| Deori | |
|---|---|
| Deuri | |
| দেউৰী | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh |
| Ethnicity | Deori |
Native speakers | 32,376 (2011 census)[1] |
| Assamese script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | der |
| Glottolog | deor1238 |
| ELP | Deori |
Deori (also Deuri) is a Tibeto-Burman language in the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken by the Deori people of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.[2] Among the four territorial groups only the Dibongiya have retained the language. The others—Patorgoyan, Tengaponiya, and Borgoyan—have shifted to Assamese. It is spoken in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, and in Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, and Jorhat districts of Assam.
In the colonial times this language became associated with the Chutia people erroneously,[3] and came to be known as the "Chutia language" in the Linguistic Survey of India.[4] Modern scholarship do not associate the Deori language with the Chutia community.[5]
The Deori language is one of the most influential languages which has helped develop the Assamese language in Upper Assam.
However, the word for water has a similar form in many other languages of the Sal branch of Sino-Tibetan to which Deori belongs, so it is not conclusive evidence that Deori speakers were the first to occupy this area.[6]
Some of the words of Deori language present in Assamese derived from the dictionary Chuperemago[7] are:
| Deori word | Assamese word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Khang | Khong | Anger |
| Dep-Depia | Dhep-Dhepia | Plum |
| Auja | Auja | Incline |
| Atiru | Ati | Highland |
| Pulunga | Pulunga | Straight |
| Lakia | Lekhia | Similar |
| Gujung | Jung | Spear |
| Mihiti | Mihi | Smooth |
| On | On | Yes |
| Numoi | Numoli | Little girl |
| Norani | Nora | Straw |
| Dong | Dong | Irrigation Channel |
| Meera/Dekagu | Deka | Young man |
| sai suje | Kalahas | Alkaline prepared from banana stem |
| Karisa/yuwa simu | Kharisa | Bamboo Shoot |
| Bisu | Bihu | Folk Festival of Assam |
| Anali | Anali | Helpless |
| Tangan | Tangan | Beating Stick |
| Botar | Batar | Weather |
| Hoja | Hoja | Simple |
| Mirasi | Jiyori | Girl |
| Uyung | Uyi | Termite |
| Dokhar | Dokhar | Piece of cut off |
| Mena | Mena | Crooked |
| Habang | Hebang | Silly |
| midige | Bonda | Male cat |
| Ingkori | Ingkori | An insect |
| Seu | Seu | Habit |
| Meli | Meli | Unfold |
| Lopa | Lapha | A type of green-leafy be |
| dulapi | Ufi | Dandruff |
| bang/bako/baba | Aapa | Father |
| Medali | Madoli | A type of Assamese Jewelry |
| soki | Jakoi | Fishing tool |
| kubi | Khaloi | Basket |
| Dao | Daok | A type of bird |
| Dolong | Dolong | Bridge |
| Ketenga | Ketenga | Thin/Feeble |
| Chutuga | Chuti | Short |
| Hichori | Huchori | Bihu Carol |
| Hata | Heta | Spatula |
| Hajia | Hajia | Labor |
| Agu | Athu | Knee |
| Gogoi | Bhaiti | Younger Brother |
| Kai | Kakai | Elder Brother |
| Jikuba | ga dhuwa | bath |
| Gila | Ghila | Knee cap |
| Eri | Eri | Eri silk |
| Gadu | Garu | Pillow |
| Hasu | Hasi | Sneeze |
| Hami | Hami | Yawn |
| Hogora | Hogora | A Deer species |
| Kera | Kera | Displaced eye |
| Keturi | Keturi | A kind of turmeric |
| Kekura | Kekura | Crooked |
| Magur | Magur | Cat fish |
| Kamu | Kami | Bamboo twig |
| Pikiti | Horu | Small |
| Tema | Temi | Container |
| Borola | Borola | Widower |
| Besoni | Bisoni | Handfan |
| Jeng | Jeng | Bush |
| Pei | Pehi | Paternal Aunty |
| Jabor | Jabor | Waste |
| Hapholu | Hapholu | Out hill |
| Kusia | Kusia | Eel |
| Kerketua | Kerketuwa | Squirrel |
| Fosola | Posola | Banana stem |
| Gorali | Goral | Cage |
| Gosok | Gosok | Trample |
| Uha | Ukha | Breath |
| Amoto | Amothu | Heart |
| Guwa | Guwa | Areca nut |
| Hereka | Hereka | Tasteless |
| Kuduna | Khundona | Grinding pot |
| Takun | Takun | Stick |
| Jubura | Jobura | Vegetable curry |
| Tupere | Kharoli | Mustard paste |
| Likota | Likota | Sticky |
| Hao | Hao | Curse |
| Umoni | Umoni | Incubate |
| Ubiriba | Uburi Huwa | Lying chest down |
| Sereng-sereng | Sereng-sereng | Excessive heat of sun |
| Ro ju | Robo/Roba | Wait |
| Ayoi | Ayoi | Painful sensation |
| Bega | japiowa | Jump |
| Dep Depia | Dhep Dhepia | Plumb |
| San higaba | Shurjudoy | Sunrise |
| Dogia | Dhokia | Beat |
| Heleng-jeleng | Heleng-jeleng | Weakness |
| Kunga | Kunga | Crippled |
| Dai | Dodai | Paternal Uncle |
| Dati | Dati | Border area |
| Roina | Roina | Cleaning instrument |
| Pilinga | Pelenga | Boy |
| Kubi | Khaloi | A type of Basket |
| Dun | Dun | Small basket |
| Dokora | Dokora | Wooden hammer |
| Hujeduba | Hesa mora | Press |
| Hiju | Hiju | A plant |
| Keng keng | Kengkengoni | Yap |
| Isa | sal | Wrapper cloth |
| Sumu | Sum | A plant |
| Rang-si | Rang kukur | Wild dog |
| Megela | Megela bon | Plum grass |
| Teku | Tekeli | Pot |
| Tokou | Tokou | A type of Palm tree |
| Serepa | Serepa | A type of insect |
