Editing Assamese language (section)

===Classifiers===
Assamese has a large collection of [[classifier (linguistics)|classifiers]], which are used extensively for different kinds of objects, acquired from the [[Sino-Tibetan languages]].{{Sfn|Moral|1997|pp=49-51}} A few examples of the most extensive and elaborate use of classifiers are given below:
*"'''''zɔn'''''" is used to signify a person, male with some amount of respect
**E.g., manuh-''zɔn'' – "the man"
*"'''''zɔni'''''" (female) is used after a noun or pronoun to indicate human beings
**E.g., manuh-''zɔni'' – "the woman"
*"'''''zɔni'''''" is also used to express the non-human feminine
**E.g., sɔɹai ''zɔni'' – "the bird", pɔɹuwa-''zɔni'' – "the ant"
*"'''''zɔna'''''" and "'''''gɔɹaki'''''" are used to express high respect for both man and woman
**E.g., kɔbi-''zɔna'' – "the poet", gʊxaɪ-''zɔna'' – "the goddess", rastrapati-''gɔɹaki'' – "the president", tiɹʊta-''gɔɹaki'' – "the woman"
*"'''''tʊ'''''" has three forms: '''''tʊ''''', '''''ta''''', '''''ti'''''
**(a) tʊ: is used to specify something, although the case of someone, e.g., loɹa-''tʊ'' – "the particular boy", is impolite
**(b) ta: is used only after numerals, e.g., ɛ''ta'', du''ta'', tini''ta'' – "one, two, three"
**(c) ti: is the diminutive form, e.g., kesua-''ti'' – "the infant, besides expressing more affection or attachment to
*"'''''kɔsa'''''", "'''''mɔtʰa'''''" and "'''''taɹ'''''" are used for things in bunches
**E.g., sabi-''kɔsa'' – "the bunch of key", saul-''mɔtʰa'' – "a handful of rice", suli-''taɹi'' or suli ''kɔsa'' – "the bunch of hair"
*'''''dal''''', '''''dali''''', are used after nouns to indicate something long but round and solid
**E.g., bãʱ-''dal'' – "the bamboo", katʰ-''dal'' – "the piece of wood", bãʱ-''dali'' – "the piece of bamboo"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Assamese Classifiers
! Classifier !! Referent !! Examples
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| {{IPA|/zɔn/}} || males (adult) || manuh-''zɔn'' (the man – honorific)
|-
| {{IPA|/zɔni/}} || females (women as well as animals) || manuh-''zɔni'' (the woman), sɔrai-''zɔni'' (the bird)
|-
| {{IPA|/zɔna/}} || honorific || kobi-''zɔna'' (the poet), gʊxai-''zɔna'' (the god/goddess)
|-
| {{IPA|/ɡɔɹaki/}} || males and females (honorific) || manuh-''ɡɔɹaki'' (the woman), rastrɔpɔti-''gɔɹaki'' (the president)
|-
| {{IPA|/tʊ/}} || inanimate objects or males of animals and men (impolite) || manuh-''tʊ'' (the man – diminutive), gɔɹu-''tʊ'' (the cow)
|-
| {{IPA|/ti/}} || inanimate objects or infants || kesua-''ti'' (the baby)
|-
| {{IPA|/ta/}} || for counting numerals || e-''ta'' (count one), du-''ta'' (count two)
|-
| {{IPA|/kʰɔn/}} || flat square or rectangular objects, big or small, long or short ||
|-
| {{IPA|/kʰɔni/}} || terrain like rivers and mountains ||
|-
| {{IPA|/tʰupi/}} || small objects ||
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| {{IPA|/zak/}} || group of people, cattle; also for rain; cyclone ||
|-
| {{IPA|/sati/}} || breeze ||
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| {{IPA|/pat/}} || objects that are thin, flat, wide or narrow. ||
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| {{IPA|/paɦi/}} || flowers ||
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| {{IPA|/sɔta/}} || objects that are solid ||
|-
| {{IPA|/kɔsa/}} || [[mass noun]]s ||
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| {{IPA|/mɔtʰa/}} || bundles of objects ||
|-
| {{IPA|/mutʰi/}} || smaller bundles of objects ||
|-
| {{IPA|/taɹ/}} || broomlike objects ||
|-
| {{IPA|/ɡɔs/}} || wick-like objects ||
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| {{IPA|/ɡɔsi/}} || with earthen lamp or old style kerosene lamp used in Assam ||
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| {{IPA|/zʊpa/}} || objects like trees and shrubs ||
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| {{IPA|/kʰila/}} || paper and leaf-like objects ||
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| {{IPA|/kʰini/}} || uncountable mass nouns and pronouns ||
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| {{IPA|/dal/}} || inanimate flexible/stiff or oblong objects; humans (pejorative) ||
|}
In Assamese, classifiers are generally used in the ''numeral + classifier + noun'' (e.g. {{IPA|/ezɔn manuh/}} ejon manuh 'one man') or the ''noun + numeral + classifier'' (e.g. {{IPA|/manuh ezɔn/}} manuh ejon 'one man') forms.