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pa'zi— stick, usually used for support
mwce'— interfere; obstruct; impede
tayañ— bee (single)
sù— rear; breed; bring up; nurture
korlañ— thunderbolt; ritual performed to prevent thunderbolt
caañxá-diixá— barren; unproductive
harú— popular (as of one's personality)
leqò aji— rice field near the village
tasiñ— larval dragonfly
taniñ— variety of a plant; wild sesame (Perilla frutescens)
bww— hold; keep; own
domiñ— cloudy; rainy
tamyó— a color pattern of a mithun, of black colour but a white patch running from the head to the tail at the back
mipya— an early ripening variety of rice
gwwzó— small (of a basket)
fa'— burn; singe; smolder
myodu— time; season; period
xoopa'— remove something by using a stick as a lever
rw'— sit (as do the chickens); perch; roost
ci'ri— ceremonial antique sword
pwlo tatu— half moon
nufañ— plain area; level ground
k— k the letter representing k in the Apatani alphabet
purdo— pluck (fruits) for oneself
xwpa'— subtract
ayo-asi'— ancestors; progenitors
piyu— ashes obtained by burining of certain edible plants which are used for preparing pila by filteration
abyu— move; shake; flutter; budge
asorit— surprising; amazing; startling
myw— wife
mwlì— take revenge
mijí— orphan
twniñ— variety of a plant; wild sesame (Perilla frutescens)
jañ— become fat; put on weight
sabuñ— soap
ciba— small cane bag usually used for carrying tiffin
nw'rw'— run into somebody
ektor— actor
mitai— sweet
huañ ácì— backache; back pain
tafí— sarcastic; ironic; sneering
so— at; in
afiñ— pancreas
dulu— the system of giving another person the responsibility of looking after a cattle
cañcañ— cold (to the touch); chilly; gelid
kwri harnw— businessman; broker; agent; middleman
rwbw— railing
ru— sneak; plot; machinate; conspire
taú— descriptive term for mithun bull with color pattern of dark brown color with while in the lower parts of the limbs
muku sudu— smoking pipe
íñka— that
lwrw lorw'— joint
migiñ— expert hunter
pwdi— a variety of bird
ala' muja— glove
dwpyo— steal; pirate; plagiarize
kwjvr— brandish; wield; flaunt
luhw'— stammer; stutter
keele— an agricultural implement of short pointed bamboo chisel used for weeding
háakò— entrance, entry, door
hor— dry; harden (as of paddy in sun)
twko— money
kóò— son
hwjañ lopa— a stick presented to a child with developemntal delay by her maternal grandparent
lwci'-po'do— accident; mishap
xo'kó-xo'pè— disorganized; mess; tangled
dwdw'— poisonous
payu sudu— bamboo container for glue (payu)
swma— corpse
sabe'— key
eem— yes
afí-aróo— storm; rainstorm; windstorm
la'du mwriñ— elbow
paya'— attack; quarrel
cixo— clever; smart; successful person
haho— up; top; high; upper
kwpa' ahì— banana
tarpi— variety of cane
purtú pèeruñ— a variety of bean
xei— cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)
mura— seat
pwyo— Rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nepalensis)
ripó-rílo— striped; streaked; variegated
imi'— sitting space around the traditional fireplace
sww ixa— cow dung
yara— a cane basket used by males for fetching firewood
poobw— disturbance due to certain practice or unfortunate incident
mwdañ— touch (esp. to cause pain)
dwlo— paddy for husking
xaañcu'— can container with a lid (esp. to store rice)
pata' ude— house with roof of bamboo split
lu— speak; talk; converse; articulate
pìta'— slap; spank; hit; strike
dùuha— sit down
áa— come; arrive; enter
xwlañ— a variety of red-brown squirrel
bare— one (of flat objects)
abú— unlucky; unfortunate; jinxed; ill-fated
joojo— refreshing; fresh
mwri-mwza— tiny; miniscule
kone kone— one by one
swlo-holo— hurriedly; excitedly
sa'xw'— intimidating; unnerving; daunting; formidable
tapañ— algae; moss
afóo goñsò— mantis
ema tupe— dreamy (of a person); confused person
sabè— loincloth
attu'— close or block (esp. a hollow container)
niti— new
yana— a species of bamboo
attè— thick (of a liquid)
huuto— light
koq kozañ— four years back
dibur— mole cricket (Gryllotalpidae)
pagvr pwlo— second lunar month of the year; February
álì— plant
pyo'xo'— have a different opinion
santú payu— a variety of resin used as glue obtained from a jungle berry
so'ko— jaw
sukuñ— well; spring
pa'lo— toss down
arò dafi— forenoon
pwwlw'— replenish (esp. liquor)
sañti— push something tightly as when packing
sañtvr— a variety of glass bead
ácì-ahè— ailment; suffering
hupa— for whom
huñki'— bend; stoop
dwdw'— poisoned (by eating)
sosma— goggle
atiñ— block; choke; plug; obstruct; close
pyàpa'— destroy and remove a structure
heefi'— cool, in a pleasant way
ci'pi— wooden door frame
gaga— quarrelsome
yapvr— mortar
pwmw— June; sixth lunar month of the year
twmo— suspend; postpone
pepó-pelò— extravagant; lavish
wqa— baby
koha xaqe— ninety
babó— ceremonial pole of the Apatanis erected on the eve of the Myoko festivals
tero— chili
kala'-tala'— knowledgeable; learned
párpiñ— screw close
fíi— slither (as snakes do)
qoo— get lost; get missing; go astray
zoho— feed a baby after chewing the food
zoxe— black panther (Panthera pardus)
garpw'— paddy field in the lower portion
apw— breadth
áagya'— come to a wrong place or a wrong way
mwxó— do something leading to bankruptcy
mwmur— do something wrongly
nasu— dance
anẁ-aba— parent
ta'— chop (as to split something)
yapiñ ái— epistaxis; bleeding from the nose
baró— brother
apel— apple
tagw— learn (by listening)
tatuñ buluñ— chubby
sa'na— out of breath; breathless; panting; gasping
ta'miñ— Indian barberry (Mahonia aquifolium)
hwrw— a traditional dance accompanied by ballad of same name, usually performed by the males
yaru'— a variety of plant
swlì— water body
kwmiñ talo— a variety of brass plate
afiñ— evening; dusk; late afternoon
rapw'— a space underneath
sado— boyfriend; male lover
pafù— a variety of bird; parakeet
pimpú— grains of cooked rice
sañpvr— a variety of fruit used as a spice
ano— to smear; to put on; to rub in; to apply (ointment)
ko— in; at
zaazi' aru'— honeycomb
saro' sanw— banyan tree (Ficus bengalensis)
neñtó— a house on the main street
rahw— rotate something
dukañ— shop
sa'pu— be confident; underestimate; underrate; confident
paì tapi pwta— Scarlet Finch
apyuñ— bunch; cluster
bíi'— compensate; make reparation; make amends
santú tero— a variety of wild pepper
luga— talkative; loquacious; garrulous
lañcañ— red
saaxu— pine cone
harce'— fold of the groin
dimpu— white hair
cahi'— miser
axw'-pata'— ribs, rib cage
nu— collect; accumulate; assemble; stockpile
caañkò— a piece of flat object, like a piece of broken earthen pot
sañbw— branch, of a tree
daaze— two steps
befe— chatter; babble
mepiñ— a variety of ritual in which the shaman smears rice powder mixture on the walls
kofuñ-kocuñ— imbalanced; fall down due to imbalance

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