Nalbariya dialect is a dialect of Assamese language spoken primarily in and around the Nalbari district of Assam.[1] It is one of three of the Kamrupi group of dialects—the others being Barpetia dialect and Palasbariya dialect.
Phonology
| Front | Central | Back | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | ROM | Script | IPA | ROM | Script | IPA | ROM | Script | |
| Close | i | i | ই/ঈ | u | u | উ/ঊ | |||
| Near-close | ʊ | ú | ও | ||||||
| Close-mid | e | é | এ’ | ||||||
| Open-mid | ɛ | e | এ | ɔ | o | অ | |||
| Open | a | a | আ | ||||||
Nalbariya has seven vowels, identical to Barpetia dialect, and almost identical to Standard Assamese,[3] which has an additional vowel.
Notes
References
- Das, Dhirendra Nath (1990). The Dialects of Goalpara and Kamrup: A Comparative Study (Ph.D.). Gauhati University. hdl:10603/67916.