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  • Dialect Display #1

    Ngi sngew kmen ba ngi lah ïoh ïa ka entry kaba nyngkong! 😀😀

    Kane ka video ka dei na i Bah Kestar Wahlang, iba dei na Mawsynram. Ha ka ktien Mawsynram ka long kumne harum:

    "To mut bha to krian beit bad to leh hok, Lada phi im phi ïap noh bæ syrtok, To ieid ïalahui, burom ïa ki bru, Bu phin suk ha pyrthei bu phin suk ha u Blei."

    Khublei Shibun Bah Kestar ïa ka jingkyrshan jong phi! 🙏🙏

    We are happy to have our first entry!

    This video has been sent by Kestar Wahlang who is from Mawsynram. You can read the Mawsynram dialect above. 👆

  • War Jaiñtia Dialect

    Ma – Mei – Mother

    Pa – Pa – Father

    Bua ji – Bam ja – To eat rice

    Deh cha -Dih sha – To drink tea

    Rhen – Lynti – Road

    Am -Um – Water

    Ïu-nga/ Shnga – Sngi – Sun

    Pnu – Bnai – Moon

    Jeprow – Briew – Person

    Derow – Samla – Youth

    U Pra – U Blei – God

    Hun – Khun – Son/ Daughter

    Jeme/ Dia – Jaiñ – Cloth/ Clothes

    Pdeng – Lum – Hill

    Phliang – Suiñbneng – Sky

    Lia -Leit – Go

    Hynbo – Khynnah – Child

    Sere – Lyer – Wind/ Air

    These are some words from the War Jaiñtia dialect sent by Sunrise Pohtam 🏞️🌲
    Khublei Shibun for sending this list of words! 🙏😄

  • The Dialect of Raid Narleiñ, Ri Bhoi District

    Kine ki dei khyndiat ki kyntien kiba na ka Raid Narleiñ, Ri Bhoi District (Ki shnong ba hap kum ka Mawrong, Syngku, Umkei, Mawkangi, Raitong)

    Here are some words from the dialect of Raid Narleiñ, Ri Bhoi District (including some villages like Mawrong, Syngku, Umkei, Mawkangi, Raitong)

    Khñiem – Shitom ne pang (ill, sick)

    Jam – Pang (in pain)

    Khyññiet – Kyndit (in shock)

    Pyrtij – Kyrteng (name)

    Kyrkaw – Pyrta (call out a name/ shout out)

    Siah – U synsar/ ba sar (broom stick/ to sweep)

    Synrum – Ki jaboh/ ñuit (waste material)

    Mynchem/ Phyndwar – Phyllaw (lawn)

    Chynraiñ – Sngiew phieng ne tieng burom (awe/ respect)

    Mynraiñ – Lehraiñ (ashamed)

    Ba leh ba leh ba – Da kumno kumno ruh (whatever the situation)

    Jyrnep, Jyrnait – Jaboh (dirty)

    Luia – Jaituh (lazy)

    Syriaw, Jaknar – Jaituh and Lehsih (lazy and dirty)

    Sker – Tiar (solid things)

    Tadap – Ba lah jot/ bym ler/ bym long shuh (old, useless, torn, low quality thing)

    Pukai – Na ka bynta (in favour of)

    Tngam – Khriat (feeling cold)

    Tyrlan – Pjah (cold)

    Khyrngu – Rnga (Charcoal)

    Pharap – Kyrkieh (in a hurry/rush)

    Myrlin – Klet (forget)

    Here are some words from the dialect of Raid Narleiñ, Ri Bhoi District sent by @phiba_makdoh 😃👍 Khublei Shibun for sending these words @phiba_makdoh 🙏🏞️😄

  • “Lai rukloo-rukloo” from the Tuber dialect

    "Lai rukloo rukloo" from the Tuber dialect sent by Ribait Phawa

    Kawei ka kyntien nga kwah ban bynrap ha kaba ki ju kren ha ki por mynshwa bad ïa mynta tang ki riewtymmen ki kham pyndonkam ïa kane ka kyntien ha ka dialect Tuber.

    "Lai rukloo-rukloo" ka mut ban leit kloi-kloi sha ka kam ba lah phah, la haka leit shim ki tum ki tam ne ban leit thied jingthied. Ne kino kino ki jingphah kiba kham san ki phah da ka jingkyrkieh.

    "Lai rukloo-rukloo" is a phrase in the Tuber dialect that was used before and which is now used mostly by the elderly.

    The phrase means to do a task with a sense of hurry and urgency, whether if it is to take something or to buy something. It is also used when the elderly send us on an urgent errand.

    "Lai rukloo-rukloo" is a phrase from the Tuber dialect which means to do something quickly. Khublei Shibun @b.a.i.t_phawa_ for sending this! 😃🙏

  • Laitlyngkot dialect

    Some words in the Laitlyngkot dialect contributed by @mebatei I khongsti given in the order of Lailyngkot – Standard Khasi – English.

    Ma ï – Mangi – Us

    Bileh – Balei – Why

    Ynñioh – Ynnai – No need

    Jyrwoi/Khynning – Kynjing – Disgusting

    Mieh – Wad – Search

    Lyntun – Tyllun – Roll

    Diei – Dei – Correct/ Right

    Bliei – Blei – God

    Kynthiei – Kynthei – Girl/ Woman

    Syir – Syiar – Hen

    Sning – Sniang – Pig

    Pding – Pdiang – Accept

    Sohlah – Phan – Potato

    Bitlun/ Pitlun – Patlun – Pants

    Bam jia – Bamja – To eat rice

    Dih shia – Dih sha – To drink tea

    Here are some words according to the Laitlyngkot dialect contributed by @mebatei_l_khongsti Khublei Shibun! 😀🙏