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paxw— kill by cutting
ta'ti— cockroach
takiñ za'co— cowrie shell
iyu'— an ailment in which a person loses appetite, believed to be caused by somebody's property, esp. ginger plants growing in somebody else's garden
ají— farm; wet agricultural field
abba-ci— step-father
yatw'— umbrella of bamboo and leaves covering the head and the back
bar— carry something with a horizontal bar or a rod
aci-afá— precarious; critical
ciciñ— a variety of ritual (esp. to ward off malevolent spirit)
ajiñ-apw— company; friendship
byopa— cap; headgear
mwhù— wake up; rouse
kala'— recognize; know
riñbi tasuñ— spider web
toliñ— pour something out
tahw'— hard of hearing
carxw— boil properly; boil fully
búu— give birth to var. bww
hwfañ— like; similar; alike
empw— paddy husk
mwdvr— rectify; do something correctly
hù— prick; stab
pabù— swollen; bloated; puffed up
dahw-daaxe— go here and there
Tanw— Apatani tribe; people of Apatani tribe
axóo pèeruñ— a variety of bean
lohè— till; until
twpya' tarw— a variety of cotton top
te'— fall (esp. from a standing position)
jaapa'— toss away
teñbya'— get burnt by touching something hot
dazo— without reason; aimless
abyu-ate'— movement; motion; activity
murto— metal arrowhead
xo'— crow (as a cock)
mwgya— help someone on reciprocal basis
li— sow; seed; broadcast
twwló— cut down (a tree)
arañ— close, of relation
du'jo— commission paid to a sale agent
mecú— small; small sized; minor
arañ— block; choke; plug; obstruct; close
rilo— throw something downwards
kutu— oil; pig fat used as hair oil
loorw'lo— interjection to express hopelessness
supuñ— world
sa'lw'— breathe in; inhale
byarbó— jump across
paji— two wheeler vehicle
byo'— shine (as sun); radiate; glow; glare
kolò lohe— two days back
jáa— soar or fly without flapping the wings (as a hawk)
qe'piñ— close
kuti— poker of wood or bamboo
yacu— small bamboo container for salt or tobacco
miqo— rich; wealthy; affluent
gya— dry (as of liquid)
qarka— smile
sañcí— a variety of fruit
danw— heavy wooden hammer
koyu— anus
taxe'— a variety of cane
tor— unfurl (of flag); spread
kwle tofo'— sweet flag; a variety of flowering plants that grow along river banks and marshy places (Acorus calamus)
caañcú— cooking tripod
barmw— sister
po'na pilá— porridge with fermented rice or millet
za'za'— slow; sluggish
afiñ dafi— afternoon
saq— cot; bed
yadiñ— storage basket of bamboo or cane
xe— read; count
lwbe'— scratch using claws or hooves
e'da'— shoot at target
kamw— work; task; job; occupation
sampo— log; timber; piece of wood
zuupa'— remove something by pricking
mi'byo' amu— eyelash
patañ áttò— a member of the labour gang in whose field it works on the day
parda— straight; honest; linear; not bent
si— this
mwqu-mwre— discriminate
dùu— sit
parw-molañ— a variety of shrub bearing reddish berries commonly found in bamboo gardens
mah— no; exclamation for negative response to a question
paxo' sudu— a long bamboo container for smoking spicy food
po'tuñ pèeruñ— a variety of bean
yo asóo— strips of smoke preserved pork
bwpw' tabú— a variety of poisonous snake (Pareas monticola)
hajvr— thousand
nañlò— push something down
zazi'— honey
f— f ʎʌʌ the letter representing ʎ in the Apatani alphabet
lwci'— accidentally struck on something; tumble into something
pwfi'— hut in the paddy fields or jungle
peñgu— warm
kaqu— differentiate; distinguish; tell apart
tabiñ-taliñ— bare; naked
pamí— chicken louse
qwzì— we two; first person dual pronoun
toñkiñ— display
yalañ pwro— a small egg container of bamboo
pape— gap; intervening gap
zaqa— put one's head in
bwza-bwza— silky; delicate; soft
diiko'— hard soil; lumps of soil
kwcè— small bamboo cup used for measuring rice or millet
myogu— migrate; relocate; resettle
po'do— accident
subu swxa— altar on which the mithun is sacrificed during Subu or Muruñ festivals
nwbyu— textile
akì kíinw— bitch
katú— watch from a distance
c— c tʃʌʌ the letter representing tʃ in the Apatani alphabet
lomè— an element of loin loom
aya-kaco— quality; condition
pike page— a variety of glass bead
lww— lie down
iñgo— task; obligation to go
piñta— rounded liquid container made from the hard hollowed and dried skin of gourd
juja— wet
kiru'— hunting party
iyu— anus
alì innánw— stilt; pair of pole equipped with footrest to enable a person to walk at a height from the ground
mirw' yalañ— grinding stone for millet
komla twqá— orange
yorxuñ— Sichuan pepper
ai'— miser; mean
alo— day
amẁ— daughter-in-law (term of address)
be'— spring, something under tension; leap (as frogs do)
popita ahì— papaya
tañgw— drunk; inebriated
sari— a variety of tree which is allergic to those who are sensitive to it
kwri pamyo— business management
kanw— one who sees
keñte abíi— a variety of skirt of black and white color
goñcañ— labial commissure
tamyo— a variety of tree
pota— paper
laaliñ— take out
byuhu— grave; tomb
tasañ— beads
fi'kuñ-firi— wrinkled; crease; pucker; crinkle
saiklo— bicycle
pebe'— release something (esp. which was under tension)
tama'— a variety of tree
hwwmi— widow
toñrò— small (of group)
poha'— crow
pi'zi xaqe— eighty
aruñ— be possessed (esp. by evil spirits)
piñkañ— nasalized speech or voice
tafuñ— tapeworm larvae
pai-paca— a large cane basket
burúu— mythical crocodile-like creature said to have inhabited the Ziro valley in the olden days
miima'— a variety of hebaceous plant whose slender leaves are used to tie bundles of paddy or millet plant (Miscanthus sinensis)
lulù-lugo— disturb by speaking
mifa bari'— whirlwind
caarò— big (of pot)
bagañ rizo— a variety of flower; primrose flower (Primula spp.)
mi'ye'-gohe'— signal; making gesture by winking
ahì amvr— fruit items
ditvr— lumps of soil (esp. in paddy fields)
qwfañ— variety of a fish considered sacred by the Apatanis
buu— hold; keep; own var. bww
mwdó byoco— swallow
hwzañ— shame; shy
lofañ— ten days
empyañ sudu— bamboo container to store grains for poultry
zibu heñ— predict; prophesy; foretell
dazi caca— a small variety of cicada
zo'— to abstain from doing some things during ritual prohibition
simbya— balcony in a traditional house
aciñ— group; crowd
mwbya'— hurt by causing burns
mwne'— touch; beat
loxo'— a part of loin loom
yorlu— vegetable garden located away from the village
buuro— thick or big cylindrical object
hùu— be fatty (as pork might get); be oily
swttiñ— warrior's shield (esp. of buffalo skin)
tañsvr patañ— labour gang engaged in miscellaneous works in the agricultural fields
kagw— learn (by seeing)
xwnwñ— costly; valued
fa'— lick
twre— thorn
bufañ— traditional village council of the Apatanis
alì lwpyo— sole
par— make or light fire; ignite fire
haaso haaso— slow; sluggish
tabu qwi— eel (Anguilliformes)
tuñ— imprison; confine; hold captive
rutiñ— earring
xw— slide while in sitting position; scoot
aníi— fruit bud
kwlo' kwlo'— glossy
y— y the letter representing j in the Apatani alphabet
hiruñ— tusk (of full grown wild pig)

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