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> Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:48:31 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
> [email protected]> Subject: Re: [Assam] ALAXOT SANG POTA> > Baruar 'summary'
> khini xuddho. exor bhitorot exo paise.> Dilip> > > ----- Original Message
> ----> From: barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: A Mailing list for people
> interested in Assam from around the world <[email protected]>> Sent:
> Saturday, June 14, 2008 9:26:43 AM> Subject: [Assam] ALAXOT SANG POTA> > I
> thnk Chandan is right.> ALAX also means AIR, VOID, SKY. > Thus 'alaxot sang
> pota' will be a correct Assamese expression.> "alaxor laru" means one who is
> raised in such affection and care as not to let him/her touch even the earth
> (mati).> ALAX in both the expression means the same: AIR> Rajen> > > > -----
> Original Message ----- > From: "kamal deka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: "A
> Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world"
> <[email protected]>> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 10:34 PM> Subject: Re:
> [Assam] Fw: Letter to the Editor.> > > > Akakhot sang pota,the English
> equivalent of which will be : To build castle> > in the air.> > > > Alaxor
> laru means: something very dear.> > > > I could be in error.> > > > KJD (
> INGRAJIR BIXAROD )> > > > On 6/13/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani <[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]> wrote:> >>> >>> >> I think Mukul-da is right.> >>> >> It is
> 'aakaaxot saang pota' (meaning 'xunyot'), not 'aalaaxot'.> >>> >> And you are
> right, Aalaax is used for 'Alaaxor Laaru', meaning> >> 'oti-moromor' - very
> precious, apple of the eye, need I go on? :)> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> "In
> order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and> >>
> humble like a blade of grass."> >>> >>> >>> >> > Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008
> 21:34:53 -0500> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED];> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL
> PROTECTED]> CC: [email protected]>> >> Subject: Re: [Assam] Fw: Letter to
> the Editor.> > At 7:28 PM -0700 6/13/08,> >> Dilip and Dil Deka wrote:>
> >O'Mahanta,> >Same meaning - Imaginary Right? As> >> in Imaginary Laaru.> > >
> **** I am guessing here now, but I think 'alaaxor> >> laaru' does not > mean
> an imaginary dessert. I believe it means 'something> >> absurdly > held to be
> 'aapurugiya', of great value.> > Can our Oxomiya-major> >> friends tell us
> exactly what an 'alaaxor laaru is'?> > > >Hey, we didn't do> >> too badly.
> Despite all conjectures :-), we do > >remember class X Assamese.>> >> > ***
> We may be geezers, but we do remember a thing or two still :-).> > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > >Hey, we didn't do too badly. Despite all conjectures> >>
> :-), we do > >remember class X Assamese.> >O'Deka> >> >> >> >----- Original>
> >> Message ----> >From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >To: Dilip and> >>
> Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Chandan Mahanta > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> >>
> >Cc: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the > >world>
> >> <[email protected]>> >Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 9:22:43 PM> >Subject:>
> >> Re: [Assam] Fw: Letter to the Editor.> >> >O'Deka:> >> >The other common>
> >> usage of 'alaax' is in 'alaaxor laaru'> >> >O'm> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >At 7:00 PM -0700 6/13/08, Dilip and Dil Deka wrote:> >> >>O'Mahanta,>
> >>>> >> >>You are correct.> >>> >>'Alaaxot Sang Pota' is what I remember from
> usage.> >> In fact it was a > >>standard question in Assamese literature
> class> >> (interpretation of > >>'Phokora-zozona') and I remember answering
> that Alaax> >> must have > >>meant something intangible and imaginary, when a
> sang (bridge> >> or > >>shelf) needs some tangible support.> >>> >>O'Deka>
> >>>> >>
> >>===================================================================================================>>
> >> >>> >>> >>> >>----- Original Message ----> >>From: Chan Mahanta <> >>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >>To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam> >>
> from around the > >>world <[email protected]>> >>Sent: Friday, June 13,> >>
> 2008 7:50:29 PM> >>Subject: Re: [Assam] Fw: Letter to the Editor.> >>>> >>
> >>>.You meant akaaxot> >>> >>> >>No, not really. I meant 'alaaxot'. 'alaaxot>
> >> ssang-pota' is an> >>authentic Oxomiya phrase :-).> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>
> >>>> >> >>> >>> >>At 6:01 AM +0530 6/14/08, mc mahant wrote:>
> >>><'Expectation is> >> the mother of all disappointments'.( maybe also >
> >>>Unhappiness)> >>>And> >> <'alaaxot saang-pota kotha'> ( daydreaming).You
> meant akaaxot> >>>mm> Date:> >> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:01:32 -0500> To: >
> >>><mailto:[email protected]>> >> [email protected]>> >>>From:
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: > >>>Re: [Assam]
> Fw: Letter to the>> >> >>>Editor.> > > I am also curious about the PREMISE of
> KJD's> >>>letter:> >> >> > The Asomiya language in the USA has already been
> put to> >>>sleep by >> >> >the Asomiyas themselves> > > *** First off, how
> can a> >>>language die in a> >> particular locale, when it > did not even
> LIVE> >>>there?> > When did the> >> Oxomiya language take root in US shores?
> It> >>>is a > preposterous> >> proposition. Surely a minuscule number of>
> >>>immigrants > spread out over a> >> continent three times the land mass>
> >>>of India, > speaking the language at> >> home or friends with infrequent>
> >>>contact > could not possibly establish a> >> language that could be even>
> >>>remotely > considered a living one.> > > ***> >> KJD make some good>
> >>>points, like the amusing spectacle of > conducting a> >> debate about>
> >>>the health of Oxomiya language in the USA > in English, or>> >>
> >>>conducting an entire Oxomiya bor-xobaah in English. > But then again>> >>
> >>>it only reaffirms the logistical challenges of > communicating in a>> >>
> >>>language that has NOT even taken hold. A sizable > segment of the>> >>
> >>>next generation of Oxomiya immigrants would not > understand what is>> >>
> >>>going on, if conducted entirely in Oxomiya.> > One can therefore> >>>beat>
> >> up on the parents who failed to teach their > progeny their> >>>ancestral>
> >> language. But that is NOT going to change > anything,> >>>other than
> perhaps> >> give some dubious satisfaction of > venting> >>>personal dislikes
> or> >> assertion of self-righteousness.> > *** But I> >>>would not despair.
> There> >> will always be those who are > interested> >>>and have the ability
> to learn> >> the language of their > forebears. And> >> >they will keep the
> Oxomiya> >> language in the USA, in > formaldehyde> >>>like a specimen in a
> museum,> >> caught in a time-warp, > speaking a> >>>language that has been
> long forsaken> >> by the Oxomiyas > themselves as> >>>they march on the
> highway of evolution.> >> It has no > chance of being> >>>anything else. To
> expect otherwise will be> >> 'alaaxot > saang-pota> >>>kotha' (
> daydreaming).> > > *** Finally, KJD's> >> disappointments in> >>>this matter
> is a result of > unrealistic> >> expectations. As the sixth> >>>principle of
> happiness in the > MSBSP Book of> >> Wisdoms says> >>>'Expectation is the
> mother of all > disappointments'.> > >> >> Your> >>>What-Me-Worry Kharkhowa
> Compatriot,> > cm> > > > > > > > > > > >> >> At> >>>12:48 AM -0500 6/13/08,
> Rajen & Ajanta Barua wrote:> > Dear KJD> >>> >> >>>Thanks for the
> intellectual and timely article on Oxomiya> >>>Bhaxa >> >> >(Assamese
> Language) published in the Sentinel. This is an> >>>important >> >> >and
> sensitive subject and you have touched some truths.> >>>However I >> >> >find
> that overall, the article has given a rather one> >>> >> >sided and >> >>
> >distorted view of the Assamese in America, and people> >>>in Assam might >>
> >> >get the impression that we Assamese in America> >>>donot speak Assamese
> >> >> >at all. It is basically to correct this> >>>view, that I have decided
> to >> >> >comment on your article.> >> > First> >>>I am glad that you are
> addressing> >> the 'Assamese language> >>>in > >America' and not 'Assamese
> language in> >> Assam'. These are> >>>two > >separate issues. Writing about
> the 'demise of> >> Assamese> >>>language in > >America', you are hitting on
> the bull's eye and> >> on a> >>>real problem. > >The same is however not true
> for the Assamese>> >> >>>language in general as > >many of us like to
> imagine. The Assamese>> >> >>>language in general will > >flow as long as the
> river luit will>> >> >>>flow.> >> > As you have pointed out like many other
> languages, the>> >> >>>'Assamese > >language in America' will eventually die
> out. If any> >>>one> >> does the > >numerical analysis, this is inevitable,
> and frankly> >>>speaking> >> there > >is no point in being emotional or
> critical about> >>>it. The Tie> >> Ahoms > >lost their mother tongue in Assam
> the same way.> >>>The issue of >> >> >inevitability is however not reflected
> your article.> >>>Rather you are >> >> >showing as if it is a news for all of
> us and> >>>especially to the >> >> >Assamese people back home.> >> > That
> being> >>>said, let us not bring> >> death to the 'Assamese language > >in>
> >>>America' prematurely. The fact is> >> the Assamese language> >>>in >
> >America is not dead yet. You wrote "....most> >> of the> >>>Asomiyas, >
> >belonging to the in-between generation, if not all,> >> do> >>>not speak >
> >their mother tongue at all." I am sure most Assamese in>> >> >>>America >
> >would not agree with you. In fact, we still have most>> >> >>>Assamese >
> >converse in Assamese when we meet together in Assamese>> >> >>>parties and >
> >we have many Assamese children who speak fluent>> >> >>>Assamese. Not only >
> >that, we have writers and poets in the country>> >> >>>who writes in >
> >Assamese. Thus your statement, "The Asomiya> >>>language> >> in the USA has
> > >already been put to sleep by the Asomiyas> >>>themselves,"> >> is a bit >
> >exaggeration, highly controversial and> >>>frankly speaking not> >> true.>
> >> > Leaving aside the above> >>>exaggeration, let us see the reasons> >>
> cited > >by you for the> >>>eventual demise of the Assamese language in> >>
> America. > >You wrote,> >>>"It is too facile of an argument, often made by>
> >> the > >expatriate> >>>Asomiyas, that teaching children their native
> language> >> > >interferes> >>>with the English language development."
> Frankly speaking,> >> > >I find> >>>this absolutely a wrong assumption. I
> donot think there are >> >> >any> >>>such unfortunate and ignorant Assamese
> in America (or>> >> >>>elsewhere) > >who sincerely believe the above outdated
> theory and>> >> >>>that is why they > >donot teach Assamese to their
> children. The>> >> >>>actual reason why the > >parents donot teach Assamese
> to their>> >> >>>children is plain and simple. > >We are too laid back, hobo
> diok and>> >> >>>lazy. At the same time, there > >are many parents, like us,
> who> >>>speak> >> to their children in Assamese. > >Now formal teaching of>
> >>>Assamese is a> >> different matter altogether > >which must have to be a>
> >>>community effort.> >> As communities we are > >small everywhere and>
> >>>where we can, frankly> >> speaking we are lazy and > >take our usual> >>
> >'hoobo diok' attitude. It is> >> not because we Assamese > >donot have>
> >>>pride in our culture and language,> >> as we have said. On > >the other>
> >>>hand, I think we (the NRI Assamese)> >> have too much pride in > >the>
> >>>Assamese language and culture. That is why> >> we celebrate> >>>Bihu >
> >almost everywhere in the globe now a days. That is> >> why we> >>>meet >
> >annually in two places at the same fourth of July every>> >> >>>years in >
> >America.> >> > Coming to your concluding remark on>> >> >>>teaching
> Assamese, "One would > >fall off the chair to learn that> >>>the> >> entire
> affair is conducted in > >English! I am at a loss to> >>>understand> >> as to
> how on earth one can > >pass one's culture and> >>>heritage on to> >> their
> progeny by merely > >holding Bihu function once> >>>in a year without> >>
> impressing upon their > >children the importance> >>>of learning their own>
> >> language which is the > >essence of any> >>>culture." On this I am with
> you.> >> I agree that it > >seems a bit> >>>hypocritical for the Assamese in
> Houston> >> to debate in > >English> >>> >> >during the Bihu about the
> 'demise of the> >> Assamese language > >in> >>>Assam'. I think it is not only
> hypocritical bu> >> rather wastage> >>>of > >time. I would have rather spent
> the time teaching> >> Assamese to> >>>our > >children, which in fact I had
> suggested strongly. >> >> >> >> >>>Overall I think your article will play
> very well in Assam> >>>where> >> > >people are ready to judge the NRIs on
> wrong assumptions> >>>like we the >> >> >NRIs like to judge Assam often time
> on wrong> >>>assumptions. I hope we >> >> >are learning.> >> > Incidentally
> some of> >>>us are trying to come up with> >> a scheme to > >teach basic
> Assamese to> >>>the children. Please watch out> >> for some good > >news.> >>
> > BTW I> >>>will send a verson of this writing to> >> Sentinel so that >
> >people in> >>>Assam will not hold to the wrong> >> impression that we donot
> > >speak> >>>in Assamese at all. etc> >> > Thanks>> >> > Rajen> >>>Kokaideu>
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ----- Original Message -----> >> >> From:> >>>kamal deka>
> > To: Rajen & Ajanta Barua> > Sent: Sunday, June 08,>> >> >>>2008 9:04 AM> >
> Subject: Letter to the> >>>Editor.> > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> >> >> >>>The
> Demise of Asomiya Language in America> > Half of the world's>> >> >>>6,000
> languages, > >as estimated by the United Nations, will go the>> >> >>>way of
> the dinosaurs > >in less than a century. In fact one falls> >>>out> >> of use
> about every two > >weeks. Usually, the life of a language> >>>comes> >> to an
> end when the > >speakers of the language stop speaking> >>>it for any> >>
> reason. The > >Asomiya language in the USA has already> >>>been put to sleep>
> >> by the > >Asomiyas themselves, which is the> >>>product of parental
> failure> >> to > >inculcate a sense of pride in our> >>>ancient culture and
> language. >> >> >After all, diet and dialect are> >>>perhaps the emblems of
> any society. >> >> >The abdication of the Asomiya> >>>parents makes it easy
> for the Asomiya >> >> >children here in America to> >>>follow the path of
> least resistance by >> >> >imitating their American> >>>peers. The result :
> most of the Asomiyas, >> >> >belonging to the> >>>in-between generation, if
> not all, do not speak >> >> >their mother> >>>tongue at all.> > It is too
> facile of an argument, >> >> >often made by> >>>the expatriate Asomiyas, that
> teaching children their >> >> >native> >>>language interferes with the
> English language development.>> >> >>>It > >would, therefore, be better to
> focus on English than teach> >>>a >> >> >language that is going to be of
> limited use in this country.> >>>This >> >> >line of reasoning, in my
> opinion, does not seem to have two> >>>legs to >> >> >stand for a few simple
> reasons.> > First, research> >>>consistently points> >> > >to the cognitive
> and academic advantages of> >>>being bilingual, no >> >> >matter what the
> second language is. But the> >>>Asomiya parents are not >> >> >dissuaded by
> multilingual pre-schoolers> >>>reading earlier and faster >> >> >than their
> monolingual counterparts.> >>>The young child's alloplastic >> >> >mind is
> fertile ground for a> >>>multitude of ideas. Far from stunting >> >> >mastery
> in English,> >>>learning another language enhances a child's >> >> >ability
> to learn> >>>English by expanding linguistic structure and >> >> >syntax.>
> >>>Furthermore, most children passively acquire English>> >> >>>through >
> >ubiquitous interactions with teachers and fellow> >>> >> >schoolmates at >
> >school, television and on the street. Conversely,>> >> >>>they imbibe their
> > >native language only at home.> > Secondly, when>> >> >>>Americans
> themselves > >have begun to realize that this land is not> >>>a> >> melting
> pot but rather > >a rich mosaic, it is ironic that many of> >>>us> >> still
> cling to the > >archaic philosophy of Romans in Rome.> >>>Thankfully,> >> the
> Asomiyas here > >in America do not live in such a> >>>rigid world where> >>
> they have to > >choose between extremes.> >> >>>Thirdly, there is another> >>
> powerful > >benefit that is relevant to> >>>our children growing up here and>
> >> that is > >in helping them a strong> >>>sense of identity which can help>
> >> lead to > >better self-esteem and> >>>self-confidence.> > The Asomiya> >>
> diaspora of the USA > >insists and> >>>claims that the foremost reason of> >>
> celebrating Bihu is > >to> >>>transmit - and preserve - our culture to the>
> >> next generation.> >>>One > >would fall off the chair to learn that the> >>
> entire affair> >>>is > >conducted in English! I am at a loss to understand>
> >> as to how> >>> >> >on > >earth one can pass one's culture and heritage on
> to> >> their> >>>progeny by > >merely holding Bihu function once in a year
> without>> >> >>>impressing upon > >their children the importance of learning
> their>> >> >>>own language which > >is the essence of any culture.> >
> Kamaljit>> >> >>>Deka,> > Sugarland, Texas.> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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