Assamese
- না (na) — Central Assamese, Western Assamese
- নি (ni) — Eastern Assamese
Etymology
Cognite with Sylheti ꠘꠤ (ni), Rohingya né.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
নে • (ne)
- (interrogative) or
চাহ খাব নে কফি?- sah khabo ne kophi?
- Would you like tea or coffee?
Particle
নে • (ne)
- Forms yes/no questions.
আপোনাৰ ভালনে?- apünar bhalne?
- How are you?
- (literally, “Your good-ne?”)
সোমাব পাৰিমনে।- xümabo parimne?
- May I come in?
- (literally, “I will be able to enter-ne?”)
সি গৈছিল নে?- xi goisil ne?
- Did he go?
- (literally, “He went ne?”)
Usage notes
It can be written as a suffix or separately.
Derived terms
See also