Apatani Dictionary

pron. for you; to you. Gramm: second person singular pronoun. Purposive case. See: no.

pron. you two; both of you. Gramm: second person dual pronoun. Purposive case.

pron. you two; both of you. Gramm: second person dual pronoun. Accusative and dative cases.

pron. you two; both of you. Gramm: second person dual pronoun. Genitive case. Obing mi niinyika agin ho ingiihe. Take Obing along with you!

pron. you two; both of you. Gramm: second person dual pronoun. Nominative case.

See niimpa.

pron. why; what for. Gramm: interrogative pronoun of reason. Var: niimop. Usage: Hija; niitepa. Usage: Hong. Mo niimpa amane? Why didn’t he/she come?

pron. how much. Gramm: interrogative pronoun of quantity (as size, amount, etc.). Does not provide information regarding a number of objects but regarding the size of a particular object, or the degree of a quality attached to it. Siitii hii niimkane kahene? How big/large was the elephant? Old Ziro hii, sokii la niimkane na adodo nii? How far is Old Ziro from here? Danyi niimkane doku? What is the position of the sun? niimkane…hiimkane pron. as (much)…as (in comparative statements). Ommo niimkane hargado Apa hiimkane hargado. Ommo runs as fast as Apa. Var: nekane.

n. (Anat.) placenta.

pron. what; which. Gramm: interrrogative pronoun of content. Accusative case. No niimi kadu? What are you looking at?