A collection of useful phrases in Mising (mising agom), an Eastern Tani language spoken mainly in Assam in the northeast of India.
These phrases are in the Moying (mo:ying) dialect of Mising, and were provided by Migom Pamegam of the a href="https://taninet.org/">Tani Language Foundation.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
| Phrase | mising agom (Mising) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Gía:to |
| Hello (General greeting) | Aydun? |
| Hello (on phone) | Hello |
| How are you? | No aydun? |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | É, aydung. No ka? (positive) Ma (negative) |
| Long time no see | Dhek din léduém ríksudung ii |
| What's your name? | Nokké amin ínkén? Nokké amin unkon? |
| My name is ... | Ngokké amin ... é |
| Where are you from? | No onkolokkén? No unkolokkén? |
| I'm from ... | Ngo ... lokké Ngo ... tokké Ngo ... bokké |
| Pleased to meet you | Nom ríksupé aykang |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Darap ka:bon? (Woken up?) |
| Good night | Sa, ibto:bing |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Sa (one who stays) Sa, gíyekubo (one who leaves) |
| Good luck! | Aypé ...(verb) nangka! |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
Si:erss |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
Dotoka Aypé dototoka |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
Happy journey! Aypé gínangka |
| Yes | É |
| No | Ma |
| Maybe | Sage Ikandag Ina:dag |
| I don't know | Ngo kinma Kinma |
| Do you understand? | No bujidu:bon? No tadkindu:bon? |
| I understand | Bujidung Tadkindung |
| I don't understand | Ngo bujima Ngi tadkinma |
| Please speak more slowly | Asompé lutoka |
| Please say that again | Aku lutoka Lékoda lutoka |
| Please write it down | Isim likhigabtoka |
| Do you speak English? | No ingraji agom ludang? No ingraji agom lukindang? |
| Do you speak Mising? | No mising agom ludang? No mising agom lukindang? |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
É, adjo-adjoko |
| Do you speak a language other than Mising? |
No mising lokké démpénai oynu agom lukindang? No mising ma:pé oynu agom ko lukindang? |
| Speak to me in Mising | Ngom mising pé luto |
| How do you say ... in Mising? | ... dé mising pé kapé ludang? |
| Excuse me | É ... |
| How much is this? | Isibí ídígkon? |
| Sorry | Ayma:p me:yoka |
| Please | Sa ... |
| Thank you | Thank you Aiye |
| Reply to thank you | É ... |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | Toilet dé onkolo? Bathroom dé onkolo? Toilet dé unkolo? Bathroom dé unkolo? Taye-étíng dé onkolo? Taye-étíng dé unkolo? Aírsutíng dé onkolo? Aírsutíng dé unkolo? |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | Isi ayné ami si appí: dém dorbiyen |
| This lady will pay for everything | Isi tani-né:ng/né: si appí: dém dorbiyen |
| Would you like to dance with me? | No ngokké ‘log’ lo so:yen? |
| I miss you | Ngokké nom aynang odun |
| I love you | Nom ngo aypé me:dang Nom ngo ka:lug dudang |
| Get well soon | Lomna aysunang ka |
| Go away! | Gígekang! |
| Leave me alone! | Ngom esegé mépakto! (Leave me alone!) Ngom mépakto! (Leave me!) |
| Help! | Bosaitoi! |
| Fire! | Émé é! |
| Stop! | Dakto! Dagto! Dagpo:to! Dakpo:to! |
| Call the police! | Police ém ‘call’ moto! Police ém gogto! |
| One language is never enough | Ako ko bhakha é ídílosin pí:ma Ako ko agom é ídílosin pí:ma |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | Ngokké ‘hovercraft’ dol yu:bí: é bí:n dang |
Hear some Mising phrases
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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