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Assamese

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The Sound of the Assamese language (UDHR, Numbers, Greetings, Words & The Parable)

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Learn Assamese Language

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Daily use English/Assamese to English translation/ how to learn Assamese language.

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Learn Assamese | Lesson 1 | Useful phrases

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Assamese or Asamiya অসমীয়া is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language. It is the easternmost indigenous Indo-European language; it is spoken by over 15 million native speakers, and serves as a lingua franca in the region. It is also spoken in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and other northeast Indian states. Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language is widely used in Nagaland and parts of Assam. Nefamese is an Assamese-based pidgin used in Arunachal Pradesh. Small pockets of Assamese speakers can be found in Bangladesh. The non-linguistic Bengali dialects of Sylhet and northeast Bangladesh are linguistically closer to Assamese. In the past, it was the court language of the Ahom kingdom from the 17th century.
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