Barpetia dialect
# Barpetia dialect

Barpetia dialect (native: borpeita) is a modern regional subdialect of Kamrupi, a dialect of the Assamese language. Named after the current Barpeta district of Assam, it is the westernmost of the Kamrupi group of dialects. This dialect has community variations within itself.

## Characteristics

* Whereas most of the other Kamrupi dialects have a seven-term vowel system, Barpetia has eight.
* Whereas most of the other Kamrupi dialects follow a four-term verb system, Barpetia follows a five-five term system

## Grammar

### Verb

For different types of verbs.

| Tense | Person | ko "tell" | ko "tell" | kha "consume" | kha "consume" | ni "take away" | ni "take away" | dhu "wash" | dhu "wash" | kor "do" | kor "do" | sus "comp" | sus "comp" | azz "earn" | azz "earn" |
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| Tense | Person | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - |
| Simple Present | 1st per. | koũ | nokoũ | khaũ | nakhaũ ~ nakhöũ ~ nakhoŋ | neũ | nenũ | dhuŋ | nudhuŋ | köru | nokru | susu | nussu | azzu | nazzu |
| Simple Present | 2nd per. inf. | ka | naka | kha | nakha | nia | nena | dhua | nudhua | köra | nokra | susa | nussa | azza | nazza |
| Simple Present | 2nd per. pol. | koa | nokoa | khawa | nakhawa | nia / newa | nena | dhua | nudhua | kora | nokra | susa | nussa | azza / azzoa | nazza / nazzoa |
| Simple Present | 2nd per. hon. & 3rd per. | koe | nokoe | khae | nakhae | nie | nene | dhue | nudhue | kore | nokre | suse | nusse | azze | nazze |
| Present continuous | 1st per. | koi asu | koi thaka nai | khai asu | khai thaka nai | ni asu | ni thaka nai | dhui asu | dhui thaka nai | köri asu | kori thaka nai | susi asu | susi thaka nai | azzi asu | azzi thaka nai |
| Present continuous | 2nd per. inf. | koi asa | koi thaka nai | khai asa | khai thaka nai | ni asa | ni thaka nai | dhui asa | dhui thaka nai | köri asa | kori thaka nai | susi asa | susi thaka nai | azzi asa | azzi thaka nai |
| Present continuous | 2nd per. pol. | koi asa/asöa | koi thaka nai | khai asa/asöa | khai thaka nai | ni asa/asöa | ni thaka nai | dhui asa/asöa | dhui thaka nai | kori asa/asöa | kori thaka nai | susi asa/asöa | susi thaka nai | azzi asa/asöa | azzi thaka nai |
| Present continuous | 2nd per. hon. & 3rd per. | koi ase | koi thaka nai | khai ase | khai thaka nai | ni ase | ni thaka nai | dhui ase | dhui thaka nai | kori ase | kori thaka nai | susi ase | susi thaka nai | azzi ase | azzi thaka nai |
| Present Perfect | 1st per. | koisu | nokoisu | khaisu | nakhaisu / nakhoisu | nisu | nensu | dhuisu | nudhuisu | kossu | nokossu | susisu | nussisu | azzisu | nazzisu |
| Present Perfect | 2nd per. inf. | koisa | nokoisa | khaisa | nakhaisa / nakhoisa | nisa | nensa | dhuisa | nudhuisa | kossa | nokossa | susisa | nussisa | azzisa | nazzisa |
| Present Perfect | 2nd per. pol. | koisa / koisöa | nokoisa / nokoisöa | khaisa / khaisöa | nakhaisa / nakhoisa / nakhaisöa / nakhoisöa | nisa / nisöa | nensa / nensöa | dhuisa / dhuisöa | nudhuisa / nudhuisöa | kossa / kossöa | nokossa / nokossöa | susisa / susisöa | nussisa / nussisöa | azzisa / azzisöa | nazzisa / nazzisöa |
| Present Perfect | 2nd per. hon. & 3rd per. | koise | nokoise | khaise | nakhaise / nakhoise | nise | nense | dhuise | nudhuise | kosse | nokosse | susise | nussise | azzise | nazzise |
| Recent Past | 1st per. | kolu | nokoisu | khalu | nakhalu ~ nakhölu | nilu | nenlu | dhulu | nudhlu | kollu | nokollu | suslu | nususlu | azzilu | nazzilu |
| Recent Past | 2nd per. inf. | koli | nokoli | khali | nakhali / nakholi | nila | nenli | dhuli | nudhli | kolli | nokolli | susli | nususli | azzila | nazzila |
| Recent Past | 2nd per. pol. | kola | nokola | khala | nakhala ~ nakhola | nila | nenla | dhula | nudhla | kolla | nokolla | susla | nususla | azzila | nazzila |
| Recent Past | 2nd per. hon. & 3rd per. | kolak | nokolak | khalak | nakhalak ~ nakholak | nilak | nenlak | dhulak | nudhlak | kollak | nokollak | suslak | nususlak | azzilak | nazzilak |
| Distant Past | 1st per. | koisilu | nokoisilu | khaisilu | nakhoisilu | nisilu | nensilu | dhuisilu | nudhlu | kossilu | nokossilu | susisilu | nususisilu | azzisilu | nazzisilu |
| Distant Past | 2nd per. inf. | koisili | nokoisili | khaisili | nakhoisili | nisila | nensili | dhuisili | nudhuisili | koisili | nokossili | susisili | nususisili | azzisili | nazzili |
| Distant Past | 2nd per. pol. | koisila | nokoisila | khaisila | nakhoisila | nisila | nensila | dhuisila | nudhuisila | koisila | nokoisila | susisila | nususisila | azzisila | nazzisila |
| Distant Past | 2nd per. hon. & 3rd per. | koisil | nokoisil | khaisil | nakhoisil | nisil | nensil | dhuisil | nudhuisil | kossil | nokossil | susisil | nususisil | azzisil | nazzisil |
