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KONYAK
HINDI -ENGLISH
DICTIONARY
Hindi Glou b.v
LALITA HANDOO
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KONY AK-HINDI-ENGLISH
DICTIONARY
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF INDIAN LANGUAGES
SILVER JUBILEE PUBLICATION SERIES
Editor
E. ANNAMALAI
KONY AK-HINDI-ENGLISH
DICTIONARY
K. S. NAGARAJA
Hindi Gloss by
LALITA HANDOO
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in language teaching in schools making it skill based and function
oriented It has brought audio visual and computed technology to aid the
teaching of Indian languages. It has helped many uibal languages to be
codified, described and used in education. Its research and training
programmes in social, physiological and folkloristic aspects of language
and culture have introduced new dimensions to research on Indian
languages. The International Institutes organised by the Institute in
sociolinguistics, semiotics, phonetics and other areas have helped the
development of human resource in Utesc areas.
The major problem or the Institute is that it cannot meet all language
needs of the whole country. It has to play the role of a catalyst and
modelseuer. The other agencies are to take over the universal
implementation of the innovations. This has not taken place to the desired
extent.
In the eoming years. the Institute plans to consolidate the earlier
work and expand the work in the ares oft ranslation, computer applications
and production of audto visual materials. It wishes to suike new grounds
in language evaluation and storage and dissemination of language
information. The lnstituiC will move into a new Campus to carry on the
work with new vigour and vision.
One pan of the Silver Jubilee Celebration is the publication of 25
special volumes. The present boolc is one of these volumes.
(E. ANNAMALAJ)
Director
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In compiling this Project various people have
assisted in various ways. First the Konyaks have
provided the data. In this I record with gratitude the
assistance I got from my Konyak informants. .From
the following people I collected Mung
data-Me~sers.
ling. K, P. Angmung. K, and Heong. K. I thank all
these people. Shri Mungling was my prime informant.
I thank him and his family for their assistance during
my stay at Wakching. 1 thank the authorities of
Nagaland State Government for taking active interest
in this work. In this connection I am grateful to Shri
Sheiching Konyak, the Konyak Language Officer,
Directorate of Education, Kohima for his personal
interest in this work and also for many useful discussions
I had with him.
Shri H. C. Handique the then Deputy Inspector
of Schools for Mon Dt. and his wife Mrs. Handique were
extremelr generous in providing all necessary assistance
during my field trips. I thank them for all their help.
I thank my other Konyak and other friends who
have helped in this project in one way or other.
I thank Dr. D. P. Pattanayak, former Director,
CIIL for encouragement and overall guidance.
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My grateful thanks are due to Dr. E. l\nnamalai,
Director, CIIL. for his coustant encouragement and
guidance proJect.
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Lalitha Handoo has provided Hindi glosses
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for this Dictionary. I thank her for her assistance.
I am thankful to Dr. R. A. Singh who has checked the
Hindi entries.
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I thank Shri Sharan for typing this manuscript
and Shri N. H. ltagi for drawing the map and Shri
K. Srinivasacharya for seeing it through the press.
K. S. NAGARA]A
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CONTENTS
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Foreword v
Acknowledgemenrs VII
Introduction xi
The Dictionary of the Konyak Language I
Appendices 87
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INTRODUCTION
Konyak Nagas are one of the sixteen major tribes
who live in the state of Nagaland. 'Konyak' is the
name of the language as well as the Community that
spe~ks it. Among the sixteen communities, Konyak is
the single largest tribe. Earlier Konyaks were known
by various names-Angwanku, Tableng, Angphong and
others. In fact there waa no common name for these
people. Only recently 'Konyak' term is used unifor
mly for them.
Konyaks inhabit the north-eastern district of
Nagaland, namely the Mon district (termed in Dec.
1973). The area occupied by the Konyaks is primarily
divided into two, viz. lower Konyak and Upper Konyak.
The lower Konydk consists mostly of low lying areas
with the hills, having a height ~f iust about 3000 teet.
The upper Konyak consists of high hills and thick
forests spreading in the south upto the Patkoi hill
ranges. The Konyaks have on the east a long Interna
tional border with Burma. The Upper Konyak are
bounded on the south by Khiamngans, on the west by
the Ch.mgs and the Phoms, and on the nonh they are
contiguous with the lower Konyaks.
The lower Konyaks are bounded on the south-west
hy the Phoms, .tnd on the west by the Aos. They
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