Assamese is an eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 20 million
people in the Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh,
and also spoken in Bangladesh and Bhutan. Assamese is closely related to
Bengali and Odia.
The Assamese alphabet is written with an alphabet that developed from
the Gupta alphabet around 1200 AD and which closely resembles the Mithilakshar
and Bengali alphabets. Assamese has a long literary tradition, and was used
for edicts and other writings of medieval kings. The first printed book
in Assamese was Atmaram Sarma's translation of the Bible, which published in 1813
by the Serampore English Missionary Press in Calcutta.
Assamese alphabet (অসমীয়া লিপি)
Vowels and vowel diacritics
Consonants
Some conjunct consonants
Additional symbols
Numerals
Sample text in Assamese
সকলো মানুহে স্বাধীনভাৱে সমান ঠাকুৰালি আৰু অধিকাৰে জন্ম লয়। সকলোৰে বিবেক আৰু জ্ঞান-বুদ্ধি আছে আৰু সকলোৱে এজনে আনজনক ভাই-ভাই হিচাপে ব্যৱহাৰ দিব লাগে।
Transliteration
Xokolü manuhe sadhinvawe xoman thakurali aru odhikare zonmo loe. Xokolüre bibek aru ɡian-buddhi ase aru xokolüe ezone anzonok vai-vai hisape bewohar dibo lage.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood. (Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Also used to write: Bishnupriya, Bodo, Chakma, Chiru, Koda,
Nisi, Deori, Dimasa, Koch, Khasi, Kudmali, Tiwa,
Sauria Paharia, Miri, Chothe Naga, Thangal Naga, Moyon Naga,
Maring Naga, Rabha, Rangpuri, Santali, Sadri, Oraon Sadri,
Sulung, Panchpargania, Tippera, Kok Borok, Toto and Usui.
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