An Introductory Primer and Grammar of Ahom Tai ... - Khamkoo

uinq dM house of the dead riunq ema lj House of malai
i) kui[q is prefixed to nouns of rest-house, yard, stable etc.
siu[q n[q sitting house sui[q ruiw boat yard
sui[q c[q elephant stable sui[q ma entrance shed
Gender
In Ahom language, there are only two genders - masculine and feminine. they are
formed in the following way :
1) By using separate words for male and female :
epa father em] mother
pU grandfather ya grandmother
cw master n[q lady
cj male Ni[q female
fU male em] female
Note : pU and ya are father & mother of the father.
2) By affixing words meaning 'male' and 'female' to common words :
pI cj elder brother pI s] elder sister
no[q cj younger brother no[q Ni[q / no[q s] younger sister
fU cj man fU Ni[q woman
lukq cj son likq Ni[q daughter
xa cj male servant xa Ni[q maid servant
hU vuikq bull hU em] cow
ma viukq horse ma em] mare
mU vuikq he-pig mU em] she-pig
kj fU cock kj em] fowl
ep] [; viukq he-goat ep][; em] she-goat
The following differences may be carefully noticed :
c[q em] female elephant em] c[q mother elephant
xoj em] female buffalo em] xoj mother buffalo