2023-05-24 10:02
Apart from know how about judicious use of land, Apatani tribe is also known for their weaving. Apatani ancestors practiced organic dyeing of yarns in different colours and weaved intrinsi… Read More
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2023-05-21 05:25
Ngo Apatani ka Yapa... Ngo Apatani ka Nyimuñ...What are the 7 generations?The 7 generations based on their birth years and how their attitudes and beliefs were shaped by their ti… Read More
2023-05-19 04:44
○Apatani man of the past in traditional attires○Those early anthropologist explorers of Apatani have cited in their book that "Apatani men were generally tall with athletic… Read More
2023-05-18 16:32
Filmmaker #Nyago_Ete and actor #Millo_Sunka are representing Arunachal Pradesh in Cannes Film Festival 2023. The nominations comes from the Ministry of Broadcasting and Information, Go… Read More
2023-05-18 04:24
Dogs hold important cultural significance in Apatani tribe and they are regarded as part of the family. They are recorded in folklore for carrying rice grains to our ancestors to grow… Read More
2023-05-12 15:17
***Apatani shaman during a ritual procession.***This man is a shaman, wearing the distinctive costume of that specialist. He holds a ritual fan, made of hornbill feathers, and he wears a nec… Read More
2023-05-11 10:29
It is #Tamiñ_ai harvesting season in Ziro valley. Apart from eating it as a seasonal fruit, do we have any other recipes? Can we make anything else out of Tamiñ_ai r… Read More
2023-05-11 10:23
The Apatani tribe of Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh is an indigenous group in India that has a unique culture and way of life. We all must put efforts in saving our unique culture, on… Read More
2023-05-01 07:42
Apatani #Jilañ modified into #Kimono. Si halyañ miyu gwdonw kapyo do. Simi Apatani miyu particularly Nyim gwdo koda public reaction nwtañ kendo pe ??just a thought… Read More
2023-05-01 06:51
Danyi donge dola hwla dumo duji kema;Mwdo domiñ dola hwla damo daji kema!Halyiñ allu si hache' myodu.(Literal translation: Can't stop working just because sun is shining too ho… Read More
2023-04-29 16:00
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2022-01-25 08:10
National Tourism Day is celebrated on 25th January every year in India. This video by Ngunu Ziro is the best representation of Apatani Valley- Ziro for tourism. Do explore Apatan… Read More
2021-03-22 11:09
Happy #Hwchi Myoko 2021***************************** Flowering of #Takuñ_Apu(peach) in Ziro Valley is a mark of arrival of #Myoko celebration in #Apatani valley. MYOKO festival… Read More
2021-03-02 13:08
Myth Associated With the Apatani Textile Culture :By #Takhe_Kani(this post has been shared by #Taku_Tara in #TanwAguñChinsa, 2012)The Apatanis of Arunachal are not only fa… Read More
2021-01-24 14:32
When Ane becomes mama and Aba is papa:By. Nani KojinThe situation of Apatani Language and its sustenance reached to such extent that movement short of an initiative is needed for its p… Read More
2020-07-20 08:54
"DIMPER MANU KA SUKUN PIITIN HOKA IPA SACHAN".This quote is applicable to those peoples who in spite of any desirable qualities or caliber, they themselves tries to make oneself popular/famo… Read More
2019-05-09 07:19
SWTING TADU****************This photo is of mighty bear slayer Late#Ligang_Tadu whowas later nicknamed "#Swting_Tadu" (Swting=bear in Apatani). This brave man was attacked by a giant be… Read More
2019-05-09 07:18
"Anii kagii la PAMI sonyo du, Aba kagii la RIMI sonyo du".Meaning: Pamii atu hii ato anii ka soniin mi kagii tola sonyo du, RIMI atu ( or ICHIRIMI) hii aba ka soniin mi kagii la s… Read More
2019-05-09 07:18
Qtn ; What is the name of this decorative ornament (encircled green) used by Apatani Nyibu ( i.e.Shaman)?Ans: Dinko-RanyiArt by #Koj_Michelle Read More
2019-05-09 07:11
'Many thanks to let us save Taniihttps://savetanii.blogspot.com/for the resources used in this post. You can also learn to speak Tanii and find more about their culture at learn tanii.'-Frac… Read More
2018-03-09 10:58
::::::::::::NEHA APU:::::::::::Primula Denticulata (Drumstick Primerose)Neha Apu grows in the wilderness of Apatani plateau. It blooms on the arrival of spring and continues till e… Read More
2017-09-28 05:00
Betty von Fürer-Haimendorf with a Nyishi man in an Apatani village. They appear to be talking, perhaps with a few words of Assamese. (Published in 1978)Betty von Fürer-Haimendorf… Read More
2017-09-28 04:54
DEEMPER MANU KA SUKUN PIITIN HOKA IPA SACHAN".This quote is applicable to those peoples who inspite of any desired qualities or caliber, they themselves tries to make oneself popular/famous… Read More
2017-01-31 05:07
Qtn: Who was the first person to perform MURUNG??Ans: According to #Apatani_Mythology, one of our ancestor by name MIPU was the first one to perform MURUNG ritual on this earth Read More
2017-01-31 05:02
SUBU ARII/ARW: Horns of MITHUNS*****************************After completion of MURUNG rituals, the horns of mithuns are dried and preserved. These preserved horns (Subu arii) are the trophi… Read More
2017-01-31 04:59
Recent past of Apatani culture°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°… Read More
2017-01-31 04:49
Recent past of Apatani culture°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°… Read More
2016-06-04 14:11
Why did Apatanis practiced TATTOOING and NOSE-PLUGS (TIIPEY-YAPING)?======================================================Whenever such question is asked to anyone of us being an Apatani, it… Read More
2016-06-04 13:59
On the eve of International Labour Day, being APATANI I would like to remind myself and other brethrens that our forefathers were not a#LABOUR SHY people. Those hard… Read More
2016-06-04 13:54
Next time when you are asked for the reason behind Apatani women's tattooing and nose-plugs..... tell them about existence of mythological beliefs on this practice. We have well written arti… Read More
2016-06-04 13:52
Did you spend your childhood with your grandparents?**************************************Lucky are those children who spent time with their grandparents. And more luckier are those grandpar… Read More
2016-06-04 13:49
Many time visitors of Apatanis asks...."how do they breath?"*************************************This is the most common question asked for nose-plugs practiced by older APATANI women. As we… Read More
2016-06-04 13:42
|| PINTA-YAJU ||°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°(Pinta=container, Yaju=ladle)Pinta-yaju are the amongst sacred Apatani household ite… Read More
2016-06-04 13:21
PILI- the musical instrument of Apatani people☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆Have you heard of this Ap… Read More
2016-06-04 13:18
Exotic flowers◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇Simi nunu #Ziro ho ka… Read More
2016-04-05 18:58
MYOKO EventsDay 3: BULYANG goes for ALO-TAPYO KHAATE DU."Sopu subu mi siikhii gyachang ho gyaling tope,sokhe subu mi chanko byarchang ho byarling tope!"....... Millo TagoIn the morning of da… Read More
2016-04-05 18:53
MYOKO EVENTSDay 2: KHWBO AMAÑ DUKHIIBO/KHWBO AMAÑ is the event of receiving invitee BULYANGs (called as KHWBO AJING) at RWCHA UDE. Here invitees (for MYOKO 2016) are the BULYAN… Read More
2016-04-05 18:43
MYOKO EventsEvent name : JILO MADU (Day 1)SAMA PIDU is the formal inauguration of MYOKO by Hosting village, with this event visiting of BUNWNG AJINGs begins. In olden days one BULYANG repres… Read More
2016-04-05 18:30
MYOKO Festival of ApataniNgunu Tanii/Tanw(ii=w) hw UHI TANI Neha TANI ka DRI-HULO bulyiñ koniñ miyu. Ngunu Tanw miyu mi lenba yosa hokw mi yosa pa armyan myantw:* Aba DARBO Tas… Read More
2016-02-24 02:07
Siinyan- siillo TANII miyu lu-Tiipey-paniin mi palyu kobii dokuYapin-huniin mi hulyu kobii dokuAhhu-yaari mi giifpa biido kuDenge-renii mi relyu biido kuKente-pulye mi,kente-abhi mi giilyu… Read More
2012-07-02 09:43
Do you know the Tanii name for this animal ? I asked a few people in Ziro, but couldn't get a conclusive answer. It's the Yellow-bellied Weasel (Mustela kathiah), a high dwelling mammal spec… Read More
2012-07-02 09:42
This morning when our dogs namely Pogo (German shepherd) and poly (Dachshund) were barking at the postman, something struck my mind. Starting with the barking of dogs, I could recall certain… Read More
2012-07-02 09:41
2012-05-25 15:58
Two days back, a relative has arrived from hometown. Our guest being very courteous by nature, he brought us some YORKHUNG( Zanthoxylum alatum) and SANTU-TERO (Litsea cubeba) liter… Read More
2012-05-25 15:58
Two days back, a relative has arrived from hometown. Our guest being very courteous by nature, he brought us some YORKHUNG( Zanthoxylum alatum) and SANTU-TERO (Litsea cubeba) liter… Read More
2012-05-01 14:04
Traditional tanii cuisines and delicacies would be unpalatable without use of fermented bamboo shoots. As varieties of bamboo species are found in th… Read More
2009-07-21 10:03
On the very day of 22nd July 2009, the moon will eclipse the sun as seen from India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, China, Japan and the Marshall Islands. It is going to be the longest solar eclipse fo… Read More
2009-06-21 07:55
'DA', 'DO', 'DU' are among the sounds most often heard in Tanii conversation. The reason is, those ‘words’ or particles have two very important grammatical functions which, howev… Read More
2009-06-21 07:53
The words in a Tanii sentence have a certain order which is quite different from the word order in English or Hindi. See how puzzling it can be for a non-Tanii speaker: Mo ngiimi, ngi… Read More
2009-05-21 17:19
"Haman" (or Hamang) is a generic word most often translated as "vegetable". Such a translation is rough however, as under this designation one finds both cultivated and wild species. Also… Read More
2009-05-16 13:29
1. The formation of adverbs refering to past or present days (as well as past or present years) is quite regular in Tanii: -lo-yo-ro-lyin-nyana-alodayayonightaromorningalyineveninganyanyear… Read More
2009-03-11 13:25
In Tanii, as in all traditional measuring systems, short distance units of length are based on the dimensions of the human body: the finger, hand, arm, span, foot and pace. As metrication pr… Read More
2009-02-12 18:29
At least 18 expressions are used in Tanii to distinguish stages of the day and night. As can be seen from the sketch below, these are particularly concentrated at points of transition such a… Read More
2008-10-19 12:11
Coloured glass beads bought from the plains are very popular among Taniis, as some of their necklaces are composed of several rows of small or medium-sized beads of all sort.1. Many of them… Read More
2008-10-08 07:07
Bukhe ripo bead set up on a carnelian bead necklace, lebu tasan.Bukhe Ripo are very distinctive beads worn by women, either interspersed with glass or carnelian beads or, if the owner is fo… Read More
2008-10-08 07:03
Khiinii miru are unetched, spherical black and white banded agates. This type of stone is commonly known as "Sulemani agate", or "Solomon agate", named after King Solomon and originally sup… Read More
2008-10-04 16:42
Pilya papu, more generally known as "Peking glass" beads, are large round beads of greenish colour. Many of them originate from Poshan in Northeastern China. Most were made to imitate Chine… Read More
2008-09-28 18:55
Page beads have a very distinctive shape, commonly called "melon-shape" (though pumpkin would be more accurate). They are glass paste beads of various hues, the most common being shades of b… Read More
2008-09-20 06:53
The Taniis use turquoise-blue round, chunky or cylindrical beads to make large necklaces worn by women known as santer tasan and sampyu tasan. Though imported from Tibet and indeed reminisc… Read More
2008-09-10 21:04
Carnelian and agate beads are used by Taniis to make only one type of necklace, which is also their longest necklace. It is known as lebu tasan and consists mostly of a single row of such b… Read More
2008-08-31 18:54
Among the Tanii's most valued ornaments are chank shell beads, also inaccurately called "conch shell" beads. The Indian chank shell is a large gastropod shell (Turbinella pyrum) found along… Read More
2008-08-19 13:23
Understanding the grammar of an oral language such as Tanii is an essential step in order to preserve it in a accurate written form. In this post I have tried my best to introduce one basic… Read More
2008-08-19 09:43
Jewelry in the form of necklaces and beads has always been of great importance among the Himalayan people, and the Taniis are no exception. They cherish beads as family heirlooms, especially… Read More
2008-08-10 20:19
Click on picture to enlargeWe are all too familiar with GoogleEarth or Yahoo Maps.... A recent release from the Department of Geography at California State University provides another view o… Read More
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