With an English-Apatani Index

 
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table n. san*

tableware n. paka turla

tabooed thing n. biiso kacho

tadpole n. bulyu

tail bone n. koyu tapyo

take (with the hand) vt-r. la

take (along with) vt. -gii 

take (a bath) vt. harsu

take (a handspan) vt-r. go

take (a furtive look at)  vt. karo

take (a look at)  vt. kaka

take (a proper look at) vt. kadi

take (a short-cut) v. sardin

take (again) vt. lati

take (and hide something) vt. lachun

take (away) 

vt. hakhii
vt. kumpa
vt. lapa

take (back what has been given) vt. lakur

take (bribe) vcn. kamo dii

take (esp. rice) by ustensil or from a receptacle vt-r. gya

take (care of) 

vt. kahi-kaso
vt. kalyan-talyan

take (first, before other does) vt. lapyo

take (for the first time) vt. latu

take (much) vt. laga

take (oath) vt. hemme

take off (remove contents) vt-r. kun

take off (clothes) 

vt. khepa
vt. pyapa

take off (load)

vt. giilo
vt. kulo 
vt. kumpa
take off (remove) 
vt. kumpa
vt. lapa
take (one's hand out) vt. yulin
take (part in) vt. miibo-lubo

take (one's turn in a speech) vt. lusi

take (one's turn to do something) 

vsuff. -si 
vt. miisi
take (out something from an inside space) vt. lalin

take (paddy out of the granary) vt-r. cha

take (someone along with oneself to do something)

vt. agii 
vt. miigii
vsuff. -gii

take (someone along with oneself to go somewhere)

vi. ingii
vi. chagii  
vi. togii
vi. lingii    
vi. bogii

take (too much) vt. laga-lale

tail bone n. koyu tapyo

talk (about something) 

vt-r. lu
v. luko
v. luka-benka
v. adu

talk 

vt-r.  luniin
n. luka-benkaniin

talk (at/from a distance) vt. lutu

talk (away continuously without a pause) vca. kore-kore lu  

talk (badly about someone) vt. sarne

talk (face to face) vt. lurii

talk (for a long time/beyond the allotted time) vt. lukan

talk (in an improper way) vt. lulyo

talk (in a wordy or indecisive manner) 

vi-r. ho
vi. hola

talk (in one's sleep) vt. lumu

talk (to someone) vt. lurii

talk (widly, indiscriminately or carelessly) vt. lupa-luma

talk (without a set purpose, in a casual way) 

vt. lumin
vt. lumin-luyin

talkative adj. luga

talking n. luniin

tall 

adj. oho
adj. kaye/kaye/kae

Tall Reed (Phragmites karka) n. pepu

tangled adj. hoko-hope

tapeworm (of dogs) n. aki tader

Taraxacum sp. n. kochi haman

taro (cultivated) n. i'ngye/inye/i'nge

taro (wild)  

n. yaru/yeru/yarii
n. yapun yaru/yeru/yarii
n. yasi yaru/yeru/yarii

taro leaf adj. i'ngye anii

tasteless adj. sarsii 

tasty 

adj. diipyo
adj. nyenchi

Tawny Catsnake (Boiga ochracea) n. biiya yalan

Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) n. tapi ngiila/tapi ngula

tea n. sha*/sa*

tea (black) n. lal sha*/lal sa*

teach (someone something) vt. tagii-kagii 

teach (someone something, by showing him) vt. kagii

teach (someone something, through hearing) vt. tagii 

teach (someone something, usually from books) vcn. puri rigii 

teacher n. sarii*

tear n. mila

tear 

vsuff. -ja
vt. miija
vt-r. sar

tear (lengthwise) vt-r. cha

tear (paper, cloth) vt. sarne

tear (apart) vt. tiija-tiiya

tear (off) vsuff. -ja

tear (off by hand) vt. sarja

tear (off by scratching) vt. siija

tear (off with a machete or sword) vt. paja

tear (open) vt. sarko

tear (something by kicking it) vt. tuser

tear (the outer skin of a bamboo) vt-r. lyo

teardrop n. mila

tease  

vt. soku-soka
vt. soku-solya

tease (verbally) vt. luhu-luha

teat n. nyimper

tell (a parable/proverb) vt-r. tin

tell (someone something) 

vt-r. lu
vt. luko

tell (in advance) 

vt. lumyo
vt. luko-lumyo

tell (something secretly) vt. lusi

tell (the truth) vt. luje

Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan blythii) n. pudu-pukho/pudu-pukhu

temperature n. lakhii gubu

temples n. khenji (Hi)/khenyi (Bu)

ten n:num. alyan

tender adj. biiyi

tender (plant) adj. ajan

tendon n. aro

tendril n. rila

tenth lunar cycle of the year n. buntii piilo/bunchi-buntii piilo/entii piilo

ten years n. nyalan/anyan-nyalan

testicles n. biilin

tether vt-r. ran

thank you interj. payo-pacho/aro pacho/paya aro pacho

that (addressee-proximate)

dem. hii
dem. hiika
pron. hii
pron. hiika hii

that (distant from both the speaker and the addressee)  

dem. inka   
dem. intodaka  
pron. inkasi    
pron. intodakiisi  
pron. inkiisi     
pron. inka insi  
pron. insi   
pron. intosi

that (in indirect or reported speech) 

conj. hii   
conj. la

that conj. -pa

that much 

pron. hiikane/hiimkane
pron. inkane

that time nphr. hiika ronge

that way pron. hiitan

thatch n. kotin

the 

dem. si 
dem. hii

the evening before last (evening) n.time kolyin

the morning before last (morning) n.time koro

the night before last (night) n. koyo

the other side 

adj. lahii 
adj. lahii-lakhe

the year before last (year) n.time konyan 

their pron. moluka

theirs pron. molukii

them pron. molumi

themselves pron. molusu

then 

conj. hiila
conj. lala 
vsuff. -la  
conj. hela   
conj. le

there (addressee-proximate) 

adv. hii
advphr. hiika ho

there (distant from both the speaker and the addressee) 

adv. insi
adv. inkasi
adv. inkiisi
adv. intosi
adv. intodakiisi

there (distant from both the speaker and the addressee in space and time) 

adv. inso
adv. inkaso
adv. inkiiso   
adv. intoso
adv. intoho

there isn't/there aren't cop. nyima

there wasn't/there weren't cop. nyimane

there will not be cop. nyikinma

therefore 

conj. hiila
conj. hopa
conj. nyan

these 

dem. atan si
dem. sika atan
dem. siika atan si

these days n:time sipun

these two 

dem. siika anyi
pron. siika anyi si
pron. sinyi

they (pl.) pron. molu

they (dl.) pron. molunyi

thick adj. byanker

thigh n. harlan

thin (non-living thing) adj. bolyo

thing/matter n. na

thing that can be done or has to be done vsuff. -sii

thing that has or ought to be done 

n. miisii
n. miisiiniin  
n. miisaniin  
n. miisii-lusii

thing that one should not do vsuff. -masaniin

thing to be done vsuff. -go

thing/topic to be said or discussed 

n. lugo
n. lusii

things of poorer quality n. halyan

think (that) vt-r. hen (Ha,Bu)/hin (Hi)

think about something vt-r. hen (Ha,Bu)/hin (Hi) 

think correctly vt. henda

think without a purpose vt. hennyo

think wrongly 

vt. hengya 
vt. henkha  
vt. henmur/hemur   
vt. henpu

third adj. hingiinii

third lunar cycle of the year n. myoko/myoko piilo

thirst n. mokhanii

thirsty adj. mokha

thirteen n:num. alyan hela hinnge/alyan le hin 

thirty n.num: hinkhan

this

dem. si   
dem. sika/siika     
dem. siika...si
dem. simi    
pron. si  
pron. sika    
pron. simi  
dem. hii

this evening n:time siilyin 

this morning n:time siiro

this much pron. siikane

this night n:time siyo/siiyo

this time nphr. siika ronge

this way pron. siitan  

this year n:time siinyan

thorn n. tare (Bu, Du)/tiire (Ha)

thorny adj. tare (Bu, Du)/tiire (Ha) 

those (addressee-proximate) 

dem. hiika atan 
pron. hiika atan

those (distant from both the speaker and the addressee) 

dem. inka atan si 
pron. inka atan si  
pron. inka atan so  
pron. inka atan sokii

those two pron. hiinyi

thought n. henniin

thoughtful 

adj. hendi  

thousand 

n:num. lalyan  
n:num. jar*

three 

n:num. hin
num-r. -hin/-hinnge

three days hence adv. riiboda

three days hence morning adv. riiboda aro

three days hence evening adv. riiboda alyin 

three days hence night adv. riiboda ayo 

three hundred n.num. lahin

three times n:num. rohin/rohinhe

thresh (by trodding underfoot) vt-r. ne 

threshold of door n. lyego

thrice n:num. rohin/rohinhe

thrifty   

vsuff. -jer
vsuff. -jer...-ber
adj. miijer-miiber

throat pipe (trachea) n. gyuyi-gyuro

through post. hopa

throw (flat objects) vt-r. pa

throw (disc-like objects) vt-r. tii

throw (spear, stick) vt-r. chi

throw (rounded objects) vt-r. ku/kuhu

throw (stones) vt-r. ri

throw away

vt. chipa 
vt. ripa  
vt. kupa   
vt. tiipa

throw down

vt. chilo 
vt. rilo  
vt. kulo    
vt. tiilo

throw improperly (i.e. by missing the object which was thrown at)

vt. chikha 
vt. rikha  
vt. kukha    
vt. tiikha

throw in

vt. chilii 
vt. rilii  
vt. kulii    
vt. tiilii

throw out

vt. chilin 
vt. rilin  
vt. kulin    
vt. tiilin

throw out (dispose of) vt. kumpa

throw improperly

vt. chilyo 
vt. rilyo  
vt. kulyo    
vt. tiilyo

throw slantingly

vt. chilya 
vt. rilya  
vt. kulya    
vt. tiilya

throw successfully (i.e. by hitting the object which was thrown at) 

vt. chida 
vt. rida  
vt. kuda    
vt. tiida

throw or push something down by a bending action vt. hete

throw something sticky at something or someone 

vt. gyata 
vt. gyata-gyana  
vt. hota

throw the last piece from a plate/pot by hitting or scratching it vt. pakhan

throw up vt. pider (Hi)/piide (Bu)

throwing practice

n. chinyoniin 
n. rinyoniin  
n. kunyoniin

thrush (Garrulax sp. or Turdus sp.) n. more pai

thrust (pelvis) vt. kolyun 

thrust against vt-r. nii

thumb finger n. lanii

thumb toe n. liinii

thunder n. yapun giiniin

thunderbolt n. korlan

thus conj. hopa

thus (in indirect or reported speech) 

conj. hiila 
conj. la

Tibet n. Nyime

Tibetan n. Nyime

Tibetan adj. nyime

Tibetan woolen cloth n. tongo

Tibetan sword n. nyime ilyo

Tibetan prayer bell n. maji

tick n. siire tiikhe

tick vt. hage

tickle 

n. hencho  
vcn. hencho mii

Ticto Barb (Puntius ticto) n. papi ngiiyi/ngiiyi papi

tie vt-r. ara/ra 

tie into bundle (bamboos) vt-r. rii

tie into bundle (firewood) vt-r. ra

tie cows vt-r. ran

tier 

n. lyoba-lyoba 
n. lyoba-lyola

tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) n. patii

tiger tooth n. patii ahi

tight adj. ache

tightly vsuff. -ti

tighten something by means of a stick vt. bede

till 

adj. lohe/loye 
adv. lohepa/loyepa 
vsuff. -lyihe/lyiye 
vsuff. -lyihepa/lyiyepa  
vsuff. -lyikuhe/lyikuye  
vsuff. -lyikuhepa/lyikuyepa

till completion vsuff. -pe

tilting 

adj. biku 
adj. lanku 
adj. paku

timber n. sanje (Hi)/sanye (Bu) 

time n. baji*

time (period) n. myodu

time for (doing something) 

n. -miidu 
vsuff. -du

time when the rooster crows n. paro liigo

times class. ron-

timorous n. hame

tinder n. miiyan

tinder bag n. miiyan chiru

tiny

adj. amii 
adj. miiri-miinya

tip (of stick, trunk, pole, branch, etc.) n. mitu

tip of bamboo n. hiibi

tip over vt. rite

tiptoe vi. kudu

tired adj. rengii (Ha,Hi)/renge (Bu)/renge pehe (Bu)

tiying n. raniin

to  post. ho

to (in indirect or reported speech) 

conj. hii   
conj. la

to (in order to)  part. pa

to him/her pron. mopa

to me pron. ngiipa

to us pron. ngunupa

to them pron. molupa

to you (sg.) pron. niipa 

to you (pl.) pron. nunupa

tobacco  

n. duhi 
n. muku

tobacco box n. duhi yachu

tobacco leaf 

n. kiile
n. muku

tobacco plant seed n. muku-kuli

today n:time siilo

toe n. liichi

toe (big) n. liinii

toe nail n. liihin

toe ring n. liichan

together 

vsuff. -ba 
vsuff.
vsuff. -yin

Toko Palm (Livistona jenkinsiana) n. tokopatta

toil (soil, field) vt. apo khen

toilet n. nekan 

tom cat n. mipo/ami-mipo

tomato n. byayun (Ha,Bu)/beyun (Hi)

tomorrow n:time arda

tomorrow evening n:time arda alyin

tomorrow morning n:time konda

tomorrow night n:time arda ayo

tongs n. miige

tongue n. alyo

tongs used to take roasted maize out of the fire n. tanyi miige

tonight n:time siyo/siiyo

too part. tare (Hi)/tere (Ha)/ter (Bu)/tiire (Ho)

too much 

vsuff. -haja (Hi)/-haje (Ha)
part. haja (Hi)/haje (Ha)

too much/too many advphr. abu haja

too much (proudy) adj. hago

tool n. miina-nanii

tooth n. ahi

tooth gum n. hilu

Toothache Plant (Acmella oleracea) n. yorkhun haman

top (of tree, pole, grass, etc.)

n. milyin
n. lolyin

topic n. piigo

topknot n. piidin

torch (bamboo or firewood)

n. muru
n. sati 

torch (electric) n. layi*

torso n. apo

tortoise n. raku (Hi)/(samin) rako (Bu)/(samin) ranko (Bu)/samin raku

totter vi. palya-pacha

touch vt. tema

touch someone/something while doing something

vt. miidan
vt. miine

touch someone lightly with one's body, as when flirting vt. giine-giise

towards post. dalyi

toy n. amin-ahi
 

track (forest) n. more lenda

trachea n. gyuyi-gyuro

Tragopan blythii n. udu pukho/pudu pukhu

traitor (liar) n. lyolichochi 

tramp vi. chadin

transform oneself vi. lyigu 

transparent

adj. kape 
adj. kape-kalo
adj. kare 
adj. kare-kasi

transplant (rice/millet) 

vt. liigu 
vt. bugu

transport vt-r. gii

trap (variety)

n. apii-adan
n. dopya/kubu dopya
n. giirii
n. gyo giimya
n. hoka
n. iide

trap (variety, for catching fish) 

n. tajer
n. takhun

tray n. sampya 

tread on/upon something 

vt. chaje 
vt. chaje-chaye  
vt-r. nyar

tread (heavily) vt. chadin

treat someone to a meal vt-r. ho 

tree 

n. sanii  
n. santu

tree branch

n. sanii abya 
n. sanii aha

tree branches n. sanii aha-abya

tree fern (variety)

n. chanyu 
n. tabe sanii

tree grove area n. sadi

Tree Fern (Cyathea gigantea) n. tase

Tree Sparrow (Passer Montanus) n. pari/pari piita

tree stump n. tu'ngin

tremble 

vi. alye 
vi. pinjer

trembling 

adj. alye 
adj. alye-ache

trench dug into a paddy field for providing shelter and spawning ground for fishes 

adj. parkho  (Ha, Bu)
adj. hete (Hi)

Treron bicincta n. salyo paku

trick  

vt. soku-soka
vt. soku-solya

trim off vt-r. hu

tripod (for cooking)

n. chanchu 
n. halyan chanchu

troubled (water) adj. kacho

trough cleaner

n. miige/alyi miige 
n. miiche/alyi miiche 

Tropical Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) n. tape haman (Ha, Bu)/epe haman (Hi)

trouble n. hache

trouble vt. henga-henkha   

true adj. jije

truely adj. jije/jijepa

trunk (of a tree, e.g.) n. apo

trunk (of the body) n. apo

trust vt. henje

trustworthy adj. hentin

truth n. jije 

truthful

adj. lotii
adj. parda

try vsuff. -ka

Tsuga dumosa n. liiri piisa/niiri piisa 

tuck something in vt-r. pe 

tumble down vi. huyi

Turkey Berry (Solanum torvum) n. byako

turn (by rolling) vt. bahii

turn back (esp. by vehicle) vt. kohii 

turn (head) vt. mohii

turn into vi. lyigu

turn upside down vt. bakhe

turn over/upside-down in one's hand 

vt. lahii 
vt. lahii-lakhe

turn thread around itself to form a ball vt-r. lin/alin

turning point n. hache

turtle n. raku (Hi)/(samin) rako (Bu)/(samin) ranko (Bu)/samin raku

tusk n. hirun

twaddle v. hola

twelve n:num. alyan hela anyi/alyan le nyi

twelth lunar cycle of the year n. kume/nenke piilo

twenty n:num. nyekhan/nyikhan

twice n:num. ronyi/ronye

twig n. yakho

twilight n. alyin jimi jama

twinkle vi. kiibyo

twin n. bupyun

twist 

vt-r. hi
vt. hihii-hikhe
vt. hike
vt. parkhii

twist (one's leg around something) vt. liike-liibe

twisted adj. parkhii

two 

n:num. anyi
adj. anye
num. -nyi

two times/twice n:num. ronnyi/ronnye

two days ago adv. kolo

two nights ago adv. koyo

two years ago adv. konyan 

two years hence adv. lonyanda/lonyada

type (kind, variety)

class. lyo-
class. yo-   
typical adj. lyagya