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| Assamese | ||||
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| Assamese: অসমীয়া Ôxômiya | ||||
| Native to | India, Bangladesh, Bhutan & USA (DE, NJ & NY) | |||
| Region | Assam | |||
| Native speakers | 13,079,696 (in 1991)[1] (date missing) | |||
| Language family | Indo-European
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| Writing system | Assamese script | |||
| Official status | ||||
| Official language in |  India (Assam) | |||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-1 | as | |||
| ISO 639-2 | asm | |||
| ISO 639-3 | asm | |||
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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. Small areas of Assamese speakers can be found in Bangladesh and Bhutan.
References
- ↑ http://www.censusindia.net/cendat/language/lang_table1.PDF Retrieved on June 5,2007
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