[Assam] About the Name Assam

[Dilip and Dil Deka]

Was "Xorgodeu" ever a "Horgodeu", "Khorgodeu" or "Sworgodeu"?
The Ahom rulers tried their best to assimilate, and not to distinguish themselves from the ruled.
They had the call in naming their kingdom. Not your forefathers, nor mine.
So who brought the "Xo" sound to Assam? The Kalitas from Russia? :-)
Dilip




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From: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
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Subject: Re: [Assam] About the Name Assam

>  whereas we know for sure the local people at that time as now called the land "Oxom",



***  You do?

So much for the certitude of the omniscient!!

Did you know that the Ahom people, by and large, cannot pronounce the 'xo' sound and  pronounce it as 'ho' or 'kho'?



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At 2:02 PM -0700 3/8/09, Dilip and Dil Deka wrote:
> ".......an invention of an European, and thus not credible?" - I am not suggesting that at all. I am not Europhobic. :-)
> 
> Let's take the British days - the maps and the official records meticulously prepared during that time called "Oxom" as "Assam" whereas we know for sure the local people at that time as now called the land "Oxom", the big difference being the sound of "x" versus "s". What credibility would you give to the authenticity of the name "Assam" used by the British?
> In the same token, why would I accept "Asam" as written by a Dutch in 17th century as an authentic name? The Dutch, just like the British cannot pronounce "Oxom".
> If you accept "Asam" as in Dutch map as the original name, when did it change to today's "Oxom" and who changed it?
> 
> I still say "Assam" is anglicized and "Asam" is Hollandized. Boy! that sounds too much like Hollandaise sauce.
> I am surprised there was no comment on the rest of my email.
> Dilip
> 

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