Assamese

A language of India

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Asambe, Asami, Asamiya

Population

12,800,000 in India (2001 census). Population total all countries: 12,828,220.

Location

Assam; West Bengal; Meghalaya; Arunachal Pradesh. Also in Bhutan, United States.

Language Status

2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Assam State (1950, Constitution, Schedule VIII).

Classification

Dialects

Jharwa (Pidgin), Mayang, Standard Assamese, Western Assamese (Kamrupi).

Language Development

Poetry. Magazines. Newspapers. New media. Radio programs. Films. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1833–1995.

Language Resources

Writing

Bengali script.