A short vocabulary of the dialects of Assam

Comprising lists of the words for numbers in (1) ‘Antient Assam or Ahum’, (2) ‘Modern Nara’, and (3) ‘Muggulloo or Meckly’, followed by (4) forty-four modem Assamese words with English equivalents, and supplemented by (5) another list of the words for the first ten numbers in ‘Muggulloo or Meckly’ f...

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Date(s) of creation: c 1800
Level: Collection
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 12872
Summary: Comprising lists of the words for numbers in (1) ‘Antient Assam or Ahum’, (2) ‘Modern Nara’, and (3) ‘Muggulloo or Meckly’, followed by (4) forty-four modem Assamese words with English equivalents, and supplemented by (5) another list of the words for the first ten numbers in ‘Muggulloo or Meckly’ from Mr. Seddons
Main author: Unknown
Extent: 2 sheets
Custodial history: Formerly part of the library of the Orientalist and linguist William Marsden (1754-1836), a portion of which he presented to King's College London in 1835.
Acquisition: A selection of William Marsden's manuscript collection was transferred from King's College London to SOAS shortly after the School's foundation in 1916.
Access status: Open
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: Assamese
English
Scripts: Latin
Physical description: (1) 15" x 9". (2) 9 ¼ x 7½".
Format: Archive           
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
7729895 Southern Asia
1278253 Assam