[asom] Kamrupi development vs Assamese segregation

2008-12-25 Thread Dhyanjyoti Deka
Rabin da,This is good information. Probably Kamrupi dialect, with a few strong proponents (like you) will have a flourishing literature. The only problem I see with that is the segregation of our Assamese people. You know we are a small population already and the development of a dialect i

[asom] Kamrupi concern over Ahom innovation

2008-12-17 Thread Dhyanjyoti Deka
SJ, don't mind but the email below is out of context. We are not talking about performing arts. We are talking about the local dialect which is the Kamrupi language. Is it going to die out? At least in Guwahati, the younger generation is trying not to speak because of the Dhekeri stigma. Proba

[asom] Kamrupi concern over Ahom innovation

2008-12-15 Thread Dhyanjyoti Deka
Interesting topic. I am a Kamrupi from my father's side. The surname Deka says it all. The reason for this language dying is the stigma associated with speaking�it in front of people who speak the upper Assamese dialects. I do not speak it cause my mom does not speak it and deuta doesn't speak i