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Language code: asm

Technical information about ISO 639 language code asm

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The table below provides technical details for the Assamese language, designated by the asm code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

asm

Name

Official

Assamese

Native

অসমীয়া

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Eastern AssameseCentral AssameseKamrupi (Western Assamese)Goalpariya
Related languages
BengaliSylhetiBishnupriya ManipuriOdia
Key facts
Assamese is regarded as the easternmost living Indo-Aryan languageIt is written with the Assamese script, a regional form of the Eastern Nagari alphabetThe language uniquely retains the velar fricative /x/, lost in most other Indo-Aryan tonguesEarly literature includes the Charyapada verses (8th–12th c.) and Madhava Kandali’s 15th-century Ramayana translationPronouns and verbs display a rich honorific system that marks social hierarchy
Sample phrase

নমস্কাৰ, আপুনি কেনে আছেন?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Assamese language, identified by the code asm, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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