Assamese language

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 to	India and Bangladesh
Region	Assam and Rangpur Division [3]
Ethnicity	Assamese people
Native speakers	15 million (2010)[4]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Bengali–Assamese Kamarupi Prakrit Old Assamese Middle Assamese Assamese
Dialects	Kamrupi, Goalpariya
Writing system	Eastern Nagari (Assamese) Assamese Braille Latin alphabet (Nagamese Creole)[5]
Official status
Official language in	India (Assam)
Regulated by	Asam Sahitya Sabha (literature/rhetorical congress of Assam)
Language codes
ISO 639-1	as
ISO 639-2	asm
ISO 639-3	asm
Glottolog	assa1263
Linguasphere	59-AAF-w
Assamese speakers in South Asia (with lighter shades of green signifying non-majority amount of speakers)

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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

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.