Learn Basic Rabha Language Through English | Rabha to English Translation

 The Rabha is a spoken language of the Rabha community and it falls under the Bodo-group of Assam branch of the Tibeto-Burman languages of the Sino-Tibetan language family. But the language now has lost its original tonal characteristics.

 The Rabha language shows that the other allied tribes such as Bodo, Garo, Tiwa (Lalung), Kokborok, Dimasa kachari, Deuri, Chutiya, etc. are sister languages and Karbi (Mikir), Mishing (Miri), Apatani, Chin, Tai, etc. have some similarities with the Rabha language. The dialects of the Rabha language differ from area to area. Mainly Rangdani, Maitori, and Koch are the primary dialects. Besides them, there are a few other sub-dialects of the Rabhas. In the discussion of the Rabha vocabularies, all these dialects are taken into consideration.

Learn Basic Rabha Language

The original sources of the Rabha vocabulary are of two types:

• Basic words
• Loan words

Basic words and loan words are further sub-categorized as below –

• Basic-- Tibeto-Burman Original
• Loan-- Non-Tibeto-Burman.

Loan words are mainly incorporated into the Rabha language through the Assamese language.

Basic words: The sources of the Basic words are the Sino-Tibetan languages.

I - An

Water – Cika

Bird – To

Cat - Minku

Assamese words loaned in Rabha:

King – Raja

Queen – Rani

Knowledge – Bidya

Temple - Mandir

Rabha Senences/Words Used in Daily Life

The Rabha words we use frequently in daily life are exemplified below.

No.	English	Rabha
1	Good morning friend	Phung nem chiki
2	How are you?	Ata khapar nemeta damdana?
3	I am fine	Nemeta te gudungbe
4	Are you going anywhere?	Nang benga ba rengjo ne?
5	I am not going anywhere	Ang jachinniba rengcha
6	Have you taken your meal?	Nang may sajo na?
7	Which curry are you cooking?	Nang ato mi ruymjo?
8	I am cooking dal/td>	Ang dali ruymjo
9	She has not come?	O, riba khusa?
10	Where are you going now?	Nangtebe bisina rengo?
11	I am going to Guwahati	Ang tebe Guwahatina rengo
12	Is the baby crying?	Kay sabrare khapeta?
13	The baby is crying	Kay sabrane khapeta
14	What is his name?	Oni ato mung?
15	His name is Daingli	Oni mung Daingli
16	In which village do you live?	Nangi nak bekay sangi?
17	My house is in Komorakata village	Angi nak komorakata sangi
18	There is no fish in this pond	Ekay pakhari na tangisa
19	Will you sing a song?	Nang chay chay runga krykana?
20	Do you know the Rabha dialect?	Nang Rabha katha manona?
21	I know the Rabha dialect	Ang Rabha katha mano
22	All birds are of the same feather	Dimdakan ali gosayni may
23	The fortunate earns respect	Kopal nangkay kay kayni sanman manna
24	The aged should be venerated	Kay chungbatango urgina lagiya
25	Danger hardly befalls the careful.	Ki mukhar mankay kay bipadina kicha
26	One who seas is usually the one without shame	Jani kumpak tangcha use nemkhakay kami ra
27	Parents words are always significant	Babra-jurani katha koba renga tangcha
28	I	An
29	My	Ani
30	My also	Anba
31	Me	Ana
32	Myself	A nan
33	For me	Ani badan
34	You	Nan
35	Your	Nani
36	Your self	Nankakay
37	He/she	O
38	Her	Isi
39	Him	Uo
40	They	Oran
41	Their	Orani
42	Them	Orano
43	Not understand	Faman cha
44	Where	Bisi
45	Tomorrow	Gaphuri
46	Somehow	Oganda
47	Poetry	Chay
48	Language	Khurang
49	Rice	May
50	Thank you	?