a short note on ahoms
Ahom is a “dead” language, and is associated with the Tai people who “landed” in
Assam in the 12thcentury and further extended their rule from the 15thto the 19thcentury
.Many documents are written in this language, which are
of paramount importance for Tai comparative studies and as primary sources for the history of
North-Eastern India. Most of these documents are not published, but are deposited in various
institutions, among which the Department of Historical and Antiquarian Studies, in Gauhati
(Assam, India).