Preserving Dai–Ahom Language, Belief & Memory

Articles on Ahom religion, Dai culture, linguistics, ancestral traditions, and historical continuity.

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Was Lachet an Ahom or Kachari? history

Was Lachet an Ahom or Kachari?

Short Answer is he was an Ahomised Kachari. And long answer is this article

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Ahom Alphabet language

Ahom Alphabet

A Short Primer on Dai Ahom Orthography and Writing System

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Máe Dām Máe Phi: Ancestral Worship of the Ahoms general

Máe Dām Máe Phi: Ancestral Worship of the Ahoms

An introduction to the Ahom belief system centered on ancestral spirits, ritual offerings, and continuity of life.

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Modern Dai Ahom Names for Boys and Girls language

Modern Dai Ahom Names for Boys and Girls

A curated list of modern and meaningful Dai Ahom names for boys and girls

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How to read Ahom manuscripts? language

How to read Ahom manuscripts?

Reading Old Dai manuscripts is not like reading English, and requires deep knowledge of old words and traditional calligraphy

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Etymology of Assamese Slur 'Kela' history

Etymology of Assamese Slur 'Kela'

The word 'kela' comes from the Tai-Burmese word 'kəla' which means foreigner or Indian-origin person

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Dai Practice

Preface: Children's Voice

Preface: Children's Voice

Opening Speech for Children's Voice

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Basic Conversation in Dai Ahom

Basic Conversation in Dai Ahom

A mock convo between two random people

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News: Female Thief got arrested

News: Female Thief got arrested

A woman thief was caught stealing by villagers

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Reading: Habits of Successful People

Reading: Habits of Successful People

A girl reads on successful people's habits

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Walk for Peace

Walk for Peace

Information on the International Walk for Peace

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The Power of Education

The Power of Education

A speech on the power of knowledge

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Dai Songs' Lyrics

Mork Hkam

Mork Hkam

A Song on Breakup produced in Assam

Mok Tsam Kham

Mok Tsam Kham

A Song on Unrequited Love

Nam Khong

Nam Khong

A Song on Salween River of Yunnan

Mawk Kham

Mawk Kham

A Song on Golden Flower as metaphor for Love

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

A Birthday Song for Nursery Kids

Ah-Meng

Ah-Meng

A Dai Resistance Song against Hegemony

Ahom Merch

Why This Archive Exists

The Dai–Ahom Language Archive (DALA) is an independent effort to document language, belief systems, oral traditions, and historical memory of Dai communities across Northeast India and Southeast Asia.

This platform is not driven by trends or social media, but by continuity — preserving knowledge that was traditionally passed as well as lost.