Question

list the difference between the Ahoms and the Gonds in term of - a) language b)religion c)place of settlement

Answer 1

The Ahom people speak Assamese now; earlier they spoke in a dialect called Ahom. They practice Hinduism, but some are known to practice Theravada Buddhism and some Furalung, an ancient and distinct Indian religion, along with Hinduism. They are mongoloid in origin and have settled down in the Brahmaputra valley of Upper Assam.

Gonds are of dravidian origin, settled in central India. They are inhabitants of Maharashtra ( Vidarbha region), Chhatisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Telengana, Andhra Pradesh and western Odisha. They speak Gondi, Telugu, Marathi and Hindi. The Gonds practice an ancient tribal religion known as Gondi or Koya Punem. 

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:1) Ahoms were the migrants of the Brahmaputra Valley from present day Myanmar and Yunnan Province of China. They originally belonged to Tai-Mongoloid breed. While the Gonds were not migrants. They lived in vast forested region called Gondwana.

2) Ahoms expanded their rule by wedging war against the kingdoms of various tribes. While Gonds were influenced by the Rajputs. In order to gain power and recognition, they had marriage alliances with Rajputs.

3) The Ahoms spoke Assamese language. While the Gonds spoke Gondi language, which is very much similar to the Telugu language. They also spoke Dravidian language.