Katydid (possibly Elimaea sp.) n. leyu

 

Keelback (Amphiesma sp.) n. bokhe babro

 

keel over vi-r. te

 

keep

vt-r. atii

vt-r. bii/bu

keep (briefly/for a moment/temporarily) vt. biilya/bulya

 

keep (coming) vi. ade-ade 

 

keep (eating as one moves) vt. diijo

 

keep (going)

vi. injo 

vi. chajo  

vi. tojo 

vi. linjo 

vi. bojo 

keep (in memory) vt. henge 

 

keep on (doing something) vsuff. -de...-de

 

keep on [do]ing! vsuff. -lyato

 

kennel n. aki asi

 

kernel n. kormo/komo

 

key n. sabe*

 

Khaleej Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) n. parii

 

kick vt-r. tu

 

kick (and get stuck or caught) vt. tuhe

 

kick (deliberately/intentionally) vt. tudin

 

kick (first, before someone else does) vt. tugo

 

kick (first, before anyone else does) vt. tupyo 

 

kick (to retaliate) vt. tuli  

 

kick (inside) vt. tulii

 

kick off/away

vt. tupa 

vt. bepa 

vt. bepa-beya 

kid n. hime

 

kidnap (by a spirit or without a legitimate reason) vt-r. bo

 

kidney n. akhe

 

kill

vt-r. men

vsuff. -khii

kill (by hitting with a machete or sword) vt-r. pa

 

kill (by beating)

vt. miikhii

vt. diikhii

kill (by beating with a rod or plank) vt. dankhii 

 

kill (by cutting with a blade or some sharp material)

vt. pikhii

vt. piser

kill (by shooting)  vt. ekhii

 

kill (by striking with an axe or a hoe)  vt. takhii

 

kill (by throwing some heavy material)  vt. rikhii

 

kill (in retaliation) vt. menli

 

kill (intentionally/deliberately) vt. mendin

 

kill (with one's bare hands)  vt. gakhii

 

kind class. lyo-/yo-

kind (kindly)  adj. keyin/aha keyin (Bu)

 

King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) n. buta tabu/borta tabu (Hi)

 

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) n. yasi pari

 

kindly (caring) nphr. aha keyin

 

kinperson n. henii

 

kiss vt. mochu

 

kitchen utensils n. piichan-paku/piichan sudu

 

kits and kin n. achi baro/achi buru

 

kitten n. ami-atu

 

kiwifruit n. sanii taro/harkhu ahi

 

kiwi tree plant n. sanii taro

 

knead vt-r. nu

 

knee n. liiban

 

kneecap

n. liiban tapi

n. paban

knife (esp. used in bamboo cutting) n. nyatu

 

knit vt-r. he

 

knock (with the leg) vt. chadin

 

knock down

vsuff. -te

vt. miite

knock down (by a vehicle) vt. tiipalo

 

knock down (by punching) vt. kiite

 

knock down (by throwing) 

vt. chite
vt. rite  
vt. kute   
vt. tiite

knot (on bamboo) n. hartin/hatin 

 

knot (on a tree) n. sarii

 

know vt-r. chin

 

know (recognize) vt. kala

 

know (someone) vt. kachin

know (how to come) vi. achin 

know (how to do something) 

vsuff. -chin

vt. miichin

know (how to go)

vi. inchin

vi. chachin   

vi. tochin

vi. linchin 

vi. bochin

know (how to write) vi. kechin

 

knowledge (about the Apatani traditional relations and ways of life) n. giitu-giira

 

knowledgeable

adj. chinnii

adj. kala-tala

known

adj. kago-tago

adj. kala-kapa 

adj. kala-tapa 

adj. tatu-katu

knuckle (of the finger) n. lachi paban