Why do you have to get so inquisitive A :-)?
Actually Jokaisuk is a mythical 'muluk', from which both Tilok
Daktor and myself, as well as a host of other kharkhowas can and do
hail. Since Tilok and I think a lot alike on many issues, except that
he is the 'expart' shrinkologist, while I am the wannabe, instead of
attempting to promote our own 'muluk' or bhelez or xotro, we both use
the generic equivalent that is Jokaisuk.
Does that clear it up A :-)?
c-da
At 12:43 PM -0500 8/17/05, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
>*** This is very common in Jokaisuk as well. We grew up speaking
>like that .
That is why I think there are more words from lower Assam, Guwahati - to be precise, in 'likhito Oxomiya' than from upper Assam.
BTW, I thought Tilok was from Jokaisuk and you were from Namti. Is Namti called Jokaisuk in kothito bhaxa? :)
From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu
Subject: Re: [Assam] Dialects of Assam: Classification in two ways
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 12:33:03 -0500
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>>"lora-sOwali" (boys and girls), "Ghooloi jao~" instead of "Ghoroloi
>>jao~" (I am going home), etc.
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>At 1:21 PM -0400 8/17/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>Below, I first present the distinguished linguist Banikanta
>>Kakati's classification and then modify a little bit to fit my
>>perception of dialectical variation in Assam.
>>
>>Banikanta Kakati's classification
>>-----------------------------------------
>>
>>According to Banikanta Kakati (BK), in his "Assamese, Its
>>Formation and Development" (LBS Publications, GNB Road, Guwahati,
>>Fifth edition, 1995), there are two main dialects of Assamese,
>>Eastern and Western.
>>
>>According to BK, "33. Assamese may be divided dialectically into
>>Eastern Assamese and Western Assamese. The language from Sadiya,
>>the easternmost frontier down to Gauhati exhibits a certain
>>homogeneity and hardly presents any notable point of difference
>>from the spoken dialect of Sibsagar, the capital of the late Ahom
>>kings. And for purposes of literature this dialect is generally
>>regarded as the standard language."
>>
>>I would say, there are some minor differences between the language
>>spoken in Sonitpur and Nagaon (old district) and Golaghat district
>>and the eastern regions. Some of the most pronounced are uses of
>>"kahanikoi", etc., in the eastern regions and not in the
>>Nagaon/Sonitpur region, possibly even in Lakhimpur region further
>>to the east (I know several people from Uttar Lakhimpur, but hardly
>>hear them say words like "kahanikoi" or "pase"), but on the North
>>Bank of the Brahmaputra. So, I think BK is right in the
>>geographical demarcation and not Rajen Barua. I have repeatedly
>>heard, primarily, in All-Assam sports meets in Colleges and High
>>Schools when youngsters make fun of Guwahati and western regions as
>>"Dhekeri". This has happened in Nagaon town. So, it seems Nagaon
>>doesn't include itself in the "Western" or "Dhekeri" region.
>>
>>BK continues: "34. The two Western dialects of Kamrup and Goalpara
>>possess several local dialects which betray sharp points of
>>difference from one another and the standard colloquial of eastern
>>Assam. The spoken dialects of Goalpara district seems to have been
>>greatly contaminated with admixtures of the Rajabamsi dialect--the
>>dialect that was evolved under the domination of the Koch kings of
>>Koch-Bihar, whose descendants ruled over Goalpara and contiguous
>>portions of Kamrup. In between the standard colloquial of Sibsagar
>>in the east and the mixed dialects of Goalpara in the West stand
>>the dialect of Kamrup district".
>>
>>Thus, BK sets the Kamrup dialect, which I suppose is called>>"Dhekeri" by some, as the one between the eastern boundary of
>>Guwahati city and Goalpara district (old). I doubt if people in the
>>Eastern areas call the Goalpara dialect "Dhekeri". I think it's
>>simply called "Goalporia" or by some even "Bengali".
>>
>>BK continues to the description of the Kamrupi dialect "35. The
>>Kamrup district is not a homogeneous dialectical area. There are
>>different dialects in different localities." BK adds a little
>>later, "It will be noticed, however, that the points of difference
>>amongst the dialects of Kamrup are mostly confined to the details
>>of phonetics and hardly spread over to morphology and vocabulary.
>>The differences, however, between the Eastern and Western Assamese
>>are wide and range over the whole fields of phonology, morphology
>>and not infrequently vocabulary."
>>
>>
>>My classification:
>>-----------------------
>>I will venture to add the following based on my observations and
>>knowledge. I am sure linguists have done this already, but I don't
>>have any references sitting in my office. So, I am not going to
>>claim any credit.
>>
>>This may be a way to classify the dialects:
>>
>>1. Eastern (non-Dhekeri) dialect: Ranges from Sadiya to almost
>>Guwahati:
>> There are at least two sub-dvisions within this dialect.
>> 1.1. The Jorhotiya or Sibsagoriya dialect spoken in Jorhat,
>>Sibsagar Dibrugarh, and Golaghat. These were the initial and
>>primary domains of the Ahom kings.
>> 1.2 The Central dialect spoken in Nagon, Marigaon, Sonitpur,
>>and even in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji. The Central dialect is spoken in
>>Central Assam and the
>>North Bank Districts to the east of Tezpur. The Ahom influence
>>spread to these regions slowly, but it was not the initial and
>>primary Ahom domain. Also, these regions were not influenced by the
>>Western dialectical region politically when the Assamese language
>>emerged as a distinct language.
>>
>> The main difference between these two dialects is the use of
>>words such as
>>"kahanikoi", "kahaniba", "pase", "mithoi" instead of "gur", etc. In
>>additon, there is a marked tendency in the Nagoya dialect to not
>>pronounce the ra-sound
>>in informal situations. So, you would hear someone say "loa-sOwali"
>>instead of "lora-sOwali" (boys and girls), "Ghooloi jao~" instead
>>of "Ghoroloi jao~" (I am going home), etc.
>>
>>
>>2. The Kamrupi dialect: Ranges in the old Kamrup district from
>>immediately east of Guwahati to the boundary of old Goalpara
>>district. This area also includes probably Mangaldoi and all of
>>Darrang (new) district. However, this area doesn't seem to include
>>the area called "Uttor Guwahati" where there is a pronounced
>>"Eastern" dialectical influence in some families. The Kamrupi
>>dialect is also called "Dhekeri" by some in informal terms.
>>
>>3. The Goalporia dialect: It seems to be quite distinct from the
>>various Kamrupi dialects in my observation.
>>
>>Jugal Kalita
>>
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