TEUJBELI is a word I have not come across.
But aarubeli we used very frequently, except now I forget if it was
last year or if it is next year.
HORDOM sounds like a Hindi word to me, never
came across before.
c
At 1:45 PM -0500 8/17/05, Rajen Barua wrote:
SORRY FOR THE WRONG SPELLING
TEUJBELI MEANS THE YEAR BEFORE LAST YEAR.
I THINK ARUBELI MEANS LASY YEAR, ISN'T IT? OR IS IT THE COMING YEAR?
WHAT ABOUT THE WORD HORDOM ?
I thinik our journaluist new comer friend is 'bhoyote touba touba khaise'.
RAJEN
----- Original Message -----From: Chan MahantaTo: Rajen Barua ; Ajoy Hazarika ; Alpana B. Sarangapani ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu ; Chan MahantaSent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:15 PMSubject: Re: [Assam] my introductionR:I have never come across this word : TEUHBELIWhat is its meaning? Is an antonym of aarubeli?cAt 12:55 PM -0500 8/17/05, Rajen Barua wrote:
And what about TEUHBELI?
R/
----- Original Message -----
From: Chan Mahanta
To: Ajoy Hazarika ; Alpana B. Sarangapani ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] my introduction
Pise' aarubeli ki kal hobo he Ajoy?
s
At 9:21 AM -0700 8/17/05, Ajoy Hazarika wrote:
You are right. "kahanibai" is a past tense.
adh
"Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Though my roots are from Dibrugarh/Sibsagar and I grew up in Guwahati with the upper-Assamese words like, Randhoni-ghor, (instead of Paak-ghor), Pitek (instead of Putek/son), etc., I have been fondly called a 'dhekeri' by my cousins from Nowgong.
I find more lower-Assamese words in literature (oh come on, I read some literary books in Assamese too!) than the upper-Assamese words.
Also, as Barua mentioned 'Kahanikoi', it reminds me this - I was always under the impression that 'Kahanibai' is a word used in past tense - like, 'Xi kahanibai golgoi'. Well, we learn something everyday, don't we?
From: "Rajen Barua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Dilip/Dil Deka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "utpal borpujari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu>
Subject: Re: [Assam] my introduction
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 10:35:05 -0500
If you want to know the Geographical
boundary of Upper Assam and Lower Assam, generally a vertical line drawn
from Biswanath Chariali in North Bank may be said to the demarkation. This
line will probably go through somewhere in Xilghat on south bank. The British
used to have Soki (post) at this location when they divided Assam into Upper
Assam and Lower Assam and gave (temporarily) Upper Assam to Purandar Singha at
an annual revenue of Rs 50000 whci eventually the king dafaulted and the British
took back Upper Assam into their own hands.
However, one can use
the linguistic test also to diffrentiate an Upper Assamese. I have found that
normally an Upper Assamese use certain words and phrases which a Lower Assamese
doesnot and vice versa.
You can try the folloiwng words which
probably a lower Assamese doesnot use:
TAKETW = Normally an Upper Assamese use
when responding to one in a positive manner.
KAHANIKOI = meaning which day. TUMI
KAHANIKOI JABA?In fact I remember, Mr Abani Hazarika (the
cricket player) used to tease and laugh at me whenever I use the word
'kahanikoi'. That is how I remember that probably in lower Assam, they donot use
the word.
Similarly there are many such terms which a
Lower Assamese use which an Upper Assamese does not use. May be someone will
come up with some such words.
Rajen Barua
.
----- Original Message -----
From:
Dilip/Dil
Deka
To: utpal borpujari ; assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:22
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] my
introduction
Welcome to the group, Utpal.
I have a few questions for you - well actually for many others in this
net.
Where exactly is Upper Assam? Being from Upper Assam - does it connote an
ethnical difference from the people in Guwahati? Or is it a cultural
difference? Was it a cultural shock for you when your family moved to Guwahati
(in Lower Assam?) from Upper Assam? What was the compelling reason that forced
your family to settle in crowded Guwahati?
I have always wondered why everyone in Assam wants to buy a plot of land
in Guwahati after retirement and become a Guwahatian.
Dilip Deka
Houston, TX
utpal borpujari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Hi everybody. Am a new entrant to the group. Thought would introduce
myself, and hope to interact with all on issues concerning Assam
(Asam/Axam/Axom?) I am a journalist based in Delhi. Have been in the
profession for about 12 years. Started out with The Sentinel in Guwahati in
1993, moved to PTI in Delhi in 1995 and since last four years been working
with the Delhi News Bureau of Bangalore-based English daily Deccan Herald.
If you ask about my origins: I am from Guwahati (settled there since 1978
though we are from Upper Assam originally). - Utpal Borpujari
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