Homeland, language family, its present status and its mutual contact
with Assamese.
(a) Phonemes : Vowel and Consonant Phonemes
(b) Tones.
Morphology: Gender, Case & Case endings, Plural suffix, Definitives,
Verbal suffix.
Vocabulary and its sources.
Syntax : Types of sentences, Word Order
History of scripts used in writing Bodo Language since inception.
Section B
History of Bodo literature
General introduction of Bodo folk literature.
Contribution of the Missionaries.
Periodization of Bodo Literature.
Critical analysis of different genre (Poetry, Novel, Short Story
and Drama)
Translation Literature.
Paper – II
The Paper will require first-hand reading of the texts prescribed and
will be designed to test the critical ability of the candidates. (Answers
must be written in Bodo)
Section – A
Khonthai – Methai (Edited by Madaram Brahma & Rupnath Brahma.)
Hathorkhi-Hala (Edited by Pramod Chandra Brahma)
Boroni Gudi Sibsa Arw Aroz : Madaram Brahma
Raja Nilambar : Dwarendra Nath Basumatary
Bibar (prose section) (Edited by Satish Chandra Basumatary)
