Barpetia dialect
Barpetia dialect is a modern regional subdialect of Kamrupi, a dialect of the Assamese language. 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