Barpetia dialect

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Barpetia
Borpeita
বৰপেইটা
Native to India
RegionWestern Kamrup region,
EthnicityNot ethnic dialect
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog None

Barpetia dialect (native: borpeita) is a modern regional subdialect of Kamrupi, a dialect of the Assamese language. [2] Named after the current Barpeta district of Assam, it is the westernmost of the Kamrupi group of dialects. [3] This dialect has community variations within itself.

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Characteristics

Grammar

Verb

For different types of verbs.

TensePersonko "tell"kha "consume"ni "take away"dhu "wash"kor "do"sus "comp"azz "earn"
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Simple Present1st per.koũnokoũkhaũnakhaũ ~ nakhöũ ~ nakhoŋneũnenũdhuŋnudhuŋkörunokrususunussuazzunazzu
2nd per. inf.kanakakhanakhanianenadhuanudhuaköranokrasusanussaazzanazza
2nd per. pol.koanokoakhawanakhawania / newanenakoranokraazza / azzoanazza / nazzoa
2nd per. hon. & 3rd per.koenokoekhaenakhaenienenedhuenudhuekorenokresusenusseazzenazze
Present continuous1st per.koi asukoi thaka naikhai asukhai thaka naini asuni thaka naidhui asudhui thaka naiköri asukori thaka naisusi asususi thaka naiazzi asuazzi thaka nai
2nd per. inf.koi asakhai asani asadhui asaköri asasusi asaazzi asa
2nd per. pol.koi asa/asöakhai asa/asöani asa/asöadhui asa/asöakori asa/asöasusi asa/asöaazzi asa/asöa
2nd per. hon. & 3rd per.koi asekhai aseni asedhui asekori asesusi aseazzi ase
Present Perfect1st per.koisunokoisukhaisunakhaisu / nakhoisunisunensudhuisunudhuisukossunokossususisunussisuazzisunazzisu
2nd per. inf.koisanokoisakhaisanakhaisa / nakhoisanisanensadhuisanudhuisakossanokossasusisanussisaazzisanazzisa
2nd per. pol.koisa / koisöanokoisa / nokoisöakhaisa / khaisöanakhaisa / nakhoisa / nakhaisöa / nakhoisöanisa / nisöanensa / nensöadhuisa / dhuisöanudhuisa / nudhuisöakossa / kossöanokossa / nokossöasusisa / susisöanussisa / nussisöaazzisa / azzisöanazzisa / nazzisöa
2nd per. hon. & 3rd per.koisenokoisekhaisenakhaise / nakhoisenisenensedhuisenudhuisekossenokossesusisenussiseazzisenazzise
Recent Past1st per.kolunokoisukhalunakhalu ~ nakhölunilunenludhulunudhlukollunokollususlunususluazzilunazzilu
2nd per. inf.kolinokolikhalinakhali / nakholinilanenlidhulinudhlikollinokollisuslinususliazzilanazzila
2nd per. pol.kolanokolakhalanakhala ~ nakholanilanenladhulanudhlakollanokollasuslanususlaazzilanazzila
2nd per. hon. & 3rd per.kolaknokolakkhalaknakhalak ~ nakholaknilaknenlakdhulaknudhlakkollaknokollaksuslaknususlakazzilaknazzilak
Distant Past1st per.koisilunokoisilukhaisilunakhoisilunisilunensiludhuisilunudhlukossilunokossilususisilunususisiluazzisilunazzisilu
2nd per. inf.koisilinokoisilikhaisilinakhoisilinisilanensilidhuisilinudhuisilikoisilinokossilisusisilinususisiliazzisilinazzili
2nd per. pol.koisilanokoisilakhaisilanakhoisilanisilanensiladhuisilanudhuisilakoisilanokoisilasusisilanususisilaazzisilanazzisila
2nd per. hon. & 3rd per.koisilnokoisilkhaisilnakhoisilnisilnensildhuisilnudhuisilkossilnokossilsusisilnususisilazzisilnazzisil

Notes

  1. The Journal of the Assam Research Society - Volume 27 (1983), Page 27 The Kamarupi script developed into the medieval Assamese script and the latter into the modern Assamese script. The Assamese script maintains some relationship with the Bengali and the Maithili scripts.
  2. "The Barpeta dialect is a sub-dialect of Kamrupi, a dialect of Assamese language. It is called 'Barpetia' in std. Assamese language. The native speakers call it 'Barpeita'..." ( Oja 1995 :1)
  3. ( Dutta 2003 :103)
  4. ( Oja 1995 :407)
  5. ( Oja 1995 :407–408)

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