This morning when our dogs namely Pogo (German shepherd) and poly (Dachshund) were barking at the postman, something struck my mind. Starting with the barking of dogs, I could recall certain way of typically tanii words to describe sounds that are found in our surrounding.When I started with this topic, i took it very lightly and simply thought that I could complete with great easebut, I swear it wasn't that easy! For instant,I failed to recall certain sound like of Taru (mosquito) and patii (tiger). Following are the sounds in tanii:-
To conclude this article, I would like to request all tanii readers to contibute more sounds in tanii and also to correct my mistakes, if any.
Sl. No.
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Animal/Bird/Insect
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Sound
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Verb
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Usage
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1
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Aki (Dog)
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Kaau / kai (cry)
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Pi
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Byago si aki kaau-kaau la pila do/pido
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2
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Alyi (Pig)
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Uye
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gyu
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Nekang si alyi uye-uye gyula do
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3
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Ami (Cat)
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Meao
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Be
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Ami atu(puppy) si meao-meao la bela do
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4
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Kubu(Rat)
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Chui
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adu
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5
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Ngyii (fish)
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Suyin /shok
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chi
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Kiiley si ngyii shok-shok dado chila da
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6
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Pachu/paro (Chicks- cheep &Chickens -cluck
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Piyo /Peyo
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pi
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Pachu atu si piyo pikang la da
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7
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Paro Ronii (Hen)
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Piida
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adu
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Inka paro si piida –piida la adu hasu dobye pe ha?
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8
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Patii (Tiger)
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9
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Paro Rofpo (Cock)
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Cock
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Kho
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Lengo si Paro rofpo ako khola da/khodo
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10
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Piita(birds)
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Chi-cha
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adu
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Aro konchi lyiku ho piita atan si chi-cha adu du.
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11
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Sii (Cow)/ Sibu (Mithun)
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Ooma
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gyu
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Bije si siibu ako ooma la adu la do.
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12
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Siibi (Monkey)
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Keyun
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ben
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Sanii ayo si siibi atan si keyun-keyun la bendo.
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13
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Siibin(Goat)
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Mehen-mehen
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adu
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Ude byakan si siibin ako mehen-mehen adudo!
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14
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Tabu (Snake)
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Rushu
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lyi
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Sansu ho tabu sohe rushu-rushu dado lyine
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15
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Tami (Fly)
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Tshe
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go
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Yoh pater mi tami tshe-tshe dado gokiir biido (‘
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‘go’as because fly makes sounds only while flying)
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16
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Taru (Mosquito)
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go
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17
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Tayang (wasp)
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Yang
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go
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Apu arun ho tayang pyare yang-yang gola da
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18
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Tatii (Frog)
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cro
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Kho
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Aji is tatii cro-cro khodo
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Sounds of Nature
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19
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Alyi (Wind)
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Hooyin/bhoor
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He
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Myoko uyi aku la padu alyi bhoor-bhoor hedo
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20
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Dolya (Lightning)
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Byok (not exactly sound,its about lightning)
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Byo
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Yapung genkiile Dolya byok-byok byodo
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21
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Miido (Rain)
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Byor
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Hu
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Ago si miido byor-byor dado hula do
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22
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Yapung Geniin (Thundering)
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Durun
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Gen
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Yapun durun-durun genkiile, iinga si khegiido!
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23
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Yamu (Fire)
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Bhook/ Byok
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Ya/ti
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More si yamu bhook-bhook yala do
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24
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Yasi-tuniin(flooding at river)
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Dulu (not sure about the sound)
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tu
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Kiiley si dulu-dulu yasi tula doye
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chambiyo (Flash Flood)
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Dulu
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ha
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Siyo ayo so dulu-dulu dado chambiyo harne
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25
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Myobyu huniin (Earthquake)
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Riifpii
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Hu
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Myobyu huli ho tanii ude hii riifpii-riifpi la adu du (here riifpii is for that sound produced by tanii ude during earthquake and it indicates that it is being generated by the action of earthquake)
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one can refer to this link for more sounds made by animal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_sounds
To conclude this article, I would like to request all tanii readers to contibute more sounds in tanii and also to correct my mistakes, if any.
3 comments:
Good collection. However, chi (fish), lyi (snake), go (fly, etc) indicate movement rather than sound.
@Aku Kanno,
Thanks!
I agree with your comment. chi (fish), lyi (snake), go (fly) are not exactly sounds, but whenever we think of the said organisms e.g. Snake (Tabu)..rushu-rushu dado lyine (here, as per my understand rushu-rushu is the sound produced during movement of snake in TANII). So per, I have never came across the exact word in TANII for hissing of the snake. Nunu ami-abang atan si eche luko nyado koda aya kendo cho!
Ngo siiling dua dukha lala la Apatani word mi google site ho tengka hangkele "Let us save Tanii" mii kappa tola, eche kaku kalya kaka kele, ano aya pa tanii agung ka luju lumiyo mii miika biido hopa ngo ano hempyo do. Aga miisa ngunu Tanii mi atii (save)miido pa.
Ngo Koj Tassar, Dutha Lemba.
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