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Cultural Pursuits - for alternative travel in North East India |
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When meeting somebody: Hello NAMENG - A - MA Goodbye or similar on departure RE GNINOKE. What is your name? NANGNI BEMINGMAIMANG? Where do you live? NA-A BANO DONGENGA? Is this your village/town? GA NANGNI SONGONG A MA? Do you have children? NA-A SA BESIKIN MENGGANANG? How many children do you have? BADITSAK ME-ASA NA-A DONGA CHIGNANG? How many boys do you have? BADITSAK ME-ASA NA-A DONGA? How many girls do you have? BADITSAK MECHIK NA-A-DONGA? Yes ONG-A No
Thank you very much NANGKO BILONGAN MITELJOK Please KASPAE You look very beautiful NONG KO BILANGEN SILENIKJOKDA You look very handsome
Buying things: MAIBA BUSTOKA RABO
How much is this? IA KO BADITA DAKA? Can you lower the price? NA-A IA BUSTU NIDAMKO MENA MANGENAMA? Where is the main market? BAJAL BANO DONGA? Where can I get supplies? NGA IAKO BACHIBADINGNIKO? Tea CHA Rice ME
How to order Food in restaurant: NA-A ME SONGNA MANGENA:
Please give me a plate of rice KASA PAE ANGNA ME HONAMANPAGEN MA With vegetables MA SUMINA With meat REN DAI MUNG Do you have Fish? NATAK DONGAMA Beef DO BOK BEAN Pork WAK BEAN Chicken DO-O Please give me a cup of tea CHA KAGALPE Milk tea please DUT CHA KAGAPE Milk tea with no sugar DUT CHA CHINI DON GIJA Black tea with no sugar CHA GILCHAK CHINI DONGIJA Black tea with very little sugar CHA PESAK CHINI PANGCHA IN BONA PLEASE GIVE TEA WITH MILD AND SUGAR SEPARATE
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I am full ANGA OK GAPJOK Can I have more – rice? ANGNA ME HONTIASA RAKUNA MANPAGENM?
Other: Where does this bus go? IA BUS BACHI REANGENGA? Which bus/vehicle do I take to get to __________? BADIAN BEPO ANGA BAS KO ANGA MANG EN GADONA _________? How far is it to the next village? A NI UA SONGANA B DITA CHILA DONGA? What is the name of this village? GA CONGNI BIMINGKORA MAIMING? What is the name of that village/town? UA SONGNI BIMINGKO MAI MINGA? Where is the Toilet?
Where can I have a bath? ANGA BANO HOW IOK GNINOK? Please stop here KASAPE DONG DIPCHING GOOD NIGHT WALNAM ON DEPARTURE - NAME DONGBO NAME RE ANGBO
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