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Category: Khasi Words Usage

  • Ka Ktien “Sahnud”

    Kumno ngin pynkylla ïa ka kyntien "sahnud" sha ka English? Ym don tang kawei ka kyntien kaba lah ban batai ïa baroh ki jingsngew haba pyndonkam ïa ka kyntien "sahnud". Namar kata ïa ka jingmut jong ka ngin kham sngewthuh lada ngi pyndonkam ïa kiwei pat ki kyntien.

    Khublei Shibun ïa baroh kiba la jubab ban ïarap ban batai ïa ka kyntien "sahnud"! 🙏😄

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    It was asked about how the Khasi word "sahnud" could be translated into English. Turns out, we cannot use only one word to explain the meaning of "sahnud". A couple of other words have to be used to explain the meaning and use of "sahnud".

    Thank you to all who helped to explain the meaning of the word! 🙏😄

    #khasiwords #khasiwordusage #khasiintranslation #khasilanguageintranslation #khasilanguageconservation #indigenouslanguageconservation #speakyourroots #speakyourrootschallenge #talklocal

  • Khaisap

    Ka ktien Pnar "Khaisap" ka dei ka ktien ka bym don kum ma ka ha ka ktien Khasi 😄

    Kyrmen ba ka jingbatai ïa kane ka ktien ka la shai bad ka long kaba khaisap! Lada phi kwah bynrap shuh, sngewbha thoh ha ka bynta ki comments.

    🟡 Baroh ki jingbatai ha ka Pnar, Khasi bad English la thoh da ka @speakyourroots

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    The Pnar word "Khaisap" does not have a Khasi equivalent 😄

    Hopefully the explication given is clear and satisfactory. If you want to add more to understanding the word, please mention it in the comments section.

    🟡 Explication in Pnar, Khasi and English by @speakyourroots

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  • Texting in Khasi

    Ngi sngew kmen lada phi thoh ka msg ha ka phone da ka Khasi. Tangba sngewbha thoh da ka rukom kaba dei namar lada phi thoh kumne, ka dor jong ka ktien Khasi ruh ka hiar. Ym i shongkhia ïa ka ktien la jong lada shu spel shiteng shiliang. Ka jingspel bha ïa ka ktien haba thoh ïa ka, ka pyni ba ngi ieit bad burom ïa la ka ktien ka thylliej 😃🙏

    Hap ban korek ïa ka autocorrect!

    #thohkumbadei #spelkumbadei

    #khasilanguage #khasilanguageconservation #khasispelling #khasiwordsusage #khasionthephone #speakyourroots #speakyourrootschallenge #talklocal

  • Khasi words and their English equivalents

    Sa shisien ki kyntien Khasi bad ki jingmut jong ki ha ka ktien English! 😃🅰️🆎🅱️

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    Here are some Khasi words and their English equivalents. 😃🅱️🆎🅰️

    #habaimakaktienimkajaitbynriew

    #khasiwordsusage #khasilanguage #khasilanguageintranslation #khasilanguageconservation

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  • Mynsiem Jhur

    Phi lah ju ïohsngew ïa ka jingong "Mynsiem Jhur"? 😄❤️🫒 Ka dei ka mynsiem kaba kloi ban ai sha kiwei, lada ka long da ka tiar ne ban ai jingïarap ne ban sngewlem 😇

    Khublei Shibun Ma'am @meiithei na ka bynta ka jingïarap jong phi ban batai ïa kane 🙏🙏

    Khublei Shibun ruh ïa i @iohbor_kharmyndai @_hep10_ward____ @vi.vianney_nongrum_b bad ïa i @the_lostsoul_dreamer kiba la phah ïa ki jubab jong phi 😄🙏

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    A vegetable heart is a fitting metaphor for a giving heart, full of compassion and empathy for others. 🙏😇

    #mynsiemjhur #mynsiemsbun #vegetableheart #generousheart

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  • Khasi words and their English equivalents

    Kine ki dei sa shi hud ki kyntien Khasi bad ka jingmut jong ki ha ka English. ✍️🗣️

    To ngin ïa pyndonkam ïa ki!

    #habaimkaktienimkajaitbynriew #khasiwordusage

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  • Khasi Words and Their English Equivalents

    Sa shisien kine ki dei khyndiat ki ktien Khasi bad ka jingmut jong ki ha ka ktien English! Kan long kaba bha shibun lada ngin kitkhia ban pyndonkam ïa ki ha ka kren ka khana man la ka sngi. 🆎 🗣️

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    Here are a few Khasi words with their meanings in English!

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  • Pnar words and their English equivalents

    Kine ki dei ki kyntien Pnar kiba la phah da i @xdtnoahjupejackllthmanar 😄

    Khublei Chibōn wa phah phi ya kini ki kyntien Pnar, yow tip i wei yow nang i u pynemkam ha ka klam ktien Pnar. 🙏🙏

    Here are a few Pnar words and their English equivalents sent by @xdtnoahjupejackllthmanar

    🟡 Source: Pnar-English Dictionary by Sajeki Passah (2013)

    #pnarlanguage #pnarwords #pnarlanguageconservation #jaiñtiahills #jowai #indigenouslanguages #indigenouslanguageconservation #speakyourroots #speakyourrootschallenge #talklocal

  • Pyndap ïa ki senten!

    Pyndap ïa kitei ki senten da ki kyntien ba la ai! Lada ngi ïohi ïa ki kyntien ha ki senten, ngin kham sngewthuh shai. 😄👍 Sngewbha thoh ha ki comments!

    We're trying something new! Fill in those blanks with the correct words to understand their meaning 😄👍

    🟡 Sources: Ka Dienshonhi: The Khasi Encyclopaedic Dictionary and Learner's Khasi Dictionary With English -Khasi Index

    #khasiwords #khasiwordusage #wordusage #khasilanguage #khasilanguageconservation #indigenouslanguages #indigenouslanguageconservation #speakyourroots #speakyourrootschallenge #talklocal

  • Tynneng bad Tynneng Shrieh

    Ka ktien Khasi "tynneng" (verb) ka mut ban pyrthuh bud ne ban pynbud ïa kaei kaei. Kane ka jingpyrthuh bud ka lah ban dei ha ka rukom im, ka rukom leh ne ha ka rukom kren.

    Shuh shuh, ka ktien Khasi "tynnengshrieh" (verb) ka mut ban shu pynbud ne pyrthuh bud matlah khlem tip ïa ka dang ka kut ne kumno kan ktah ïa ka jingim ne ïa ka jingmut jingpyrkhat. Kum haba ong "Ki khynnah ki bud tynnengshrieh ïa kaba ki ïohi ha ki phlim."

    The Khasi word "tynneng" (verb) means to imitate (or copy) from others. This imitation may be the imitation of a lifestyle, a way of behaving or a way of speaking.

    Further, the Khasi word "tynnengshrieh" (verb) literally meaning an imitating monkey, means to imitate blindly without understanding the depth, the effect or the consequences of something. For instance, "Children blindly imitate what they see in films and television."

    Ïa ka ktien "tynneng" te ngi lah ïohsngew hi tangba ïa ka ktien "tynnengshrieh" te tharai bun ngim da tip 😂🐵 Ynnai ïa leh shrieh mo 😅😂

    The Khasi word "tynnengshrieh" might remind you of the English word "monkey business" but their meanings are quite different. 🙊🙉🙈

    🟡Khasi collation and English translation by @speakyourroots

    #tynneng #tynnengshrieh #khasiwords #khasilanguage #khasilanguageconservation #indigenouslanguages #indigenouslanguageconservation #speakyourroots #speakyourrootschallenge #talklocal