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rwguñ— cane loop tied on the horns of cows or mithuns
sww yo— beef
dekiñ pwcañ— clay pot
hilu— gum
mwfañ— correct; rectify; amend
sudu— bamboo container
cayiñ-doyiñ— autumn
tai' tapiñ— corn
sapi— a variety of tree
pulúu— white; fair
kwra raadu— chestnut
heme— promise; vow; pledge
dapo— penalty; prohibition; sanction
yaso— cane
twle'— a variety of garlic
tasw'— wart
haadw— get angry; annoyed; enraged
i'ruñ— sleep in somebody else's house
yu'ti— tighten; tie something tightly
rubi' yarú— right ear
papa'— cut off or chop off
pwxo— maize cob
tako'— dirt
jifuñ— Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
paro' lañxa— poultry house
jojuru— a fruit bearing creeper (Silene sp.)
nekañ afe'— door of the toilet
doosi'— sleep together with head in opposite direction
paro' yagw— medium sized basket for measuring quantity of paddy, roughly equivalent to five kilograms
lwpya— shin
anu— younger brother
hafañ— flat; plain
tañkañ— drink or smoke for a long time
malo— roof of a house
kamra— room
buupiñ— follow in birth order
ganda— country; land
daruu— summer
raji— plastic
xwqw-xaqa— muddle
supuñ— ceremonial smearing of sacrificial animals with rice powder
tw— offer
kofuñ— primordial time
iñci— reach
baji'— cook in oil
lace— a part of bride price which a close relative of the bride is entitled to
kape'— transparent; translucent; obvious; evident
kozañ— the year before last; two years ago
hoñ— burn (esp. in bulk)
tazi' marpu— corn silk
kwmè— poison (esp. of snake); snake venom
nee— thresh or knead
doha-dolo— world; realm
soki'— chair
xwwke— tie loosely
keyiñ— good; serene
ta'cè— cut into two
wjañ— sun
gè— mark; write
apa-ama— simple; artless; guileless; innocent
taku' riila'— cucumber tendril
laakur— take back
pu— bind
lwdì— base; bottom; way; footprint
go'— measure with outstretched thumb and finger
taru'— ant
lake— to cross legs
ruñ— be mad; go insane; become crazy
harù— lung
buqa— crowd; gather; congregate; swarm
swti'— letter
yatañ— snacks; rice flour
álù— task
petú— break something into two or more pieces
anee— provide packing or support to join or mend something.
akée— food item used as a gift to express friendly gesture
pa'kvr— encircle; surround; enclose
hiliñ— clotted blood
tadvr— a bamboo species (Pleioblastus simonii)
aruñ— near; close by
paxw'— late; delayed; overdue; behind schedule
puñko— intermediate position; middle
w— w ɯɯ the letter representing ɯ in the Apatani alphabet
taluñ— an infertile woman
luutw— grazing ground; pasture; meadow
lwmiñ lahiñ— blessing; gift (esp. of prosperity, wisdom or knowledge)
dwsw— edible; food
adiñ dilañ— grey or red hair
misì— old woman
úì subu— yak (Bos grunniens)
xe— force something
siibi'— shrivel; wither; wilt
gwne'-gwse— lightly touch with any part of the body; flirt
akì taxw— flea
mwxè— do something forcefully
mwtiñ— obstruct
laako'— open
rade emo— a late ripening variety of paddy
adú— noise; sound
asw'— bite
pwdi mwluñ— scare away birds from the paddy fields
imo— paddy
twdw— short
re'bya— ladder
lotw— honest; straightforward
lai— torch
teliñ— push something out
harbyañ— full (as of moon)
dùuko— place of residence; sitting place
abyá— ladder; stepladder
acò-amyò— animals; creatures
paki'— bent; curved
darw'— clean; pure; clear
baarañ— interior (esp. location of a house)
uurò— big (of hole) ant. uuzó
nala— drain
dazi riila'— sunray
palw'— de-weeding tool
kuupa'— throw away
díi— plant; transplant; implant
laapiñ— close with a lid
ajvr— to be playful as a dog wagging its tail
payu lopa— long stick the end of which is covered with glue (payu)
koha— nine
o— o the letter representing o in the Apatani alphabet
pace— cut into two pieces
gwju-gwmyo— dress; dressing style
goñdu apiñ— feast after settlement of a dispute
tù— push
swliñ— wild (of a domestic animal esp. a mithun or a cow)
me— search; look for; seek; check
mwdù— time for doing something
lañke— a cane loop used for restraining cattle
mwsw— task; things to do
imi— sleep
diñ— pound with something
fañca— flow up (of water); overflow
asvr— splinter (of wood)
xoñxuñ— falcon; eagle
sikuñ-siri— wrinkled; crinkled
pufi'— peel off; strip off
haapa— flat; plain
keñte pufe— a variety of shawl usually made by stitching togethe discarded clothes
narbi— borrow for somebody
mañ— finish a building; put roof on a building
be'tuñ— shrink; contract; become smaller
ga'tú— catch; hold
bofo— thin (of a flat object) ant. byañkvr
hufu— bamboo javelin
lumur— speak wrongly; say something by mistake
swha— cane rope
ata'— stinger (on a bee)
koñcì— dragonfly
jigjiro— kind of a traditional shawl
iñgya'— astray; off course; go the wrong way
buudu-buugyá— household articles
no hokw— from where
la'pi— tap on the hand usually by a child to solicit a present
sañta' ude— wooden house
mwyu— ash
sar— denigrate; criticise; disparage
haaso— slow; sluggish
xezi'— temple
tañ— drink; smoke
akañ— bottom; beneath
mwlù-mwle— disturb
ásù— lazy; slothful; sluggish
la'pañ tuli— post of là'pañ
heqi'-hemo— a short span of time; a moment
hùufi'— fat; oil
swyiñ— a variety of carnivorous animal
yapiñ ubúu— nostril
paja'— torn; tattered
tarw— shirt; top
dwxu'-tañxu'— left over eatables
pwi— solidified snot
sila'— stitch or sew (esp. with sewing machine)
gimbyo— a meat portion, containing the thoracic cage
se— pull
sarxe sarse— a late ripening variety of millet
santì— a variety of hardwood
ñ— ñ the letter representing nasalization on the preceding vowel in the Apatani alphabet
xwtiñ— compare
sufi' sume— crooked; dishonest; untrustworthy
lañpru— a protective armor, usually of cloth covering the neck
nunukw'— yours; second person plural pronoun, genitive case
swbi bisvr— a variety of monkey
tusù— break a relationship
yamu— fire
subu swdó— half grown mithun
rwgw-raga— lean and thin
heñpvr— very; exeedingly; exceptionally; immensely
mww— heal
sa'hi— gulp; drink in a single gulp
mwpur— break something
giko'— open (a hinged door)
yaw— axe
pya'miñ pufe— a variety of traditional shawl
adañ— strong; sturdy
rwme— Nepalese alder (Alnus nepalensis)

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