Barpetia dialect (native: borpeita) is a modern regional subdialect of Kamrupi, a dialect of the Assamese language."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'..." Named after the current Barpeta district of Assam, it is the westernmost of the Kamrupi group of dialects. This dialect has community variations within itself.
Characteristics Whereas most of the other Kamrupi dialects have a seven-term vowel system, Barpetia has eight. Whereas most of the other Kamrupi dialects follow a four-term verb system, Barpetia follows a five-five term system
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 Present1st per.koũnokoũkhaũnakhaũ ~ nakhöũ ~ nakhoŋneũnenũdhuŋnudhuŋkörunokrususunussuazzunazzu2nd per. inf.kanakakhanakhanianena dhua nudhuaköranokra susa nussaazzanazza2nd per. pol.koanokoakhawanakhawania / newanenakoranokraazza / azzoanazza / nazzoa2nd per. hon. & 3rd per.koenokoekhaenakhaenienenedhuenudhuekorenokresusenusseazzenazze Present continuous1st per.koi asu koi thaka naikhai asu khai thaka naini asu ni thaka naidhui asu dhui thaka naiköri asu kori thaka naisusi asu susi thaka naiazzi asu azzi thaka nai2nd per. inf.koi asakhai asani asadhui asaköri asasusi asaazzi asa2nd per. pol.koi asa/asöakhai asa/asöani asa/asöadhui asa/asöakori asa/asöasusi asa/asöaazzi asa/asöa2nd per. hon. & 3rd per.koi asekhai aseni asedhui asekori asesusi aseazzi ase Present Perfect1st per.koisunokoisukhaisunakhaisu / nakhoisunisunensudhuisunudhuisukossunokossususisunussisuazzisunazzisu2nd per. inf.koisanokoisakhaisanakhaisa / nakhoisanisanensadhuisanudhuisakossanokossasusisanussisaazzisanazzisa2nd per. pol.koisa / koisöanokoisa / nokoisöakhaisa / khaisöanakhaisa / nakhoisa / nakhaisöa / nakhoisöanisa / nisöanensa / nensöadhuisa / dhuisöanudhuisa / nudhuisöakossa / kossöanokossa / nokossöasusisa / susisöanussisa / nussisöaazzisa / azzisöanazzisa / nazzisöa2nd per. hon. & 3rd per.koisenokoisekhaisenakhaise / nakhoisenisenensedhuisenudhuisekossenokossesusisenussiseazzisenazzise Recent Past1st per.kolunokoisukhalunakhalu ~ nakhölunilunenludhulunudhlukollunokollususlunususluazzilunazzilu2nd per. inf.kolinokolikhalinakhali / nakholinilanenlidhulinudhlikollinokollisuslinususliazzilanazzila2nd per. pol.kolanokolakhalanakhala ~ nakholanilanenladhulanudhlakollanokollasuslanususlaazzilanazzila2nd per. hon. & 3rd per.kolaknokolakkhalaknakhalak ~ nakholaknilaknenlakdhulaknudhlakkollaknokollaksuslaknususlakazzilaknazzilak Distant Past1st per.koisilunokoisilukhaisilunakhoisilunisilunensiludhuisilunudhlukossilunokossilususisilunususisiluazzisilunazzisilu2nd per. inf.koisilinokoisilikhaisilinakhoisilinisilanensilidhuisilinudhuisilikoisilinokossilisusisilinususisiliazzisilinazzili2nd per. pol.koisilanokoisilakhaisilanakhoisilanisilanensiladhuisilanudhuisilakoisilanokoisilasusisilanususisilaazzisilanazzisila2nd per. hon. & 3rd per.koisilnokoisilkhaisilnakhoisilnisilnensildhuisilnudhuisilkossilnokossilsusisilnususisilazzisilnazzisil
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