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At one time Kamrup or Kamarupa was a mighty kingdom but today it is a lost kingdom so the people who scattered in different areas of the mighty kingdom now forms different dialects. Kamrup was the mighty Kingdom ruled by Narayana Dynasty before the British broke the Kingdom into two big districts. ... Kamarupa [from kama desire + rupa body, form] Metaphysically, and in our esoteric philosophy it is the subjective form created through the mental and physical desires and thoughts in connection with things of matter, by all sentient beings, a form which survives the death of their bodies. ...


Though Kamrupi, the language of Kamrup or Kamarupa today is an endangered language, it was a mighty language of the mighty kingdom; it gave birth to several dialects as such Bangali, Jhadkhandi, modern Assamese, modern Bengali, Radhi and Varendri. Kamrup was the mighty Kingdom ruled by Narayana Dynasty before the British broke the Kingdom into two big districts. ... Kamarupa [from kama desire + rupa body, form] Metaphysically, and in our esoteric philosophy it is the subjective form created through the mental and physical desires and thoughts in connection with things of matter, by all sentient beings, a form which survives the death of their bodies. ... An endangered language is a language with so few surviving speakers that it is in danger of falling out of use. ... This article is about the Bengali language. ... Assamese (অসমীয়া) or Asamiya is the language spoken by some of the natives of the state of Assam in northeast India. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


Kamrupi giving birth to several dialects may be called a sub-phenomena similar to that of the phenomena that Sanskrit giving birth to some languages including Kamrupi - or Latin giving birth to some languages. The Sanskrit language ( संस्कृता वाक्) is one of the earliest attested members of the Indo-European language family and is not only a classical language, but also an official language of India. ... Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...



Kamrupi today denotes a group of dialects of Assamese language spoken in the undivided Kamrup district of Assam. The four main dialects that form this group are Kamrupi, Nalbariya, Barpetiya and South Kamrupi [Moral, 1992]. These dialects are spoken in the present districts of Kamrup, Nalbari, Barpeta, Darrang, Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon in Assam. The name is derived from the Kamarupa kingdom that existed from the fourth to the eleventh century, ruled by three major dynasties. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ... Assamese (অসমীয়া) or Asamiya or Oxomiya is the language spoken by some of the natives of the state of Assam in northeast India. ... Assam (অসম) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... Kamarupa [from kama desire + rupa body, form] Metaphysically, and in our esoteric philosophy it is the subjective form created through the mental and physical desires and thoughts in connection with things of matter, by all sentient beings, a form which survives the death of their bodies. ...


The modern Bengali scholars like Suniti Kumar Chatterjee and Sukumar Sen [1] had listed Kamrupi as a dialect of Bengali as it is spoken in North Bengal, also sometimes called Kamatapuri named after the Kamata kingdom that succeeded the Kamarupa kingdom in the 13th century. The Assamese Kamrupi and the Bengali Kamrupi are very similar (according to Suniti Kumar Chatterjee). The division possibly occurred due to the division in the 16th-17th century of the Koch kingdom that succeeded the Kamata kingdom that included North Bengal and west Assam, and today it forms a dialect continuum. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ...



The word Bengal is a new word and it was derived from Kamrupi word Bang Laa. Similarly, bang Aali gives the word Bangali which is Bengali today. The word Assam is derived from a Kamrupi word asama or assama. From all directions, it is clear that Kamrupi gave birth to a range of dialects. Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla (Bengali), is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... This article is about the Bengali language. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Assam (অসম) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ...

  • The IIT Guwahati author of the web link [2] (Moral 1992 - http://www.iitg.ernet.in/rcilts/asamiya.htm) violates the definition of dialect of language itself. Because, referring Kamrupi as a dialect of Assamese is as good as telling Latin as a dialect of Italian.
  • The IIT Guwahati author in the link also carelessly overlooked the original work of Dr. Banikanta Kakati.
  • Not only that the author in the link bundled up three distinct phonemes of the modern Assamese into one phoneme - read more in Phonetics' section of the link Assamese


A phenomenal difference between modern Assamese and present Kamrupi is the usage of present perfect form with Sanskritize pronunciation which is missing in modern Assamese. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ... A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ... Assamese (অসমীয়া) or Asamiya is the language spoken by some of the natives of the state of Assam in northeast India. ... Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Assamese (অসমীয়া) or Asamiya is the language spoken by some of the natives of the state of Assam in northeast India. ... Assamese (অসমীয়া) or Asamiya is the language spoken by some of the natives of the state of Assam in northeast India. ... Assamese (অসমীয়া) or Asamiya is the language spoken by some of the natives of the state of Assam in northeast India. ... Assamese (অসমীয়া) or Asamiya is the language spoken by some of the natives of the state of Assam in northeast India. ...


This form in Kamrupi is composed using Sanskritized pronunciations while this grammar is dominant in currently spoken versions of Kamrupi throughout undivided Kamrup, Goalpara and all the way further west to Cooch Behar. Kamrup was the mighty Kingdom ruled by Narayana Dynasty before the British broke the Kingdom into two big districts. ... Goalpara is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ... Cooch Behar is a district of the state of West Bengal, India, as well as the name of the town which gives its name to the district. ...


"In addition to Kamrupi wisdom, Kamrupi lokageet, Goalparia lokageet and Vaishnava divine song bargeet are also sung in present perfect form. It is spectacular - over 90% of the sloka found in the yester year Kamrupi scriptures were composed using this grammar found in today's spoken Kamrupi." - quoted directly from the paper entitled "Some Kamrupi Wisdom and Recitation Norms" author Dr. Rabin Deka published by Asom Sahitya Sabha (Assam Literary Socity) North America branch in "Luitor Pora Mississippi", 20th publication, July 2003. Asom Sahitya Sabha (Assam Literary Society) was founded in 1917 in Assam, India to promote the culture of Assam and the literature in the Assamese language. ...


The linguist Dr. Banikanta Kakati also took the above-discussed grammar into account in order for him to define the language spoken in Upper Assam area as a dialect of Kamrupi. The Ahom occupation was one of the main factors behind the formation of this dialect (now called modern Assamese) of Kamrupi. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ... The Tai Ahoms ruled parts of present day Assam for nearly 600 years: from 1228 to 1826. ... Assamese (অসমীয়া) or Asamiya is the language spoken by some of the natives of the state of Assam in northeast India. ...



Volumes of ancient scriptures were written in Kamrupi using Old Devnagari or Nagari script-set, but inclued few foreign alphabets as well. The Brahmic family is a family of abugidas used in South Asia and Southeast Asia. ...


External Links

  • Assamese from Resource Center for Indian Langauge Technology Solutions, IIT, Guwahati

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Kamrupi - Academic Kids (605 words)
Though Kamrupi, the language of Kamrup or Kamarupa today is an endangered language, it was a mighty language of the mighty kingdom; it gave birth to several dialects as such Bangali, Jhadkhandi, modern Assamese, modern Bengali, Radhi and Varendri.
Kamrupi giving birth to several dialects may be called a sub-phenomena similar to that of the phenomena that Sanskrit giving birth to some languages including Kamrupi - or Latin giving birth to some languages.
This form in Kamrupi is composed using Sanskritized pronunciations while this grammar is dominant in currently spoken versions of Kamrupi throughout undivided Kamrup, Goalpara and all the way further west to Cooch Behar.
Info on Assamese Language (1021 words)
Even in that respect, Bengali differs from the Kamrupi dialect of Assamese which also has an initial stress.
Kamrupi dialect of Assamese and North Bengali are quite similar.
In fact, the similarities between Assamese (standard as well as Kamrupi) and North Bengali are much more pronounced than the similarities between Standard Bengali and North Bengali.
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