TAI AHOM LANGUAGE, PEOPLE, & CULTURE

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boi1 kom4! zhüw3 kao1 Andy. mau4 yuu2 dee1 naw3
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Let's talk about the Tai Ahom language.

The Ahom language is one of main Tai languages of Assam which was in mainstream from 13th to 18th century during the Ahom Kingdom established by Sukapha. But after the Burmese invasions and subsequent colonization of Assam, Ahom language was replaced by Assamese language and ceased to exist in spoken. However, efforts are being made to bring it back to mainstream by several Ahom organizations and linguists.

The Ahom people are all of diverse origin as when the small number of Tai hordes they decided to assimilate the several indigenous tribes like Morans, Borahis, Chutias, Deoris, Dimasas, Miris, etc in their own fold through a process called Ahomisation.

The Ahom culture is a unique blend of Tai, and local tribal elements. The Ahoms practiced a form of ancestor worship and revered natural elements such as the sun, moon, and rivers. Their festivals and rituals often involved elaborate ceremonies to honor their deities and ancestors. One of the key festivals is the Me-Dam-Me-Phi, dedicated to ancestor worship.

The word Me Dam Me Phi, can be broken into Me meaning offering, Dam meaning the dead and Phi meaning spirits, or an offering to the spirits of the dead. The Ahoms doesn't believe in afterlife but rather that each person becomes a spirit after his death and worshipping the ancestral spirits brings goodwill to the people. Ahoms also believe in animal sacrifice. The cow sacrifice is especially important for Um pha worship and similarly many other birds are also sacrificed to offer to the ancestral spirits.


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