Barpetia dialect

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.

Barpetia
Borpeita
বৰপেইটা
Native toIndia
RegionWestern Kamrup region,
EthnicityNot ethnic dialect
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
GlottologNone

Characteristics
  • Whereas most of the other Kamrupi dialects have a seven-term vowel system, Barpetia has eight.[4]
  • Whereas most of the other Kamrupi dialects follow a four-term verb system, Barpetia follows a five-five term system[5]

Grammar

Verb

For different types of verbs.

Tense Person ko "tell" kha "consume" ni "take away" dhu "wash" kor "do" sus "comp" azz "earn"
+ - + - + - + - + - + - + -
Simple Present 1st per. koũ nokoũ khaũ nakhaũ ~ nakhöũ ~ nakhoŋ neũ nenũ dhuŋ nudhuŋ köru nokru susu nussu azzu nazzu
2nd per. inf. ka naka kha nakha nia nena dhua nudhua köra nokra susa nussa azza nazza
2nd per. pol. koa nokoa khawa nakhawa nia / newa nena kora nokra azza / azzoa nazza / nazzoa
2nd per. hon. & 3rd per. koe nokoe khae nakhae nie nene dhue nudhue kore nokre suse nusse azze nazze
Present continuous 1st per. koi asu koi thaka nai khai asu khai thaka nai ni asu ni thaka nai dhui asu dhui thaka nai köri asu kori thaka nai susi asu susi thaka nai azzi asu azzi thaka nai
2nd per. inf. koi asa khai asa ni asa dhui asa köri asa susi asa azzi asa
2nd per. pol. koi asa/asöa khai asa/asöa ni asa/asöa dhui asa/asöa kori asa/asöa susi asa/asöa azzi asa/asöa
2nd per. hon. & 3rd per. koi ase khai ase ni ase dhui ase kori ase susi ase azzi ase
Present Perfect 1st per. koisu nokoisu khaisu nakhaisu / nakhoisu nisu nensu dhuisu nudhuisu kossu nokossu susisu nussisu azzisu nazzisu
2nd per. inf. koisa nokoisa khaisa nakhaisa / nakhoisa nisa nensa dhuisa nudhuisa kossa nokossa susisa nussisa azzisa nazzisa
2nd per. pol. koisa / koisöa nokoisa / nokoisöa khaisa / khaisöa nakhaisa / nakhoisa / nakhaisöa / nakhoisöa nisa / nisöa nensa / nensöa dhuisa / dhuisöa nudhuisa / nudhuisöa kossa / kossöa nokossa / nokossöa susisa / susisöa nussisa / nussisöa azzisa / azzisöa nazzisa / nazzisöa
2nd per. hon. & 3rd per. koise nokoise khaise nakhaise / nakhoise nise nense dhuise nudhuise kosse nokosse susise nussise azzise nazzise
Recent Past 1st per. kolu nokoisu khalu nakhalu ~ nakhölu nilu nenlu dhulu nudhlu kollu nokollu suslu nususlu azzilu nazzilu
2nd per. inf. koli nokoli khali nakhali / nakholi nila nenli dhuli nudhli kolli nokolli susli nususli azzila nazzila
2nd per. pol. kola nokola khala nakhala ~ nakhola nila nenla dhula nudhla kolla nokolla susla nususla azzila nazzila
2nd per. hon. & 3rd per. kolak nokolak khalak nakhalak ~ nakholak nilak nenlak dhulak nudhlak kollak nokollak suslak nususlak azzilak nazzilak
Distant Past 1st per. koisilu nokoisilu khaisilu nakhoisilu nisilu nensilu dhuisilu nudhlu kossilu nokossilu susisilu nususisilu azzisilu nazzisilu
2nd per. inf. koisili nokoisili khaisili nakhoisili nisila nensili dhuisili nudhuisili koisili nokossili susisili nususisili azzisili nazzili
2nd per. pol. koisila nokoisila khaisila nakhoisila nisila nensila dhuisila nudhuisila koisila nokoisila susisila nususisila azzisila nazzisila
2nd per. hon. & 3rd per. koisil nokoisil khaisil nakhoisil nisil nensil dhuisil nudhuisil kossil nokossil susisil nususisil azzisil nazzisil

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)

References
  • Oja, Deepali (1995). A critical study of Barpeta dialect (Ph.D). Gauhati University. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  • Dutta, Birendranath (2003), "Non-standard Forms of Assamese", in Miri, Mrinal (ed.), Linguistic Situation in Northeast India, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, pp. 101–110
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