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020			_a9789047404699 (electronic resource)
040			_aDLC _beng
082			_a495.4 _bJ7749
100			_aJoseph, Umbavu
245			_aLanguages of the greater Himalayan region: vol.1: Rabha _h[electronic resource]
260			_aLeiden _bBrill _c2007
300			_axxxii, 864 p.
440			_aBrill's Tibetan Studies Library _vVol. 5 & 1
440			_aLanguages of the Greater Himalayan Region _vVol. 5 & 1
500			_aThe 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.
650			_aCentral Asia
650			_aLanguages of Continental South-East Asia,
650			_a Language Documentation & Description
650			_aAsia
856			_uhttps://brill.com/view/title/8759
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