Apatani Dictionary

n. mother. Usage: Hari, Tajang. Syn: ane. Note: *ane, not *ama, invariably stands for ‘mother’ in the oral literature.

n. strong wind; windstorm.

n. wind; air. Sarpu daka alyi supa hankele sarpu si sapidoku. The balloon got flattened as air was removed from it.

n. pork.

n. pigsty; boarded-up enclosures located below the pile-borne houses where pigs are kept. Encycl: pigs are not left to roam freely in Apatani villages.

n. big pig.

n. basket made up of splitted bamboo to carry pigs.

n. trough cleaner. Syn: miiche.

n. male pig.

adv. 1. little by little. 2. in a lingering way, so as to get attention.