An Introductory Primer and Grammar of Ahom Tai ... - Khamkoo
An Introductory Primer and Grammar of Ahom Tai ... - Khamkoo
An Introductory Primer and Grammar of Ahom Tai ... - Khamkoo
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s[q fa Sang Pha Sky god<br />
s[q do]w Sang Dao Star god<br />
o) eha 'palace', is prefixed to all names <strong>of</strong> houses built for the residence <strong>of</strong> gods or kings :<br />
eha lu[q Haw-Lung (râj kâreng)<br />
eha fI Haw Phi Temple <strong>of</strong> god/spirit<br />
eha xMO Haw Kham Golden Palace<br />
p) bnq 'day', is prefixed to names <strong>of</strong> days :<br />
bnq dpq mo]<br />
bnq rj mitq<br />
bnq xutq sI<br />
bnq kpq<br />
bnq snq<br />
Ban Dap-Mao<br />
Ban Rai-Mit<br />
Ban Khut-Si<br />
Ban Kap<br />
Ban San<br />
q) duinq 'month', is prefixed to names <strong>of</strong> months :<br />
duinq ci[q Din Ching 1 st <strong>Ahom</strong> month<br />
duinq sM Din Sam 3 rd <strong>Ahom</strong> month<br />
duinq ha Din Ha 5 th <strong>Ahom</strong> month<br />
in this way, all the names <strong>of</strong> months are preceded by duinq.<br />
r) epa 'unit <strong>of</strong> time', is prefixed to indicate a particular period <strong>of</strong> time :<br />
epa na kj<br />
epa kj xnq<br />
epa fo[q f]<br />
Epa lukq c]<br />
epa sukq na<br />
the time preceding the crowing <strong>of</strong> cocks<br />
the time <strong>of</strong> crowing <strong>of</strong> cocks<br />
the twilight period<br />
the time when people get up from bed<br />
the time for morning wash<br />
in this way, there are more than 25 units <strong>of</strong> time in a day.<br />
Class nouns<br />
Class nouns are words preceding words belonging to a particular class <strong>of</strong> objects.<br />
a) nM is prefixed to nouns denoting liquid objets :
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