Category: Dictionary

vt. to swallow a liquid at a single gulp; to swallow up; to gulp down.

class. piece of flat object; sheet; volume. Gramm: classifier (root form) prefixing numerals and certain monosyllabic adjectival roots. Used for thin, flat objects or materials such as sheet of paper, books, etc. taye/tae, tanye, tahinnge, tape, ta’ngohe, takhe, takanuhe, tapinye, takoahe, talyanhe 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 sheet(s)/pieces of flat object(s). Etym: from *pata, ‘flattened object’.

n. (Bot.) variety of edible bamboo or bamboo-like species. Encyl: plays a prominent role in Apatani mythology and rituals. A piece of tajer is also worn in hair by the priest (*nyibu) while performing a *murun. tajer yaso n. rope made out of *tajer plant, usually used for binding purposes in roof-making or during rituals.

n. basket carried by hand used by women for carrying rice or vegetables. yopo-pohe n:num. one *yopo basket. Var: yopo poye. formal presentation of gifts Usually consists of a Tibetan prayer bell (*maji) and meat. hiijan yopo n. basket containing various pieces of meat that is presented by the bride’s parents to the children of a newly married couple during the wedding ceremony (*mida).

n. back-strap of plaited cane, in general. Can be used for carrying firewood and other large things, to maintain tension on a loin loom., etc. Usage: Hija. Var: she. Usage: Bulla. chiichin se

vt. (of a plural subject) to cut together (with an axe or a hoe).

1. name Apatani(s) (as person or people). 2. adj. Apatani. 3. n. Apatani (as a language). Ngo Tanii pa ludu. I speak in Apatani. Tanii miyu n. Apatani (person). Mo Tanii miyu ha? Is he/she an Apatani? Tanii agun n. Apatani language.

class. row. Gramm: classifier (root form) prefixing numerals and certain monosyllabic adjectival roots. Used for lines of aligned objects such as rows of fence, mountain ridges, etc. yore, yornye, yorhinhe, yorpe, yorngohe, yorkhe, yorkanuhe, yorpinye, yorkoahe, yorlyanhe. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 row(s).

vi-r. to die.

vt. (of a plural subject) to hear or listen together.