# Deori language

Deori (also Deuri) is a Tibeto-Burman language in the Tibeto-Burman languages family spoken by the Deori people of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Deori are also a part of Bodo–Kachari people. Among the four territorial groups only the Dibongiya have retained the language. The others—Patorgoyan, Tengaponiya, and Borgoyan—have shifted to Assamese. It is spoken in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, and in Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Sivasagar and Jorhat districts of Assam. The primary literary body of Deori is known as "deori chucheba chengcha" (Deori sahitya sabha).
In the colonial times this language became associated with the Chutia people erroneously, and came to be known as the "Chutia language" in the Linguistic Survey of India. Modern scholarship do not associate the Deori language with the Chutia community.
The Deori language is one of the most influential languages which has helped develop the Assamese language in Upper Assam.
However, the word for water has a similar form in many other languages of the Sal branch of Sino-Tibetan to which Deori belongs, so it is not conclusive evidence that Deori speakers were the first to occupy this area.

## Vocabulary

Some of the words of Deori present in Assamese derived from the dictionary Chuperemago are:
| Deori word | Assamese word | Meaning |
| Khang | Khong | Anger |
| Dep-Depia | Dhep-Dhepia | Plum |
| Auja | Auja | Incline |
| Atiru | Ati | Highland |
| Pulunga | Pulunga | Straight |
| Lakia | Lekhia | Similar |
| Gujung | Jung | Spear |
| Mihiti | Mihi | Smooth |
| On | On | Yes |
| Numoi | Numoli | Little girl |
| Norani | Nora | Straw |
| Dong | Dong | Irrigation Channel |
| Dekagu | Deka | Young man |
| Karisa | Kharisa | Bamboo Shoot |
| Bisu | Bihu | Folk Festival of Assam |
| Anali | Anali | Helpless |
| Tangan | Tangan | Beating Stick |
| Botar | Batar | Weather |
| Jakhala | Jakhala | Ladder |
| Hoja | Hoja | Simple |
| Jiyoi | Jiyori | Girl |
| Uyung | Uyi | Termite |
| Dokhar | Dokhar | Piece of cut off |
| Mena | Mena | Crooked |
| Habang | Hebang | Silly |
| Bonda | Bonda | Male cat |
| Ingkori | Ingkori | An insect |
| Seu | Seu | Habit |
| Meli | Meli | Unfold |
| Lopa | Lapha | A type of green-leafy be |
| Khaofi | Ufi | Dandruff |
| Aapa | Aapa | Father |
| Medali | Madoli | A type of Assamese Jewelry |
| Jakoi | Jakoi | Fishing tool |
| Khaloi | Khaloi | Basket |
| Dao | Daok | A type of bird |
| Dolong | Dolong | Bridge |
| Ketenga | Ketenga | Thin/Feeble |
| Chutuga | Chuti | Short |
| Huchori | Huchori | Bihu Carol |
| Hata | Heta | Spatula |
| Hajia | Hajia | Labor |
| Agu | Athu | Knee |
| Goi/Gogoi | Bhaiti | Younger Brother |
| Kai/kakai | Kai | Elder Brother |
| Jiku | Jik | Wet |
| Gila | Ghila | Knee cap |
| Eri | Eri | Eri silk |
| Gadu | Garu | Pillow |
| Hasu | Hasi | Sneeze |
| Hami | Hami | Yawn |
| Hogora | Hogora | A Deer species |
| Kera | Kera | Displaced eye |
| Keturi | Keturi | A kind of turmeric |
| Kekura | Kekura | Crooked |
| Maguru | Magur | Cat fish |
| Kamu | Kami | Bamboo twig |
| Soru | Horu | Small |
| Temi | Temi | Container |
| Borola | Borola | Widower |
| Besoni | Bisoni | Handfan |
| Jeng | Jeng | Bush |
| Pei | Pehi | Paternal Aunty |
| Jabor | Jabor | Waste |
| Hapholu | Hapholu | Out hill |
| Kusia | Kusia | Eel |
| Kerketua | Kerketuwa | Squirrel |
| Fosola | Posola | Banana stem |
| Gorali | Goral | Cage |
| Gosok | Gosok | Trample |
| Ukha | Ukha | Breath |
| Amoto | Amothu | Heart |
| Suruka | Suruka | Clean |
| Hereka | Hereka | Tasteless |
| Kuduna | Khundona | Grinding pot |
| Takun | Takun | Stick |
| Jubura | Jobura | Vegetable curry |
| Kharoli | Kharoli | Mustard paste |
| Likota | Likota | Sticky |
| Hao | Hao | Curse |
| Umoni | Umoni | Incubate |
| Ubiriba | Uburi Huwa | Lying chest down |
| Sereng-sereng | Sereng-sereng | Excessive heat of sun |
| Robju | Robo/Roba | Wait |
| Ayoi | Ayoi | Painful sensation |
| Bega | Beng | Jump |
| Dep Depia | Dhep Dhepia | Plumb |
| Sa kuruba | Kurua | Sunrise |
| Dogia | Dhokia | Beat |
| Heleng-jeleng | Heleng-jeleng | Weakness |
| Kunga | Kunga | Crippled |
| Dai | Daiti | Paternal Uncle |
| Dati | Dati | Border area |
| Roina | Roina | Cleaning instrument |
| Pilinga | Pelenga | Boy |
| Kubi | Kuki | A type of Basket |
| Dun | Dun | Small basket |
| Dokora | Dokora | Wooden hammer |
| Hesiba | Hesa mora | Press |
| Hiju | Hiju | A plant |
| Keng keng | Kengkengoni | Yap |
| Isa | Risa/Riha | Wrapper cloth |
| Sumu | Sum | A plant |
| Rang-si | Rang kukur | Wild dog |
| Megela | Megela bon | Plum grass |
| Teku | Tekeli | Pot |
| Tokou | Tokou | A type of Palm tree |
| Serepa | Serepa | A type of insect |