Rabha / by U.V. Joseph.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joseph, U. V. (Umbavu Varghese), 1961-

Series:

Brill's Tibetan studies library. Languages of the greater Himalayan region.

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 5/1.

Brill's Tibetan studies library. Languages of the greater Himalayan region, 1568-6183 ; v. 5/1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rabha language--Grammar.

Rabha language--Grammar, Comparative--Bodo.

Rabha language--Grammar, Comparative--Garo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (892 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Rabha’s inhabit the plains on both sides of the Brahmaputra river in Assam, in the North East of India. Their language is Rabha, a member of the Tibeto-Burman language family. This is the first ever comprehensive grammar of the Róngdani dialect of Rabha, as spoken in, a.o., the Rabha heartlands. Based on extensive field work by the author, this work is yet another significant step in the meticulous task of piecing together the jigsaw of Himalayan languages as undertaken by George van Driem and his team. Given the steady decline of the Rabha language in favour of Assamese, all those interested in the language and history of the Himalayas and Northern India will welcome this volume. With a Rabha dictionary/vocabulary, and a series of key Rabha texts shedding light on its people’s customs. With financial support of the International Institute of Asian Studies (www.iias.nl).

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Thattil Umbavu Varghese Joseph

Introduction / Thattil Umbavu Varghese Joseph

Chapter One. Sound Level Analysis / Thattil Umbavu Varghese Joseph

Chapter Two. Phonological Processes And Morphemics / Thattil Umbavu Varghese Joseph

Chapter Three. Lexical Analysis / Thattil Umbavu Varghese Joseph

Chapter Four. Phrase Level Analysis / Thattil Umbavu Varghese Joseph

Chapter Five. Adjectives, Adverbs, Indeclinables / Thattil Umbavu Varghese Joseph

Chapter Six. Sentence Level Analysis / Thattil Umbavu Varghese Joseph

Chapter Seven. Correlative Analysis Of Bodo, Garo And Rabha / Thattil Umbavu Varghese Joseph

Chapter Eight. Sample Rabha Texts / Thattil Umbavu Varghese Joseph

Rabha Vocabulary / Thattil Umbavu Varghese Joseph

Appendices / Thattil Umbavu Varghese Joseph

Bibliography / Thattil Umbavu Varghese Joseph.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [857]-858).

ISBN:

1-281-38429-1

9786611384296

90-474-0469-6

OCLC:

235928513

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004133211.i-860 DOI