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axoo— entangled (hair)
wmyó— poison; aconite (Aconitum ferox)
dema úì— evil spirit
swliñ— a small track inside the kitchen garden
mwjù-mwmyo— ways of doing; custom
úì bée— a variety of chanting during a particular ritual
bahuñ— vomiting tendency; retch
kage'— look at
caambyó— war; dispute; battle
ami' ajañ— one who cries easily
lobyo' tare— a variety of thorny plant
palañ twqá— plum
nañ— push; press
báxè— brusque; impolite; rude; ill-mannered
myw-milo— married couple
pwlo harbyañ— full moon
dazi— sun
biyañ— girdle (esp. of female used to hold the skirt)
axwñ-amw— confused; disconcerted; befuddled; dumbfounded
malo-kalo— please; pray
gyopu— shooting star
abvr— something; something that is unspecified or unknown
gi— operate a hinged door
goi'— whole; entire
kofañ— round
sarja'— rip; tear
rwxwda— four days hence
kompyutar— computer
rw'ti— bind tightly
byw— a species of bamboo
kanu— seven
heñjuñpa— comfortable
za'zo'— slow; sluggish
jabyò— outskirts, usually of a village
barbo-fibo— wife's sister's husband (term of reference)
árù— weed; unwanted plant in an cultivated field
byurw-byarw— dirty; unappetizing; messy
dekiñ— clay
rubiñ— earlobe
byo'hú— brighten; light up; illuminate
axor— letter
embiñ xañcu— cane or bamboo basket used as rice container
buutuñ— a person who remains bachelor
metw— a ritual performed to protect plants from Pyodu Bwzi, the God of Famine
patw— tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
o xui' hamañ— a variety of vegetable; creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata)
kaco-tanw'— dirty; soiled; smeared; filthy
ale'— wing
haaya-myoxa— famine; scarcity of food
pwyu swle— information
mwqó— unfinished task; remaining work
xeñtw pakù— ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis)
jihi' rara— silent; peaceful
xui'— sour
fòobó— jump across
akì ipa'— faeces of dogs
miju' mija— cowardly; timid
apiñ— cooked rice
keñ— injure; cause pain or discomfort
pila— a variety of liquid dish obtained by filtering ashes of particular plants
lwdu— heel
qo'rò— big (plot of land)
azóo— be subject to a behavioral restriction due to a taboo.
afú— lose something; misplace
swxó— water channel
xe'— winnow
ko'bu— traditional relationship usually the maternal uncle to whom a portion of the sacrificial animal is offered
garta'— paddy field in the upper portion
yasi yaru'— water hyacinth (Eichhomia crassipes)
talañ— brownish color (esp. of a cattle)
tisvr— sweet
tarluñ— barren; childless
zemw'— break something into pieces by chewing
mwzo— do something without purpose or for free
lozañdà— two years hence
giyañ hamañ— cabbage leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. rugosa)
haaru heñ— mourn; grieve
alì lwpiñ— instep
tulí— copy; replicate; click (a photo with a camera)
ce'su— argue; contend; claim; wrangle
kakiñ-tayiñ— showy
tañka— taste (drinking or smoking)
zime— general term for people living in far north
ifiñ— rectum
bako'— box
riila'— tendril
parì-pagyò— mosaic like appearance
lupyu'-lusu'— spread false and damaging statements about someone; defame; slander;
nunumi— you (plural); second person plural pronoun, accusative case
cí— claim (ownership)
sezi— rhododendron
ya'hi— collapse; cave in; crumple
ácì— have pain; suffer
mwpe— separate; detach; disconnect; segregate
kahw-kaxe'— look around; be watchful
hu'si-rasi— hot and humid
da'mo— rest; take a breather
pwdiñ— male hair knot
rwpu— silver
busu'— get loose; loosen; slacken
sipuñ— recently; these days
cibyw— smart; quick; agile
koñci patañ— labour gang that works early in the morning
dwpyonw— thief; robber; bandit
bwfo'— nearby; near
jije— truth
baro-mazañ— traditional friends (esp. of other community or of far away places)
kutiñ— traditional relationship
empu— a variety of white rice, usually late ripening
sapì— flattened
la'xwñ— dirt on the hands
haata'— front; fore; foreground; anterior
miyu— human beings
sa'ka— contemplate; consider; deliberate on
sañxañ— border post
haame— coward; timid
aliñ— ball; sphere
sorjiñ— straight
dor— become a captive or a prisoner
tozó— small (of group)
nwri pwsa— a variety of pine; Himalayan hemlock (Tsuga dumosa)
tano pvrv— traditional spinning wheel used to wind yarn into balls
le'— flap (of wing)
sabw— officer; a dignified person
turcañ— post; pillar
mogo alló— cheekbone
aju— yes; okay
mwrí— charcoal
sww hwbo— ox
apiñ pwcañ— pot for cooking rice
aalú— potato or. Assamese
lebu— agate bead
mepi hamañ— a variety of vegetable; plantain (Plantago erosa)
pece— wrench something into two parts; pry something into two
ukó simbya— rear balcony
salw— plantation
kafu-kaca— fail to recognize
haqw— something; a thing that is unknown or unspecified
hwmi— that; third person accusative pronoun
xwwnwñ— cooked
takuñ putu— a lesser variety of Muruñ festival
yamu muku— smoke
hwwnw— cow
daci mida— mida of lesser variety
jifiñ— Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
pyarò— big, as a plot of land or a grain
pwha— a variety of bamboo basket
kwle— river
heqa-heñxa— troublesome; worrisome; bagging; distressing
yapúu— a color pattern of mithun with overall while color
kapyo— good looking; beautiful
xwbo ajiñ— ceremonial friend
lozì-lohiñ— some days
urú— family
ayádù— interjection of frustration
dar— move or lift with a stick used as a lever
ríipiñ— close something by stitching or sewing
Tanw aguñ— Apatani language
pa'ga— long supporting post on both sides of a traditional Apatani house
alo— salt
muruñ— first month of the lunar year; January; name of the festival celebrated in January
sufu— empty (of feeling)
koq kolò— four days back
taju-riyañ— variety of a plant; Job's tear
pufe— cloth
cazó— small (of pot)
padiñ— erosion control embankment usually of bamboo and wood along the banks of the streams
aqw— interjection to express indifference; let it be
xww— boil; cook
abiñ— fruitful; productive
poba'— hug; embrace
zimw iñgya— space between the hearth and the wall on the right side while entering the house
saañ— grow; live
talu ba'lo— betray; deceive
ayóo— up; upper
yu'— skewer
hárgw— run away; escape; flee
pwrẃ— stinging nettle
midiñ— nursery for paddy; seed bed
ami'— eye
daarò— big step
luuli hamañ— Nepalese smartweed (Persicaria nepalensis); a variety of vegetable
pwri— chicken coop
dwliñ— path made by a hunter; hunting track
po'— hop; bounce; leap
hadw— anger
yofañ lwpa— midnight
empya'— cotton; wool
byuu— suck
ga— scold; rebuke; reprimand;chide
sw— die
burta'— a variety of snake; cobra
tiyo'— insect; worm
didvr— fluent, as in speech; articulate
lufi'-lume— recalcitrant; defiant; wayward
tapi' qwwla— owl
teñ— keep in place; place something
twrw tatw'— toad
kilu'— a small compartment in the granary usually for storng millet or agricultural implements
nañca— push something up

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