Apatani Dictionary

vi. 1. (of a child or an animal) to stretch, as after a sleep. 2. (of an animal) to move the body to draw attention, as a dog when wagging its tail.

n. a little amount/part/bit. Ajerhe bipe. Give me a little bit please!

n:qual. bit; little; little bit (of). Gramm: qualifying noun following another noun and giving the basic sense ‘a bit of N’.

vt. to hook; to hang from a hook. Syn: hage. Ngiika tarii mi inka lochi so ahato. Hang my shirt on that wall hanger.

n. 1. handle of a cane-made basket. 2. shoulder strap of a sword sheath.

n. branch. Syn: aha-abya; aha-abyo; halo. sanii aha-abya n. tree branches. Syn: sanii aha.

nphr. resentment (literally ‘heavy heart’).

advphr. as one; together; united (lit. ‘as one heart’). Var: aha puye pa. Ngunu Tanii miilanru aha puye pa giila. We all Apatanis shall have a same thought.

nphr. one heart. Var: aha puye.

excl. eh. Gramm: tag marker occuring at the end of a sentence, used to get agreement from the addressee or check information by turning it into a question. Hiila miisa ah. Let’s do it like this, ok?