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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.

adv. only; nothing but; not something other than. So Tanii pa adin lukasiisa! Let’s speak only in Apatani here! Nunu lembo si jebi adin doto. Your road was muddy (lit. ‘your road was nothing but mud’). Siinyan ngiika aji daka emo si ensu adin do. This year, my paddy crop is of dud rice only. Syn: kontii.

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

vi. to come intentionally.

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

1. vt. to combine; to assemble; to gather. Sarse nyimi emo nyimi yagii ho alii adinsiito. Put the millet and the rice together in the basket! 2. vi. to gather; to come together; to assemble.

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

n. 1. mouth. 2. language. No Tanii agun chindu ha? Can you speak Apatani? 3. entrance (of a hole, e. g.). Kubu agun ako do. Here is an entrance of rat [hole]. agun goncha adj. mute. Syn: piicha lua.

n. entrance. Ngunuka lembo agya si ano kachodo. The entrance of our road is very dirty. Car hii market agya si domoto la do. The car is parked just in front of the entrance of the market. Var: hagya. Syn : agun.

vt. to place one’s hands side by side with palms facing upwards, as when receiving something. Ala lapyo ho agyato. Take in your handpalms!