Assamese
Brahmaputra Valley language
Assamese refers to the people, language, and culture of Assam, a state in northeastern India.
The Assamese language belongs to the Indo-Aryan family and is the official language of Assam, spoken by roughly 15 million people.
As a noun, an Assamese is a native or inhabitant of the region: The Assamese have a rich tradition of silk weaving.
Staple cereal grain
South Asian language branch
- scriptWritten words for performance
- dialectRegional language variety
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
- consonantIn agreement with
tonal · literature · grammar · alphabet · dictionary · phonology · morphology · syntax
Designing performance movement sequences
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- masksFace-covering disguises
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- ritualisticFollowing prescribed ceremony
Regular common people
- balladNarrative poem or song
- lyricsWritten words for music
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
Originating in a region
Festive event marking occasion
rice
Staple cereal grain
Indo-Aryan
South Asian language branch
consonant · tonal · literature · grammar · alphabet · dictionary · phonology · morphology · syntax · written
choreography
Designing performance movement sequences
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- masksFace-covering disguises
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
folk
Regular common people
indigenous
Originating in a region
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
- Assam peoplesKoch
- South AsiaIndia, Indian states, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Hindustan
- South AsianIndian, Pakistani, Bengali, Bangladeshi, Hindi
- Indian languagesHindi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali
- IndiansIndian, desi, Indian American, first generation, second generation
- Indo-Iranian languagesSanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Pashto