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a common language used in Nagaland to communicate amongst tribes -
is sort of a pigeon with mix of Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, English
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When meeting somebody:
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Hello |
Heh |
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Goodbye or similar on departure |
Yo |
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What is your name? |
Apene ke nam a sha? |
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Where do you live? |
Kok te tha ke? |
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Is this your village/town? |
E-to apene bostina asha? |
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Do you have children? |
apena batja a sha? |
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How many children do you have? |
Ke man batja a sha apene ka? |
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How many boys do you have? |
Ke man mata batja asha? |
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How many girls do you have? |
Ke man Maike batja asha? |
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Yes |
Hoi |
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No |
Nai |
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Thank you very much |
Be shi phan asha |
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Please |
moram pera |
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You look very beautiful |
apene beshe phan asha |
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You look very handsome |
apena beshe pha asha |
Buying things:
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How much is this? |
Ke man kam asha |
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Can you lower the price? |
alp kom korebo |
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Where is the main market? |
kot te main bazaar asha? |
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Where can I get supplies? |
lotte supplies babo |
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Tea |
jha |
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Rice |
javan |
How to
order Food in restaurant:
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Please give me a plate of rice |
pat alop rebe to |
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With vegetables |
shap yet rebe |
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With meat |
mosho rebe |
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Do you have Fish? |
mass asha? |
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Beef |
Aoro mong (sho) |
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Pork |
Gahore mong sho |
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Chicken |
moreke mongsho |
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Please give me a cup of tea |
ja ek cup rebe |
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Milk tea please |
rot laga ja rebe |
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Milk tea with no sugar |
Rot te jene nahale keng rebe |
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Black tea with no sugar |
laja ke jene rahalebe |
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Black tea with very little sugar |
laja ke alop jene halebe |
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PLEASE GIVE TEA WITH MILK AND SUGAR
SEPARATE |
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I
am hungry |
moi ke phok lage |
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I am full |
bot ta hoi she |
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Can I have more – rice? |
aro alop javan rebe |
Other:
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Where does this bus go? |
eto bus ko jai |
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Which bus/vehicle do I take to get to
__________? |
konto gari lobo monjabole |
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How far is it to the next village? |
ke man rod asha bosti pong jebole |
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What is the name of this village? |
basti ke nam asha |
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What is the name of that village/town? |
eto basti/town ke nam asha |
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Where is the Toilet? |
lot te pe shap korebo |
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Where can I have a bath? |
kot te goshon korebo |
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Please stop here |
ya te rok khebe |
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GOOD NIGHT |
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ON DEPARTURE - |
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YOU SAY |
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THEY WOULD SAY
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NUMBERS |
| One |
Ekto |
| Two |
Ro-ta |
| Three |
Tin - ta |
| Four |
jat-ta |
| Five |
pan-ta |
| Six |
choi-ta |
| Seven |
sat-ta |
| Eight |
art-ta |
| Nine |
no-ta |
| Ten |
dos-ta |
| Twenty |
bet-ta |
| Thirty |
tet-ta |
| Fourty |
ia-leih |
| Fifty |
ponjat |
| Sixty |
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| Seventy |
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| Eighty |
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| Ninety |
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| One Hundred |
Ek sho |
| One Thousand |
eh-haja |
| Ten Thousand |
rot-haja |
| One Hundred Thousand |
ek-lac |
| One Million |
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| Ten Million |
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