure
ariñ— brittle; fragile; breakable
ha'ló— branch (of tree)
kami— at the back; after; rear of
afoo— tongue
baara— fare; fee
ájù— appearance; image
yaju' pwxo— a variety of dragonfly
huu— light up; brighten
afañ— ten
pooró— wide; vast
amí-abañ— elders
twrw— forehead
te'fa— slanted
yalañ— stone
ádù— get pricked (by a thorn)
sale'— raw, as of wood; standing wood
swhuñ— hanging bridge
tw'jiñ— stretch; lengthen; elongate; make longer
iñ— go
gyoo'— noose trap
nitiñ— proverb
fiifi'— horrifying
padu'— damage by cutting
qwpa— for me
tutu nanu— bumble bee
pai'— get
jañda— flag
azè— two (term of reference)
jaa— sway (as a drunken person do); stagger
tagywñ mwjvr— matchbox
icuce— a small amount; a small number; not many
hixwñ— tingling sharp sensation in the teeth; feeling, in the teeth, after eating sour food
luzo'— practice speaking
dacañ pwloo— metallic crowbar
neñxa— stale
pike— a spicy traditional dish
myobyu— earthquake
kobya— generous; altruistic; forthcoming; quick in giving
la'dw— forefinger; a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of the outstretched thumb and forefinger
nwre pufe— gunny bag
lañgya— (dog) with a white neck
lwgvr— bent; crooked; not straight
swbyó— flying squirrel
arí— string together (beads)
dañxw'— beat into fragmant (for example bone); fracture or break something by beating
twxw'— curly
pagi— debt; financial obligation; outstanding payment
karo— spy; peep
guri'— get up; stand up
goqe— one mouthful; one word
háatw— hopeful; confident; optimistic
pwfe— four
sembo— a variety of wild cherry
bu'li uune— a variety of ulcerative infective wound of the skin; ecthyma
mi'jvr— a variety of tiny fly; midge
tabe— sugarcane plant
subu— mithun; bos frontalis
xomu— ritual element of an altar
tiñpi— dry field; dry cultivation area

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