Apatani Dictionary

vi. (esp. by humans) to roam around to relax.

See: gyaye.

vt. to spread, scatter or disperse by throwing across something.

pron. (of mouths/mouthfuls/speeches/languages/voices/handfuls) how many. Gramm: interrogative pronoun used for a countable number of items in a collection.

1. vt. to open mouth. 2. to gape (staring with the mouth open, especially in surprise or wonder; open-mouthed). Ant: gompin. gonkopa adv. gapingly.

n. knowledge about Apatani traditional relations and ways of life. giitu-giira chinnii miyu nphr. person well-versed in the Apatani customs and traditions.

vt. to fetch, esp. firewood. Ngunu yasan giitetalyi. We are going to fetch some wood. Syn: bate.

adj. loose, as of a snare.

adj. (of a basket of the *yagii or *raju variety) big. Ant: giinyo.

n. uppermost paddy field of a person’s fields. (literally ‘head of the field’). Ant: garko.