Samples of day to day conversation:
Sample 1
Tapu : Niika armyan knii hiila pe?[What is your name?]
Kano : Ngiika armyan hii Kano. Niikii no? [My name is Kano. Yours?]
Tapu : Ngo Tapu. No, VKV ho masii ha, puri du’nii? [I’m Tapu. Do you study in V.K.V?]
Kano : IIn, hiila cho. No niitan pa chin’du? [Yes, I do. How do you know?]
Tapu :Lonyi lohin kapyo pa, ngo niimi, Taka agin ho, ka’pa to. No uniform gii’to la, dane. [I saw you with Taka some days back. You were on uniform.]
Kano : Oh. Ngiinyi classmate sii nyan. No Taka mi ka’chin du, ha? [Oh. We are classmates. You know Taka?]
Tapu : Mo, ngiika atebo ako ka oho. [He is my cousin.(son of one of my paternal uncle)]
Sample 2
Tapu : Hi, ngo Tapu. [Hi, I’m Tapu.]
Kano : Hi, ngo Kano. [Hi, I’m Kano.
Tapu : Niih school hokii? [From which school?]
Kano : Government secondary school.
Tapu : Tajang, ha? [Tajang?]
Kano : Ma, Hapoli. No no? [No, Hapoli. What about you?]
Tapu : Ngo Frontier school hokii.
Kano : Seminar 10 baji hokii sii mii’kin donii. Kiije arun-are ako da du’mo sa. [Seminar starts on 10. Let’s go and sit somewhere.]
Tapu : Inka restaurant ho a’la sah hejalo tankin mabyo ha? [What about going over to that restaurant and have tea or something?]
Kano : Hii la, mii je sa. kiije.[That’s fine. Let’s go.]
Sample 3
A: Hello, no seminar pa ha, a’du nii? [Hello, you come to attend the seminar?]
B: IIn.[Yes.]
A: Ngo tere hiila a’du. Arun-are so restaurant nyima sii ha? Du’mo la sah heja lo, tan’sa kan. [Me too. Is there any restaurant around? What about going over there and have tea or something?]
B: Inka arun so, ako do. Kiije a’sa. [There is one at that corner. Let’s go.]
Sample 4
A: Hello. Gandhi market noh hope donii? [Hello. Could you tell me where the Gandhi Market is?]
B: Inka lanchan car mi, ka’pa do nyan an? [Do you see that red car?]
A: IIn. [Yes.]
B: Hii market a’gya si domo tola do. [It’s parked just in front of the entrance of the market. ]
A: Paya pacho lu’ko biilyi nii. [Thank you for telling me.]
Sample 5
A: Talya tola. Post office noh hope do’nii ka’laa masu pe ha? [Excuse me. Do you know where the post office is?]
B: Lembo ho parda a’nge- inka lembo pading siiko ho, lachi dalyi bo’nge- lembo ka labi dalyi ho sign board ka’pa todii ke. [Go straight – turn left at the crossing – you will see the signboard in the right side of the road.]
A: Aro pacho. [Thank you.]
Sample 6
A: Talya tola. Old Ziro cha’do koda niitan pape cha’kin donii? [Excuse me. Can you tell me how I can get to Old Ziro?]
B: No bus jalo tempo la’tu lakin do. Hiika atan inka arun so domo du. [You can catch bus or tempo. They stop right over here.]
A: Ngo taxi pai lakin dope ha? [Can I get taxi?]
B: IIn. Hii pa no taxi stand bo’do lyikin do. [Yes. For that, you have to go to taxi stand.]
A: Sokii la ado dope ha? [Is it too far from here?]
B: Ma. Hiimkane ado make. Inka labi dalyi lembo byanyo bosi Para lembo- hopa sida bo’nge, boter ja ho taxi stand mi ka’pa kendo ke. [No. you’ll get there in few minutes. Just over there, from the right side of this road, you’ll find a narrow road, that is Para road – go straight across and you’ll find the taxi stand.]
A: Paya aro pacho. [Thank you.]
Sample 7
A: Excuse me. Old Ziro, sokii la, ano ado dope ha? [Excuse me. Is Old Ziro too far from here?]
B: So kii la 7 KM masa do. [It’s about 7 KM.]
A: Niitan pape cha’kin donii lu’ko laakin dope ha? [Could you tell me how I can get there?]
B: No bus jalo tempo la’tu laakin do. Hiika atan inso domo du- inka dukan ka hata ho- porda tonto dako dukan hata ho. [You can catch bus or tempo. They stop there – just in front of that shop – the one with curtain drawn.
A: Paya aro pacho. [Thank you.]
Sample 8
A: Talya tola. Bus niida har’ne yu ah? [Excuse me. When does the bus leave?]
B: 10:30 ho har’ne do hendo. [I think it leaves at half past ten.]
A: Old Ziro sokii la niimkane na ado donii? [How far is Old Ziro from here?
B: 7 KM masa do. No so a’tu papo a’du nii? About 7 KM. Are you new to this place?
A: IIn. Ngo Itanagar ho du’du. Ziro cha’tu pa cha’du. [Yes. I live in Itanagar- I come here for the first time.]
B: Oh. No Tanii atu sii nyan ah? [Oh. You are an Apatani, if I am not wrong?]
A: IIn, ngo Tanii atu siicho, hojalo, Ziro ronge tere cha’ka ma. [Yes I’m an Apatani, still, I haven’t come and see Ziro, even once earlier.]
Sample 9
A: Excuse me. Bus niida har’ne yu ah? [Excuse me. When does the bus leave?]
B: 9:30 ho har’ne do hendo. [I think it leaves at 9:30.]
A: Abulya niimkane ado do? [How far is Abulya?]
B: 3 KM masa do. [It’s about 3 KM.]
A: Bus bara nehena, ladu nii? [What’s the bus fare?]
B: Bus bara barngo he ladu- Old Ziro cha’su dojalo ayin pasu, lasu dunii. [Bus fare is five rupees- it’s the same even when you go to Old Ziro]
Sample 10
Akha : Tam ba’ri totii ka. [Wake up Tam.]
Tam : Nehe baji do. [What’s the time now?]
Akha : 5:30.
Tam : Nyibya haja doke. Ngiimi imi kiine to. [It’s too early. Let me sleep.]
Akha : Tam oha ba’ri totii ka. No ngiika agin ho bus station ho abo kendo ke.[Come on Tam - wake up. You are coming with me to bus station.]
Tam : Knii, mih in’kin neku po? [Somone leaving or what?]
Akha : Hen’der siidu ha, ngo cho in’kin donii. Ngiika dukhu-pajo mi jo’lii monpii kan. [I’m leaving, fathead! You got to help me carry my luggage and all.]
Tam : No diyobar alo hosu masu ha enna in’kin nennii. Siilo Diyobar ha enna? [But you were leaving on Sunday. Is it Sunday already?]
Akha : Siilo ma niinan! Tam nyibya patii ka- ngiimi bus harnu biilyi ke. [Of course it is! Hurry up Tam – I’m getting late for bus.]
Sample 11
Nanya : Ata, guri tama po? 5:30 doku ka ah. [Ata, won’t you wake up? It’s 5:30 already.]
Yaka : Ho nii hiila? Ngiimi imi kiine to. [So what? Let me sleep.]
Nanya : No aha-ahii biidu po? [Have you forgotten?]
Yaka : Knii mi aha ahii biidu po hiila? [Forgotten what?]
Nanya : No lemba cha’te ma ha- Aku Kano ka, Ayo mi ka, lulii niimi, lu’ko du’pa? [Aren’t going to village to tell Aku Kano’s message to Ayo.]
Yaka : Oh, hiila kendo cho. No ngiika agin ho, cha’bo laakin do ha? [Oh, yes. I have to. Will you come with me?]
Nanya : Hiila san. [OK]
Sample 12
A: Inka milobo si whuna? [Who is that boy?]
B: Niih bo? [Which one?]
A: Tarsi hoka te’da tola danii bo. [The one leaning on the wall.]
B: Mo Tapu ka anu. Ngo armyan mi aha-ahii biido. [He is Tapu’s brother. I forgot his name.]
Sample 13
A: No inka car hoka, du’nii bo miyu mi, ka’laa du ha? [Do you know that man in the car?]
B: IIn. Mo Obing ka aba. [Yes. He is Obing’s father.]
A: Radhe Obing ka ha? [Radhe Obing’s?]
B: IIn. [Yes.]
A: Hopa lo. Ngo niitan payu ngiimi ka’laa donii hen’han kiile. Mo, ngiimi, ngiika lemba hokii ka to’lyi ku ho, gari pa ba’gii ku. Mo, ngii mi, noh ho da’du, knii mii du, hii la ta’ka ne. Momi, ka’pa tonii hiilyan-hiilyan hensu to, whu ya pe hiila hen’der kuma to. [That’s why. I wondered how he knew me so well. He gave me lift yesterday when I was returning from village. He asked me where I’m now, what I’m doing and all. I thought I’ve seen him somewhere but could not make out who he is.]
B: Mo, Obing hiilyan, lu’ju-lu’myo aya do, ano so’la-ngar’la duta. [He is a nice fellow – polite and humorous – just like Obing.]
A: Obing noh hona da’du kunii? Mo mika ka’pa kuma nii ano adoh duku. Kami japa ka’pa kuniin hii ngo hen do nii nyango duku do. Mo siisi knii mii’du ku? [By the way, where is Obing? I haven’t seen him for ages now. The last time we met was – I think – five years back. What is he doing now?]
B: Mo siisi Shillong ho law puri la da. [He is now in Shillong, studying law.]
Sample 14
A: Inka pulu tarii gii’nii bo nyimii mi ka’laa du ha? [Do you know that girl with white shirt?]
B: Ma, ngo ka’chin ma. Niimpa? [No, I don’t. Why?]
A: hiila sii. Ngo momi ka’pa tonii hiilyan do. [Simply. I think I saw her somewhere.]
Sample 15
A: Inka cycle har’nii bo milobo si whu na? [Who is that boy – riding a bicycle?]
B: No ka’chin mapo? Mo Tubin nyan. [Don’t you recognise him? He is Tubin.]
A: Tubin hiin? Ngo ta’je maka ah. Mopa iche heter ka’ma. Momi sensii riika pa hiila si ngo biinyan vacation ho ka’pa siito nii. [He is Tubin? I don’t believe. He doesn’t look like him. He was lean and thin when I saw him the last vacation.]
