Apatani Dictionary

n. (Zool.) variety of bird.

n. swamp. Etym: from *kiidi, ‘soil/earth’, *juja, ‘wet’.

See: diyu.

n. 1. occupation; work. 2. purpose.

See: dije.

adj. fluent, as of a speech; articulate.

part. emphatic marker. A. No mo anyi mi kaladu ha? B: Kaladu cho. A: Do you know both of them? B: Of course I do. No, VKV ho masii ha, purido nii ? Do you study in VKV school? Iin, hiila cho. Yes I do. Ngo Taser cho. I am Taser (i.e. emphasizing that I am no one else than Taser). Paro hii piita cho. Hens are birds (i.e. not any other animal). Ngo niimi luto ha cho? Did I tell you? (i.e. don’t you remember?). Ngo Tanii abu luchinmasu hojalo lukasiidu cho ah. I myself don’t know much Apatani but I try to speak, ok? A: Inka jiji coat giiniibo si Oman aba masii ha? B: Iin, hiila cho. A: Isn’t that man who is wearing a blue coat Oman’s father? B: Yes he is. Yasan do cho. Firewood is available (for sure).

vt-r. to pull something to pieces with one’s teeth (by animals or humans). Tano simi chituto. Cut this thread with your teeth!

vt-r. to catch someone by holding his body by both hands. Diipyo hargiilyi ke, chituto. The thief is running away, catch him!

vt-r. to take paddy out of the granary. Ane nesu ho diilo chahane. Mummy has gone to collect rice to be unshusked from the granary.