Assamese or Asamiya (অসমীয়া Ôxômiya) is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language used mainly in the state of Assam. It is the official language of Assam. The easternmost of the Indo-Aryan languages; it is spoken by over 13 million native speakers. 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.
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ISO 639-1 code
as
ISO 639-2 code
asm
ISO 639-3 code
asm
family
Indo-Iranian languages, Bengali–Assamese languages, Indo-Aryan languages
language regulator or academy
Asam Sahitya Sabha
spoken in
Bangladesh, India, Karnataka, Nagaland, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Arunachal Pradesh, Pune, Uttar Pradesh, Nagamese Creole, Assam, Northeast India
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