Dimasa language

Dimasa
Spoken in	India
Region	Assam, Nagaland
Native speakers	106,000  (no date)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Brahmaputran Bodo–Koch Bodo–Garo Bodo Dimasa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dis

Dimasa language is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Dimasa people in the state of Assam in North East India.

Phrases

English / Dimasa

1)Where are you? = Ning baraha dong?

2)I am here. = Ang eraha dong?

3)What is your name? = Nini bumu nadi?

4)My name is Sambhudhan. = Ani bumu Sambhudhan.

5)Are you coming? = Ning phaidu?

6)Yes,I am coming. = Om,ang phaidu.

7)How old are you? = Nini maithai bisilai jakha?

8)I am 16 yrs old. = Ang maithaijido jakha.

9)What happened? = Nadi jaba?

10)Nothing = Musi jaya.

11)How are you? = Ning bedehe jadu?

12)I am fine. = Ang hamhining dong.

13)When did you come? = Ning bakhali phaiba?

14)I am feeling sleepy. = Ang thuma mizingkha.

15)Who are you? = Ning sere?

16)I am Mrs. Kemprai. = Ang Mrs. Kemprai.

17)What are you doing? = Ning nadi khusi dangba?

18)Have you taken your bath? = Dugurkha ning?

19)Who is there? = Oraha sere dongba?

20)Which book are you reading? = Nadi laisikhe phuriba ning?

21)Why did you go there? = Nabani ning oraha thankha?

22)I wanted to meet you. = Ang ningkhe gronma nangjaodu.

23)Where are you going? = Ning baraha thangba?

24)Who is your elder brother? = Nini bada sere?

25)Where have you kept my clothes? = Ani ree buthuke baraha dengba ning? 26) Have you eaten your food? = Ning Makham jikha ??

Words

WHO= SERE/

Where = Baraha/

Why =Nabani/

What = Nadi/

How=Bedehe/

When=Bakali/

I=Ang/

You=Ning/Nisi/

He=Bo/

We=Jing/

They=Bosini/

Rice=Mairong/

Food=Makham/

Water=Di/

Here=Eraha/

There=Oraha/

Go=Thangdo/

Went=Thankha/

will go=Thangma/

Come=Phai/

Came=Phaikha/

will come=Phaima/

Eat=ji/

ate=jikha/

will eat=jima/

Morning=Phorong/

Noon= Sainjer/

Evening= Sainbilee/

Dusk=Saree/

Night=Hor/

Midnight=Hogjer/

See also

• Dimasa people