Assamese

Assamese is the easternmost member of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is spoken as a first language by 15.3 million people primarily in the Indian state of Assam and in the neighbouring states of West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh as well as in Bangladesh and Bhutan (Ethnologue).

Assamese is thought to have evolved from an eastern branch of the Apabhramsha, dialects spoken in India in the 6th-13th centuries. It first appeared in 14th-century documents, although there is earlier written evidence of the language in Charyapadas, Buddhist poems from eastern India composed in the 8th-12th centuries that provide early examples of Assamese,Oriya and Bengali.

In 1826, Bengali became the official language of Assam as a result of the British occupation. However, Assamese was reinstated as the official language some fifty years later in the 1870's. Today, Assamese is recognised as the official language of the Indian state of Assam. As such it is used in government, mass media, and in everyday communication.

Dialects
There are several mutually intelligible dialects of Assamese. Standard Assamese is based on the Central dialect.

•   Central
•   Eastern
•   Kamrupi
•   Goalparia
•   Naga Pidgin, an Assamese-based creole

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