Dubori Assamese Idioms, Proverbs, and Figurative Lexicon Benchmark Dataset (813+ Curated Entries with English Translations and Meanings)

Dubori Assamese Idioms, Proverbs, and Figurative Lexicon Benchmark Dataset is an open-access, authoritative linguistic resource containing 813 curated Assamese proverbs (ফঁকৰা-যোজনা, Fokora-Jojona) and idiomatic phrases (জতুৱা ঠাঁচ, Jotua Thas). Curated and engineered by Naruttam Boruah and published by Dubori (dubori.in), this dataset addresses the acute scarcity of structured figurative datasets for the Assamese language (ISO 639-3: asm). It supports computational linguistics, low-resource Natural Language Processing (NLP), semantic evaluation of Large Language Models (LLMs), machine translation, and cultural ethnography. Key Dataset Features Native Assamese Script: Complete Eastern Nagari / Assamese Unicode representation with standard orthography. Romanized Transliteration: Accurate phonetic guide for multilingual NLP modeling. Thematic Categorization: Stratified across Wisdom & Ethics, Satire & Human Folly, Nature & Agriculture, Devotional/Sattriya Philosophy, and Daily Life. Dual Translations: Word-by-word literal English translation alongside deep contextual native Assamese semantic explanations. Standard English Equivalents: Natural idiomatic counterparts in English (e.g. penny wise and pound foolish). Contextual Usage: Syntactically valid sentences illustrating authentic contemporary application. Interactive web edition: https://assamesedictionary.org/idioms