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🤗 Ahom Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Ahom learners! 😃
Ahom, or Tai Ahom, is a language formerly spoken in the Indian state of Assam. The Ahom people originally came from Yunnan province in China. Ahom was used as the sole language of the Ahom kingdom until the 15th or 16th century, when it started to be replaced by Assamese.
Keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings in Ahom.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings[edit | edit source]
| English | Ahom |
|---|---|
| general greeting | Mau sung kha |
| general greeting | Boi kom |
| formal greeting, literally "kneel down" | Khruptang |
| morning greeting | Mau shung kang nau kha |
| afternoon greeting | Mau shung kang wan kha |
| evening greeting | Mau shung kang kham kha |
| nighttime greeting | Mau shung yao mon mon kha |
| how are you? | Udine? |
| reply to Udine | Tang lai di u |
| how are you? | Di yu na? |
| reply to Di yu na | Yu di |
| how are you? | Ni yu na? |
| reply to Ni yu na | Yu ni |