Assamese language

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Assamese
Assamese: অসমীয়া Template:Translit-as
Spoken in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan & USA (DE, NJ & NY)
Region Assam
Total speakers 13,079,696 (in 1991)[1]
Ranking 52
Language family Indo-European
Writing system Assamese script
Official status
Official language in  India (Assam)
Regulated by No official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1 as
ISO 639-2 asm
ISO 639-3 asm

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.

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