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Language code: as

Technical information about ISO 639 language code as

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The table below provides technical details for the Assamese language, designated by the as code from the ISO 639-1 standard.

Code

as

Name

Official

Assamese

Native

অসমীয়া

Family
Indo-Aryan
Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Eastern AssameseCentral AssameseWestern Assamese
Related languages
BengaliOdiaSylhetiMaithili
Key facts
Written in the Assamese script, a branch of the Eastern Nagari writing systemEarliest known Assamese inscriptions appear in stone inscriptions from the 5th–7th centuries CEFeatures the rare high back unrounded vowel /ɯ/, uncommon in other Indo-Aryan tonguesModern standard language grew around the Sibsagar (Upper Assam) varietyVocabulary shows heavy influence from Tai-Ahom, Bodo, Persian and English.
Sample phrase

নমস্কাৰ, আপুনি কেনেকুৱা আছেন?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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Assamese belongs to the Indo-European family of languages, more specifically to the Indo-Aryan subgroup. It is officially used in the state of Assam, India, and is written in the Assamese script. It is estimated that there are more than 15 million speakers worldwide.

Language presence globally

Speakers

India

15M

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Assamese speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

Related locale codes

as-IN – Assamese (India)

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