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ami' nuri— pupil
taabyó— a temporary hut
sosiñ— steel wire rope
akì kíicú— puppy
dempyo— mouse
milo rwze— a variety of fern used in the construction of altars (Diplazium esculentum)
alo sudu— small bamboo salt container carried for feeding mithuns
amu— hair
ko'bw— traditional relationship usually the maternal uncle to whom a portion of the sacrificial animal is offered
mwciñ— know how to do
zaazi' aláa— honey
mwkiñ— show how something is done; demonstrate
paga— spread the legs apart
uuko— hole
pá— stack; heap up; pile up
taxo'— disagree; disobey
alíi— descendant; progeny; successor
wtw rwbw— bamboo shoot
arnw'— swallow; gulp down; ingest
sañgo— life
dwli-dwlo— grandeur (of scenery); beautiful (of landscape)
pww— collect with palms
rizo gyadu— rings of bamboo splits that are hoisted with poles in the tombs of priests
zaqo— five years
saliñ— expel out
tapyu— a species of bamboo
pwsa saamañ— pine needle
obyo'— long
xwce— divide (by counting)
bya'— hesitate; waver; vacillate
poqe-poqe— varied; diverse
kumpa'— throw away (esp. from a container)
borta'— a variety of snake; cobra var. burta'; sala burta
afí— bow
lembo— road
ro'po— cock
ro'nw— hen
babiñ— stark; bare, as of a field
ga'ci'— hold something at its tip or edge
tarì— hail
koofa— limp
sww lutw— grazing ground
agiñ— with; along with; in the same direction
go— throw
bwzi'-bwza— silky; delicate; soft
kwlè— tobacco leaves, esp. fresh ones
xwjañ— small intestine
buluñ-bwle— sickly, unappetizing var. bwluñ-bwle
abañ— bury (esp. in ash)
pa— purposive case marker
lurú— instigate; incite; provoke
pixu— spinning node
pwnañ— rice husk
fa'pyo— dry cultivation area (esp. for millet)
tusi'-tusi'— one after the other
la'rañ— a hoop earing worn by priests on ceremonial occasions
swcúr— stag
aháa ba'— hate; loathe; abhor
efañ— ear of grain
nwtw apa— enough; that's enough; interjecton to express satisfaction
lohiñ— three days
sor— stretch; sprawl; lounge
goi tabú— common Indian monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis)
kooló— iliac crest
paako— an element of babó, a ceremonial pole of the Apatanis erected on the eve of the Myoko festivals
xwwnw— navel
pyazi'— early maturing variety of paddy belonging to mìipyá group
aguñ— mouth; language
lako-lape— exchange; interchange; keep something in disorderly fashion
aarìda— in the future; in the coming years
paapi— a variety of flowering plant (Hedychium ellipticum)
rwjañ— a bamboo species (Chimonobambusa sp.)
adiñ diñji— black hair
gora— horse
dwrañ— principal marriage gift to bride's parent; one who gets such marriage gift
fanw— one who blesses; God
sampú— a variety of white beads of chank shell
aríi— border; boundary
pila sudu— bamboo container for storing pila
tahañ-si'— mongoose
ka— see; look at
ahú— wake up; rouse
afañ yaqo— fifty
zaje'— to make expression as when one is about to cry
sww— cow; ox
tù— flood
kalw-kaha— estimate; appear
arò-apiñ— meal in the morning; breakfast
maji— Tibetan bell without clapper used as a barter item
une— wound
corkw— smart; strong; rigid
la'ku— sinistral; left (side)
haafiñ— beautiful; handsome; pretty
nekañ— toilet; latrine
tasiñ pwha— a variety of bamboo basket used for carrying vegetables or edible aquatic insects
bu'— burst; explode
car— boil
swbiñ— goat
xoñcañ— corner
are'— sharp; honed
jar— thousand
mwdiko— appropriately; suitably; relevantly
keená— black necked crane (Grus nigricollis)
puha— sink (in water)
emvr— dew
qarsi— chuckle; laugh quietly or inwardly
dimu— hair (of head)
aduñ-arañ— disoriented; muddled; confused
lobú— a part of loin loom
sala burta'— cobra; King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
si'— urine
aháa— heart
dapo pogyañ— an altar erected during a community penalty or to announce such a penalty
haatw— west
tazi' mwge— tongs to roast grains of corn
e'la'— good in shooting
bwso— afraid; scared; terrified
gyàa— cut, with an inward motion of the blade
siñ— feed (esp. liquid food)
ahi daktor— dentist
m— m the letter representing m in the Apatani alphabet
señbi'— half-withered
pakù— pigeon
gw'ha— lie down
dw'— have adverse or allergic reaction to something ingested
ipo'— yeast; yeast cake used to ferment grains while preparing beer
mwte'— knock down something
dur— dig and push (for example with the snout of a pig)
kaji'— good to look at; good
byakú— a child with developmental delay
mwtù— do something for the first time
fi'do— food for pigs
nala paka'— drain
daazó— small step
árè— wash (esp. interior of a pot)
tero yorsañ— green chili
hwwbo— bull
sardiñ— take a short cut
hefa— have patience; have endurance
góò— hug; embrace; cuddle
cahi'— miserly
ají sampyá— tray, usually of wood, used to move soil from one part of the paddy field to the other
ruu— drill; bore a hole in; make a hole in
peca sanw— tree of wild pear (Pyrus sp.)
tabu nwmiñ— a variety of plant (Arisaema)
agiñ— trouble; irk; niggle
yaxo— stick
la'dw go'he— one unit of la'dw, equivalent to the distance between outstretched thumb and forefinger
elì— paddy seed; paddy preserved for next season's sowing
papù hayañ— egg yolk
taaró— variety of a fig
zañbyuñ— put one's head into the water
re'— cross (a river); traverse; travel across
be'xo— peel off; pare; flake
miikw— belonging to others; not own
yanw— leaf
swki— a variety of wild cat
mwbur— do something in an inopportune way
tuubyú— edge
xwpó— cut a tree in the middle of its trunk
kofo'— bent; not round; irregular
ajañ— young; immature
coga-coga— waddling; manner of walking with short steps and swaying motion
swxa'— scratch; scrape; abrade
hargó— overtake (esp. by running or driving)
zacu— lip
lufañ— bring around; persuade; convince
jopyañ— close something by placing something in the opening ant. joko'
biñpu— round; spherical; plump; rotund
mwru— hard; difficult
ija— interjection to express repugnance
rañtw— sacred grove
kwri— business; trade; merchandising; transaction
yopo— cane basket
wbyo'— long
bìi— move to and fro; swing; oscillate
po'ju'— crouch; cower
pace— the other side
lumù— speak in sleep
ta'mò— a variety of tree; Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis/Rhus semialata)
alw'— exchange; interchange; swap
toñ— display
aháa du'— heartbeat
komañ— dark (esp. to describe shades of color)
gipyañ— close (a hinged door)
umyú— pointed (as of a tip)
aha fiifi'— horrifying
arxe'— kidney
bardiñ— fate; destiny
tapw— an element of loin loom in the form of a rod used to tighten the threads while weaving
xañxañ-dwrañ— firmly; fervently; forcefully
pasù— needle
pur— pluck (fruits); remove
ruñgya'— crazy; mad; insane; not right in the head
argò— vein, artery, nerve, tendon var. arrò
pwro— basket of splitted bamboo used for storage
heñpuñ-heñka— confusing; perplexing; complicated
naspati— pear
kwle pemu— a variety of flowering plant that grows on the banks of the river
harlañ— thigh

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