Hindustan Times
History is bu-ran-ji in Assamese, the only word from the now-extinct Tai tribal language of the Ahom people — who ruled Assam’s Brahmaputra valley between the 13th and 18th century — to have survived. Assamese replaced Tai in the early 19th century.
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Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Filed under India · Tagged AASU, ahom, All Assam Students’ Union, Assam, assamese, Azaan Fakir, Bangladesh, Bhupen Hazarika, buranji, communal clash, communitarian harmony, history, immigrant Muslims, Nellie, Shankardev, Tai
