Maral, Bhagaban. creator text Guwahati Assam Panchajyoti Prakash 2008 1st ed. monographic

xxiv, 330 p; 22 cm. Contents: Preface -- Chapter-1 : The land and its languages -- Emergence of kamarupa speech -- Chapter-2 : The pre-Aryans in India and Assam -- Chapter-3 : Establishment of Hindu civilisation in Assam -- Chapter 4 : Dravido-Aryan sovereigns in Assam -- Chapter-5 : Pre- vedic and vedic elements in Assamese -- Chapter-6 : Pre- Aryan words in Assamese -- Chapter-7 : Pre-Aryan etymological parallels -- Chapter-8 : Pre-Aryan toponyms and river-names of Assam -- Pre-Aryan river-names -- Austric equivalents for water,river -- Sino-Tibetan equivalents for water -- Loan from pre-Aryan austric substratum -- Loan words -- the red river -- Austric equivalents for water or river -- Chapter-9 : Peculiarities of sounds of Assamese -- Sounds of Assamese -- Chapter-10 : Morphological peculiarities -- Chapter-11 : Syntax -- Chapter-12 : Conclusion. Bhagaban Maral 6412