Assamese
ASSAMESE, the Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Assam valley. In 1901 the number of its speakers was 1,350,846. It is closely related to Bengali and Oriya, forming with them and with Bihari the Eastern Group of the Indo-Aryan vernaculars. For further particulars see Bengali.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
