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Preferred term

asmAssamese  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Assamese ( ) is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language. It is used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India. It is also the official language of Assam. 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. Small pockets of Assamese speakers can be found in Bhutan. The easternmost of Indo-European languages, it is spoken by over 13 million people.

Entry terms

  • Assamese language

ISO 639-1 code

  • as

ISO 639-2 Bibliographical code

  • asm

ISO 639-2 Terminological code

  • asm

ISO 639-3 code

  • asm

Notation

  • asm

In other languages

  • assamais

    French

  • Assamais
  • Assamesisch

    German

  • Assamesische Sprache
  • assamese

    Italian

  • Lingua assamese
  • Portuguese

  • Língua assamesa
  • asamés

    Spanish

  • Idioma asamés

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/asm

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