Khiamniungan Naga phrasebook

Patsho Khiamniungan or colloquially Patsho Nyu is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Khiamniungans in North Eastern parts of India in the state of Nagaland, Noklak district. It also refers to the people living in the district mostly inhibiting the western part, that of Patsho range, southern part i.e. Thuonoknyu administrative circle and sparingly all over Noklak. Above all, it is a village with one of the highest number of Population in the region. Sometimes, it refers to Patsho speaking group of people who are native to and belong to Patsho Village. The language is widely known who are native to Noklak district and parts of Myanmar.

Grammar

Patsho Khiamniungan word order is subject-object-verb: "I-subject him-object see-verb." Subjects (especially I and you) are often omitted if these are clear from the context.

Patsho has postpositions instead of prepositions: like hui khem or jam khem, "bridge below" or "house below" respectively instead of "below the house."

Patsho people or Khiamniungans refer to each other rather in terms like elder brother, elder sister, younger sibling, uncle, aunt, grandmother, grandfather, manager, teacher etc. than by using the straight word like you even if this person is actually not. The other common words used daily are the words "pie" for the male and "wu-ai" for female is such a humble and polite reference to someone either close or strangers, especially among younger people. Those two completed word form would be "pienie" and "wuynie". Additionally, it's not uncommon to refer to yourself by using such an expression ( example: "[I] Father will cook you a nice dinner." Which feels like saying "This or myself father will...").

To keep in mind that the word for older brother is simply "tei" or "teihai", while the word for older sister is "nou" or "nouhai". The word for the younger ones is simply neu or neuhai for both male or female.

Pronunciation guide

Vowels

There are six vowels in Patsho

Consonant

Patsho Khiamniungan vowels
Small letters	a	e	i	o	u	ü

a: like 'a' in 'father',

(IPA: a, a̯)

e: like 'e' in 'bed'

(IPA: e, ɛ, ɛ̯)

i: like 'ee' in 'beet'

(IPA: i, i̯)

o: like 'o' in 'orange' or 'author'

(IPA: o, o̯)

u: like 'oo' in 'hoop', 'look' in open positions or like 'o' in 'hope' in close positions, such as in final 'uh' and 'uk' combinations.

(IPA: u, ʊ, u̯)

ü: like in 'banana'.

(IPA: ə, ɜ̯)

Consonant

Patsho Khiamniungan consonant
Small letters	ch	h	j	k	kh	l	m	n	ng	ny	p	ph	s	sh	t	th	ts	tsh	v	w	y

There are 21 consonants, which are all pronounce with the letter vowel ü like the sound found in the word 'banana'(IPA: bəˈnɑː.nə) . So, to exemplify, the letter ch or h should be pronounced chü, or hü respectively.

Written language

Patsho Khiamniungan is written in Latin script with twenty seven letters. Some letters are combined to form a letter, for example t, s, and h are different and separate., but there is tsh as one letter, found in (among others) the word Patsho. Another example could be kh and ng both found in the word Khiamniungan.

Patsho Khiamniungan Alphabet
Capital letters	a	ch	e	h	i	j	k	kh	l	m	n	ng	ny	o	p	ph	s	sh	t	th	ts	tsh	u	ü	v	w	y
IPA	a a̯	tʃʰ	e ɛ ɛ̯	h	i i̯	tʃ	k	kʰ	l	m	n	ŋ	ɲ	o o̯	p	pʰ	ʃ	ʃʰ	t	tʰ	ts	tsʰ	u ʊ u̯	ə ɜ̯	v	w	j

Phrase list

hǖhêi(huhei)(IPA: /hə³³.hɛ̯i⁵²/).
Hello.

Used at the initial phone calls or during meeting or visit someone.

Shâu-òh nyîvâ kǜ jǖnòi*(IPA: /ʃɑu⁵²-ɒʔ³¹.ɲɪ⁵²vɑ⁵². kə³¹.tʃə³³nɒɪ³¹/)

who knows.

A rhetorical statement uttered to show that the person uttering it neither knows the answer nor knows who might. Nong tikü naih tsak nü-e, tikü naih memtsho. Shâu-òh nyîvâ kǜ jǖnòi It could be one or the other, or both. Who knows

Local terms.

Basic vocabulary

Patsho Khiamniungan	English	Sentence Patsho Khiamniungan	English
Thēumêi	Thank You	Theumei, nyo-oh ei tah pautsang kiuh jünü theutho.	Thank you for taking care of me.
Āmêi hǜnī?	How are you?
Āmêi.	I am fine.
Khìam	Water	Jujie liang kü Khiam nü thingkeuh tsak asheu kiuh.	Please bring a cup of water
Tshīh	(cooked) rice	Tshih hielouh va mou	Have you eaten lunch/dinner(meal)
Ngòuh (nyèih)	fish (meat)
Vèu (nyìeh)	chicken (meat)	Jüsa toh Veu nyieh kie hie nye.	We have eaten chicken curry.
Yōh (nyèih)	pork (meat)
Jâng (nyèih)	beef (meat)
Ūo (nyìeh)	mutton (meat)
Kīe (nyieh-kie sang o)	dish (meat/vegetable)
Sāng-ô (kie sang-o)	vegetable
Nāgā chǖ-ùm	lentils
Tsēm	salt
Lūtsôutsòh (Chauchau ko)	less
Pǖ-ìuh	chilli
Shûa	Distribute	Jūjīelīankó āshūa kìuhshì	Please give again (serve again).
Têitsòh	enough, stop, completed	Teitsoh, nyü chishi ko	Let's stop working
Khìam nü āshêu kìuh.	Please give water.
kìuh	give or serve	Tsīh nü ākhém kíuh.	Please give food (rice).
Jūjīelīangkó kîemāu nǖhéikǖ ākīuh.	vegetable / meat.
ātéi yèuh jē?	What do you want?
ātéi?	What?
Āvàih? Ātéi nāih-òh?	When?
Ātéi lé?	Where?
Ātéi ālì?	How?
Āshēu āmēi.	Good Night.
āléuh	where(how)	Shīemông lè āléuh phù jè?	How(from where) do I go to Shiemong?
ātēitsòh?	how much?	Nòngnī ātēitsòh mâi nò?	What's(how much) the price of this?
mêi	good or happy	Mêikǖ lǜ-īu.	Happy journey.
mônglīng	happy	mônglīngkǖ lǖnôi..	Stay happy.

Numbers

Numerals	Hauvi	Tone(Shangliak)	IPA
0	wa	wà	wa³¹
1	tsak	tsāk	tsak³³
2	lümih	lǖmīeh	lə³³ mɪʔ³³
3	sümieh	sǖmīeh	sə³³ mɪəʔ³³
4	pülie	pǖlīe	pə³³ lɪə³³
5	müngou	mǖngōu	mə³³.ŋɒu³³
6	lüvok	lǖvòk	lə³³.vɒk³³
7	tshünyieh	tshūnyìeh	tsʰə³³.ɲɪɛʔ³³
8	püjeih	pǖjèih	pə³³ tʃɛʔ³³
9	lükau	lǖkàu	lə³³ kɒu³³
10	tshie	tshìe	tsʰɪɛ³³
20	khei	khèi	kʰɛɪ³¹
30	ausam	āusám	ɑu³³sɑm⁵⁵
40	aupülie	àupǜlīe	au̯³¹pə³¹liɛ̯³³
50	aumüngou	àumǜngōu	au̯³¹məŋ³¹ou̯³³
60	aulüvok	àulǜvòk	au̯³¹lə³¹vok³²
70	autshienyieh	àutshǜnyìeh	au̯³¹tsʰə³¹ɲiɛ̯ʔ³²
80	aupüjeh	àupǜjèih	au̯³¹pə³¹tʃɛi̯ʔ³²
90	aulükau	àulǜkàu	au̯³¹lə³¹lau̯³¹
100	tsum tsak	tsūm tsāk	tsum³³.tsak³³
200	tsum lümieh	tsūm lǖmīeh	tsum³³.lə³³ mɪʔ³³
300	tsum sümieh	tsūm sǖmīeh	tsum³³.sə³³ mɪəʔ³³
400	tsum pülie	tsūm pǖlīe	tsum³³.pə³³.lɪə³³
500	tsum müngou	tsūm mǖngōu	tsum³³.mə³³.ŋɒu³³
600	tsum lüvok	tsūm lǖvòk	tsum³³.lə³³.vɒk³³
700	tsum tshünyieh	tsūm tshūnyìeh	tsum³³.tsʰə³³.ɲɪɛʔ³³
800	tsum püjeih	tsūm pǖjèih	tsum³³. pə³³.tʃɛʔ³³
900	tsum lükau	tsūm lǖkàu	tsum³³.lə³³.kɒu³³
1000	ka tsak	ká tsāk	ka⁵⁵.tsak³³
10,000	ka tshie	ká tshīe	ka⁵⁵.tsʰɪɛ³³
100,000	tsang tsak	Tsāng tsāk	tsaŋ³³.tsak³³
10000000	pei tsak	péi tsāk	pei⁵⁵.tsak³³
1000000000	iuh tsak	ìuh tsāk	iu³¹ʔ.tsak³³
100000000000	em tsak	ēm tsāk	em³³.tsak³³

Problems

Leave me alone.: Ei nyie kü ateuva te.

Don't touch me.: Ei tü nyü tha.

I'll call the police.: Süpai hai tah thie e ngo-oh.

Stop! Thief!: Alau! Kauh hai!

I need your help.: Ngo-oh nyoh no aholouh pou nye.

It's an emergency.: Nongni atingting/(lutsüh liu kü pou nye)

I'm lost.: Ei püliah vaih.

I lost my bag.: Jünükong ui vaih.

I lost my wallet.: Jüchainükongtshou ui vaih.

I'm sick.: Ei pem jüpou tho.

I need a doctor.: Ngo-oh muoli-ie nü pou nye.

Can I use your phone?: Anyuthi tiam aliai ho?

Duration

_____ day(s): Nyihtsoh - One day : Nünyih - Two days : Samnyih - Three days : Pülienyih - four days: Müngounyih - Five days : Lüvoknyih - 6 days : Tshünyihnyih - 7 days :
_____ week(s): ōnōujîe _____
_____ month(s): ālèih _____
_____ year(s): pūo _____

Days

today: lōunyīh
yesterday: mǖnyìh
tomorrow: húmshêu
this week: nòng ōnōujîe nī
last week: ālīevānō ōnōujîe
next week: āshīànò ōnōujîe
Sunday: ônōu
Monday: ōnōuthōng
Tuesday: nǖnyīh
Wednesday: sāmnyīh
Thursday: pǖlīenyīh
Friday: mǖngōunyīh
Saturday: lǖvòknyìh

Months

Gregorian calendar

The people of Khiamniungan use the Gregorian calendar in everyday life.

January: khāutsāuhsîe
February: Pǖphìe
March: Mîu
April: Lūaplō
May: Lîe
June: Pīekānyú
July: Pêiâm
August: Pâisǜkhìam
September: Tsōukūm
October: Ūvā
November: pêulīam
December: Ālèih-òu

Colors

black: ānyōh
white: āthēu
gray: āpōithèu
red: āsīng
blue: ātháng
yellow: āsúo
green: āsāngnyô
orange: sīngsīng
purple: shûakhōulōng
brown: īesíngjî

Directions

How do I get to _____ ?: Ei _____ le aleuh alithih kü iu-e?
...the train station?: Jamleunyu lauthang ... ?
...the bus station?: Jamkei lauthang ... ?
...the airport?: ājeìkàmthàng ... ?
...downtown?: Nokvem ... ?
...the _____ hotel?: shāsáujâm nü ..._____ ?
...restaurants?: āthínglóuhjàm ...?
...sites to see?: Athaphie ashailu ...?
street: shūokhīng/līam
Turn left.: Jāléh lǖkhù
Turn right.: òuléh lǖkhù
left: jāh
right: òu
straight ahead: Nongchie ko
towards the _____: _____ tongle
before the _____: _____ kho leh
in front of the _____: _____-kho ko
behind the _____: _____Phi ko
intersection: Laim viangthah/ Laimjong
inside: āmōnglè
outside: khīngjāilē
north: shîngngâ
south: shîngmùi
east: ōtsīpík
west: ōtsīnáp

Lodging

Do you have any rooms available?: Jampai aking kishi mou?
How much is a room for one person/two people?: Jampai tsak kü amai nü ateitsoh shau jüno?
Does the room come with...: Jampai nüko atei shüshong teukiuh jüno?
...bedsheets?: Thamshim....?
...a bathroom?: Khiampingjam....?
...a telephone?: Nyuthie....?
May I see the room first?: Ngo-oh jampai tü chong thaplu-a sheu mou?
...bigger?: Shongko.....?
...cheaper?: Amai nyapko ...?
OK, I'll take it.: Nou, ei noi-e.
I will stay for _____ night(s): Ei _____ noi e.
Can you suggest another hotel?: Amou shāsáujâm a-aluh lu?
What time is breakfast?: Ahum āhūmthāisām atau ayeitsoh naih-oh je?
Please clean my room.: Jüjampai asahva/asiuhva kiuh
Can you wake me at _____?

Ei ahum _____ naih-oh ajuachuh.

I want to check out.: Ei shuiva e.

Eating

A table for one person/two people, please.: Tsimnoi tsak kheunyoh lümieh sümieh tsü theutho akingkiuh jujielianko.
Can I look at the menu, please?: Ahieshiu ateishüshong kiuh jükho tü thap e.
Can I look in the kitchen?: Ngo-oh ālìamthīngjám nütah taplu a sheu e mou?
I don't eat pork.: Ngo-oh yonyieh jühie je.
I don't eat beef.: Ngo-oh jangnyieh jühie je.
lunch: mīngtshòushīu
tea (meal): pâishòh
chicken: vèunyèih
beef: jângnyèih
fish: ngōuhnyèih
(fresh) vegetables: sāngô
rice: tshìh
May I have a cup of _____?: Ngo-oh _____ no thingkheuh tsak shiu a sheu-e mou?
May I have a bottle of _____?: Ngo-oh _____ no ming tsak shiu a sheu-e mou?
juice: shēpkhìam
salt: tsēm
I'm finished.: Ei hie khem vaih
Please clear the plates.: Chiu nüsheuh akamteu louh va.

Shopping

Do you have this in my size?: Nongni ei tah tho kü ki mou?
How much is this?: Nongni eteitsüh mai?
That's too expensive.: Nong tü pio thieh
Would you take _____?: _____ louh a shiu e mou?
expensive: pio
cheap: nyap
I can't afford it.: piothieh, tulouh a jüshiu e
I don't want it.: Ngo-oh nong tü jüyeuh
You're cheating me.: Nyoh ei tah kausai je
I'm not interested.: jümongtshiu.
OK, I'll take it.: Nou, ngo-oh louh e.
Can I have a bag?: Nükong louh e
Do you ship (overseas)?: Amou le kiuh thiu a shiu mou?
I need...: .... pouje/liamje
...toothpaste.: Houtsauh muoli
...soap.: tsōuvêi
...medicine: mūolī
...an umbrella.: kēih
...sunblock lotion.: otsisheu jum
...batteries.: tsūatshìh
...writing paper.: chām
...a pen.: chāmshàhkìe
...English-language books.: atheunyu cham
...an English-language newspaper.: atheunyu nyūngēmchàm
...an English-English dictionary.: atheunyu nyūtàngchàm

Driving

I want to rent a car.: Kouhjam lailouh e tü yeuhnye.
stop (on a street sign): Alau
one way: laimkei tsak
no parking: Kouhjam jüteu
gas (petrol) station: iekhiam
petrol: iekhaim
diesel: iekhiam

Technology

mobile phone: nyūthī/nyū-āuthī
battery: tsūatshìh
electric cable: tsûa-àu
screen: shēukhō

Clothes

clothe(s)

nìesìe
shirt: nǖhóng
hokjong: hōkjōng
shoe: hōkpàm
footwear: hōkphūp

Authority

I haven't done anything wrong.: Ngo-oh atei jüphiu
It was a misunderstanding.: Jüihloiekü khah
Where are you taking me?: Nyo-oh ei atei le nyo lükhuava jüno?
Am I under arrest?: Ei kielouh va tüta
I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen.: Ei American/Australian/British/Canadian paupong. :

I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate.: Ei American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate kü thieti e tü yeuh nye.

I want to talk to a lawyer.: Ei nyukhemkhajünü kou thieti e tü yeuh nye.
Can I just pay a fine now?: Ngo-oh chai thamva a shiu e mou?

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