Apatani Dictionary

vt-r. to name.

n. antique brass plate invested with great social value, some of them being said to have helped Apatani ancestors to eliminate the legendary aquatic reptiles, *buru, at the time of their first settlement in the Valley. myamya piiro n. plated basket of bamboo splits for storing *myamya.

n. (Anat.) male pubic hair.

See: amya.

n. (Anat.) semen; sperm.

vt-r. 1. to do; to make; to construct; to prepare. Nunupa ngo apin miibiidu. I have prepared a meal for you. Miihe. Go and do something! 2. to work Ngo biilyo kii miigo miiladoku. I

n. man, human, person. Syn: neha. miyu ako n:num. one person. Syn: miyu kone. miyu atan n. humans. miyu ipa n. human excreta. miyu-mima n. human beings. miyu tange nphr. group of people; some people. Syn: miyu tonge.

n. priest who performs certain rituals, esp. during marriage (*mida). miji enko n. basket filled with rice that is offered to the priest as compensation for his services. Syn: tani enko. miji pinta n. rice beer gourd container used only by the priest while performing ceremonies. miji yaju n. ladle made of gourd used by the priest to distribute rice beer during rituals.

n. one of the two major oral genres of the Apatanis (altogether with *migun). *Miji are primarily recitations or chants performed by male priests (*nyibu) in ritual context, including fragments of myths and healing chants. They are recited in a specific or ritual” speech (*miji agun) which is known only to Nyibus and requires interpretation. See: migun. miji agun n. ritual speech; ritual language. miji-migun n. stories

n:qual. eldest one; one who is the eldest (among). Gramm: qualifying noun following another noun.