Assamese language

Indo-Aryan language spoken in Assam, India

Assamese (Assamese: অসমীয়া translated asÔxômiya) (IPA: [ɔxɔmija]) is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language, spoken most in the state of Assam in North-East India. It is also the main language of Assam. It is spoken in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and other northeast Indian states.

Assamese
Asamiya (Ôxômiya) অসমীয়া[1][2]
The word Ôxômiya ('Assamese') in Assamese script
Pronunciation/ɔ.xɔ.mia/
Native toIndia and Bangladesh
RegionAssam and Rangpur Division [3]
EthnicityAssamese people
Native speakers
15 million (2010)[4]
Dialects
Eastern Nagari (Assamese)
Assamese Braille
Latin alphabet (Nagamese Creole)[5]
Official status
Official language in
 India (Assam)
Regulated byAsam Sahitya Sabha (literature/rhetorical congress of Assam)
Language codes
ISO 639-1as
ISO 639-2asm
ISO 639-3asm
Glottologassa1263
Linguasphere59-AAF-w
Assamese speakers in South Asia (with lighter shades of green signifying non-majority amount of speakers)
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Constitutionally recognised languages of India
Category
Scheduled Languages

A
Assamese
B
Bengali
Bodo
D
Dogri
G
Gujarati
H
Hindi
K
Kannada
Kashmiri
Konkani
M
Maithili
Malayalam
Marathi
Meitei (Manipuri)
N
Nepali
O
Odia (Oriya)
P
Punjabi
S
Sanskrit
Santali
Sindhi
T
Tamil
Telugu
U
Urdu

Related

Official languages of India
Languages with official status in India

Assamese culture is deeply intertwined with the language, and it serves as a significant marker of Assamese identity. The language has borrowed vocabulary from various sources, including Sanskrit, Persian, and English, due to historical influences and interactions.

Assamese literature has produced renowned writers such as Lakshminath Bezbaroa, Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, and Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya, who have made significant contributions to both regional and Indian literature.

In recent years, efforts have been made to promote and preserve the Assamese language and its cultural heritage, both within the state of Assam and among Assamese communities across the globe.

References

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  1. "2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International". SIL International. 2016.
  2. "The Indo-Aryan languages, Routledge Language Family Series, vol. 2, London and New York: Routledge" (PDF). George Cardona and Dhanesh Jain. 2003.
  3. "Assamese". lisindia.net. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  4. "Världens 100 största språk 2010" (The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2010), in Nationalencyklopedin
  5. "Nagamese alphabet, prounciation and language". www.omniglot.com.