The Assamese

Assamese language

Assamese is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language. It is used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India. It is also the official language of Assam. It is also spoken in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and other northeast Indian states. Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language is widely used in...

 word Gaon is used to define an area in Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

 which is similar in meaning with the English word Village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

. Names of Assamese gaons (i.e. Assamese villages) usually ends with the following suffix term:

• Gaon: e.g. Amingaon
  Amingaon
  -Location:National Highway 31 passes through Amingaon. Nearest airport is Guwahati Airport.-External links:* *...
  
   (Amin + Gao). People from Gaon are known as Gaon Wale or G-W for short. Colloquially this may be known as G-Dub. There are many G-Dubs in the world. Some notable ones include Eeyore, Slow Coach, Dopey, Mopey, Chootiya, Quttia, Bhozri Ka
• Pur: e.g. Madhupur (Madhu + Pur); also Dispur, current capital of Assam
  Assam
  Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
  
  

Supa :e.g Chinadi supa (chinadi + supa)

• Bari: e.g. Jalukbari (Jaluk + Bari)
• Hat: e.g. Jamugurihat (Jamuguri + Hat)
• Hati: e.g. Guwahati
  Guwahati
  Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
  
   (Guwa + Hati)
• Tola: e.g. Beltola
  Beltola
  Beltola is a prime residential area in the southern part of Guwahati, Assam. It is an adjoining area of the Dispur Capital Complex, the capital of Assam...
  
   (Bel + Tola)
• Bazar: e.g. Panbazar (Pan + Bazar)
• Kata: e.g. Salakata (Sala + Kata)
• Guri: e.g. Jamuguri (Jamu + Guri)

Gaonburha

Gaonburha

A gaonburha or gaoburha is the leader of an Assamese gaon or village. The role of gaonburhas in Assamese gaons that are under mouzas are limited, since mouzadars take the responsibility of the gaonburha. For gaons that are far from district heads or major cities, gaonburhas still play difinitive...

 is the term used to define the head of the village. The term Burha indicates old man

Old age

Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the average life span of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle...

 in Assamese

Assamese language

Assamese is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language. It is used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India. It is also the official language of Assam. It is also spoken in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and other northeast Indian states. Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language is widely used in...

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