| Dehan | |
|---|---|
| Dewan, Dheyan, Dhiyan, Cachari dialect | |
| দেহান | |
| Pronunciation | /dehan/ |
| Native to | Assam, India |
| Region | Barak valley |
| Ethnicity | Dehan people (Koch-Rajbongshis of Cachar) |
Native speakers | 5000-8000+[1][2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
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Dehan, Dewan, Dheyan, Dhiyan or Cachari dialect is a regional variety of Assamese, spoken mainly in the Cachar district of Barak valley.[3][4][5] More specifically, Dehan speakers are mainly found in ten villages in the eastern part of Barak river namely Horinagar, Japirbon, Leburbon, Gororbon, Dewan (Labok) or Dewan Bosti, Narayanpur, Larchingpar, Thaligram, Lakkhichora, and Digli. Though Dehan speakers are located in the same district, however, they are scattered in different places. Out of ten villages, Japirbon is the biggest and the populous one.[6]
Other than Assamese, Dehan shares its lexical items and linguistic features with Sylheti and Bishnupriya Manipuri as well, which is due to long language contact apart from being closely related. Dehan is closely related to the Kamrupi and Standard dialects of Assamese.[7][8]
- ^ (Singha 2017, p. 2)
- ^ (Dey 2015, p. 12)
- ^ (Baruah & 1998-1999, p. 55-56)
- ^ "the Cachar dialect is closely related to the Kamrupi dialect and the Standard Assamese" (Bhattacharya 2003, p. 11)
- ^ (Goswami 1970, p. 187)
- ^ (Singha 2017, p. 2)
- ^ (Singha 2017, p. 2)
- ^ (Bhattacharya 2003, p. 11)