Apatani Dictionary

vr. to step; to step on something. Ngo abya lo malo ho chachi. I will step onto the roof by using a ladder.

n. small, semi- enclosed area of the front veranda at the entrance of the house where the mortar (*yaper) and a some baskets are stored, and where husking is done. Also used as shelter for poultry. Usage: Bulla. Var: byachi. Usage: Hija; Hari .

See: ber.

See: ber-.

vt-r. to flip, as a sheet of paper, a piece of tissue or cloth. Pulye simi oye byarto. Flip this cloth! Usage: Bulla. Var: ber. Usage: Hija.

See: ber.

n. bamboo shoot. Variant: bije. Usage: Hija. byapu tale n. onion of the Chinese Green Onion (Allium fistulosum). byapu aru n. outer cover of a bamboo shoot. See: kiku.

adj. (of a road) narrow. Lembo byanyo. A narrow road. Ant: byaro.

vt. to jointly own. Molu more simi bukunsiido. They jointly own this forest.

n. birthplace. Var: biiko. Usage: Hari.