Apatani Dictionary

v. to gossip.

n. perspicacity.

v. to come in to gossip.

n. (Zool.) Nepa, Water Scorpion or Scorpion Bug, an aquatic hemipterous insect living in streams and paddy fields. Var: khanhe-yanhe. Usage: Hija .

1. v. to talk too much. 2. adj. (of a person) talkative; babblermouth; one who indulges in petty talk; gossip; chatter-box.

n. lidded cane basket for storing rice in the house. Syn: embin khanchu. Khanchu puye/puhe. One *khanchu basket.

pron. (of bowls, bangles, etc.) how many. Gramm: interrogative pronoun used for a countable number of items in a collection.

vt. to write again; to re-write. Ngiinyika project report mi ketikendo. Our project report has to be re-written.

n. scissors. From: Assamese ‘kesi’.

n. (Bot.) Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia), a cucurbitaceae. From: Assamese/Hindi ‘karelaa’.