Deori language


Deori is a Tibeto-Burman language in the Tibeto-Burman languages family spoken by the Deori people of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Deori are also a part of Bodo–Kachari people. Among the four territorial groups only the Dibongiya have retained the language. The others—Patorgoyan, Tengaponiya, and Borgoyan—have shifted to Assamese. It is spoken in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, and in Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Sivasagar and Jorhat districts of Assam. The primary literary body of Deori is known as "deori chucheba chengcha".
In the colonial times this language became associated with the Chutia people erroneously, and came to be known as the "Chutia language" in the Linguistic Survey of India. Modern scholarship do not associate the Deori language with the Chutia community.
The Deori language is one of the most influential languages which has helped develop the Assamese language in Upper Assam.
However, the word for water has a similar form in many other languages of the Sal branch of Sino-Tibetan to which Deori belongs, so it is not conclusive evidence that Deori speakers were the first to occupy this area.

Vocabulary

Some of the words of Deori present in Assamese derived from the dictionary Chuperemago are:
Deori wordAssamese wordMeaning
KhangKhongAnger
Dep-DepiaDhep-DhepiaPlum
AujaAujaIncline
AtiruAtiHighland
PulungaPulungaStraight
LakiaLekhiaSimilar
GujungJungSpear
MihitiMihiSmooth
OnOnYes
NumoiNumoliLittle girl
NoraniNoraStraw
DongDongIrrigation Channel
DekaguDekaYoung man
KarisaKharisaBamboo Shoot
BisuBihuFolk Festival of Assam
AnaliAnaliHelpless
TanganTanganBeating Stick
BotarBatarWeather
JakhalaJakhalaLadder
HojaHojaSimple
JiyoiJiyoriGirl
UyungUyiTermite
DokharDokharPiece of cut off
MenaMenaCrooked
HabangHebangSilly
BondaBondaMale cat
IngkoriIngkoriAn insect
SeuSeuHabit
MeliMeliUnfold
LopaLaphaA type of green-leafy be
KhaofiUfiDandruff
AapaAapaFather
MedaliMadoliA type of Assamese Jewelry
JakoiJakoiFishing tool
KhaloiKhaloiBasket
DaoDaokA type of bird
DolongDolongBridge
KetengaKetengaThin/Feeble
ChutugaChutiShort
HuchoriHuchoriBihu Carol
HataHetaSpatula
HajiaHajiaLabor
AguAthuKnee
Goi/GogoiBhaitiYounger Brother
Kai/kakaiKaiElder Brother
JikuJikWet
GilaGhilaKnee cap
EriEriEri silk
GaduGaruPillow
HasuHasiSneeze
HamiHamiYawn
HogoraHogoraA Deer species
KeraKeraDisplaced eye
KeturiKeturiA kind of turmeric
KekuraKekuraCrooked
MaguruMagurCat fish
KamuKamiBamboo twig
SoruHoruSmall
TemiTemiContainer
BorolaBorolaWidower
BesoniBisoniHandfan
JengJengBush
PeiPehiPaternal Aunty
JaborJaborWaste
HapholuHapholuOut hill
KusiaKusiaEel
KerketuaKerketuwaSquirrel
FosolaPosolaBanana stem
GoraliGoralCage
GosokGosokTrample
UkhaUkhaBreath
AmotoAmothuHeart
SurukaSurukaClean
HerekaHerekaTasteless
KudunaKhundonaGrinding pot
TakunTakunStick
JuburaJoburaVegetable curry
KharoliKharoliMustard paste
LikotaLikotaSticky
HaoHaoCurse
UmoniUmoniIncubate
UbiribaUburi HuwaLying chest down
Sereng-serengSereng-serengExcessive heat of sun
RobjuRobo/RobaWait
AyoiAyoiPainful sensation
BegaBengJump
Dep DepiaDhep DhepiaPlumb
Sa kurubaKuruaSunrise
DogiaDhokiaBeat
Heleng-jelengHeleng-jelengWeakness
KungaKungaCrippled
DaiDaitiPaternal Uncle
DatiDatiBorder area
RoinaRoinaCleaning instrument
PilingaPelengaBoy
KubiKukiA type of Basket
DunDunSmall basket
DokoraDokoraWooden hammer
HesibaHesa moraPress
HijuHijuA plant
Keng kengKengkengoniYap
IsaRisa/RihaWrapper cloth
SumuSumA plant
Rang-siRang kukurWild dog
MegelaMegela bonPlum grass
TekuTekeliPot
TokouTokouA type of Palm tree
SerepaSerepaA type of insect