Apatani Dictionary

pron. (of a village) big; large. Ant: ponnyo.

adj. 1. (of cylindrical objects) big. 2. (of land) broad; wide; vast.

n. rice beer obtained from the fermentation of cooked rice, stronger that the ordinary rice beer.

See: pur.

vi. to crouch. Usage: Bulla. See. chogin.

n. *pike prepared with the fermented leftover of rice/millet beer.

n. fermented rice/millet residue leftover from the rice/millet

1. n. topic, subject. Nii piigo mi na nunu khansunyadu nii? Tanii agun piigo masii ha? Which topic are you talking about? Isn’t it about Apatani language? 2. reason. 3. utility; use. piigo anii adj. useful. Siika si piigo anii sii ha? Will it be useful? piigo amanii n. 1. useless thing. Hii piigo amanii ke. Kupato. Throw it away! 2. (in a nominal or relative clause) useless. piigo amapa adv. in a useless or wasteful manner. Siilo alo piigo amapa lopane. Today was a waste day (lit. ‘the day passed in a wasteful manner’).

n. (Zool.) vulture.

n. (Zool.) barbet (generic), a bird species. Includes the Blue Throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica) and Golden Throated Barbet (Megalaima franklinii) .