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Volume 15:1 January 2015
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Nouns and Pronouns in Uchai

Tamojoy Brahma, M.A., M.Phil.

Abstract

Uchai is a small endangered ethnic group of Tripura. This paper discusses the major features of Uchai Nouns and Pronouns. While Section 1 servers as a brief introduction to the paper, Section 2 discusses the various ways of formation of Nouns in Uchai. Section 3 focuses on the classification of Nouns in Uchai. Section 4 presents the different types of pronouns in Uchai and also their uses. Finally, Section 5, while concluding the paper focuses on the salient features of Nouns and Pronouns as found in Uchai.

Keywords: Uchai, nouns, pronouns, formation of nouns, classification of nouns and pronouns

1. Introduction

The major tribal community of Tripura is variously called Tipra, Twipra and Tippera (Tipperah) with reference to the region wherein they have been settled for several centuries. The community speaks Kokborok. Kokborok, one of the Baric languages, has a number of dialects and one such dialectical variant is Uchai. The Uchai is a small endangered ethnic group living chiefly in the southern parts of Tripura and has a population of only 2,015 souls in the Census of 2001. Linguistically, Uchai belongs to the Bodo group of the Tibeto-Burman sub-family of Sino-Tibetan languages; they now speak a dialectical variant of Kokborok, the language of the Tippera.

The paper is primarily based on the data collected through fieldwork conducted in the Uchai villages of Tripura. The fieldwork consisted mainly of interviews with the native speakers of Uchai language. The persons of different age groups, professions, and sexes have been used as informants and the data have been cross-checked with other speakers of the same variety. Apart from the field study, a few published dictionaries on Kokborok and Bru have also been consulted upon.

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Tamojoy Brahma, M.A., M.Phil.
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Michael Madhusudan Dutta College
Sabroom, South Tripura
Tripura – 799 145
India
kreativjoy@gmail.com

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