Along with other Eastern Indo-Aryan languages, Assamese evolved circa 1000 – 1200 AD from the Magadhi Prakrit, which developed from a dialect or group of dialects that were close to, but different from, Vedic and Classical Sanskrit. Its sister languages include Bengali, Chittagonian, Sylheti ( Cilôţi ), Oriya, the Bihari languages. It is written with the Assamese script.

* Bengali alphabet, the script used to write Bengali, and a variant of Assamese

Most languages are written using a script specific to them, such as Assamese with Assamese / Axomiya, Bengali with Bengali, Punjabi with Gurmukhi, Oriya with Utkal Lipi, Gujarati with Gujarati, etc.

However, main attempts to translate text into Ahom merely rewrites Assamese into the Ahom script, without care for the underlying grammar.

Although the handwritten Oriya script of the time closely resembled the Bengali and Assamese scripts, the one adopted for the printed typesets was significantly different, leaning more towards the Tamil script and Telugu script.

* Assamese script, the script used to write the Assamese Language

William Carey attempted to write the language with the Assamese script between 1813 and 1838.

A large number of Khasi books were written in the Assamese script, including the famous book Ka Niyiom Jong Ka Khasi or The Rule of the Khasis, which is an important manuscript of the Khasi religion.

** Assamese language-Assamese script

The Assamese / Bengali script belongs to the Brahmic family of scripts and is thought to have a continuous history of development from Nagari script, a precursor of Devanagari.

By the 17th century three styles of Assamese script could be identified ( baminiya, kaitheli and garhgaya ) which gave way to the standard script which followed the typeset script.

Buranjis were written during Ahom dynasties in Assamese language using Assamese script.

The earliest evidence of Assamese script is found in the Charyapada, the Buddhist songs.

The Asam Sahitya Sabha ( Assamese: অসম স া হ ি ত ্ য সভ া, Ôxôm Xahityô Xôbha or " Assam Literary Society ") was founded in 1917 in Assam, India to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature.

* Bengali language, Assamese: শ ্ র ী

The garment has numerous other names such as, ଧ ୋ ତ ି Dhotī in Oriya, called ધ ૉ ત િ ય ુ Dhotiyu in Gujarati, চওৰক ী য ় ক া Suriya in Assamese, ধ ু ত ি Dhuti in Bengali, ಢ ೊ ತ ಿ/ ಕಛ ್ ಛ ೆ ಪನ ್ ಛ ೆ Dhoti or Kachche Panche in Kannada ,‌ Dhotar, Angostar, Aad-neschey or Pudve in Konkani, മ ു ണ ് ട ് Mundu in Malayalam, ధ ో త ీ/ ప ం చ ె Dhoti or Pancha in Telugu, ध ो तर Dhotar in Marathi, ਲ ਼ਾ ਛ Laacha in Punjabi and " Mardaani " in cities of UP, Bihar, Terai, வ ே ட ் ட ி vEtti or வ ே ஷ ் ட ி vEshti in Tamil.

The Naga Bhut Jolokia ( Assamese: ভ ূ ত জলক ী য ়া bhut jôlôkia ; মর ি চ naga morich ; Nepali: ज ो ग ी ख ु रस ा न ी; Manipuri: উম ো র ো ক umorok ; Burmese: ရ ွှေ လန ် ပ ို Shwe Lan Po ), is a chili pepper previously recognized by Guinness World Records as the hottest pepper in the world.

The 7 Sister States ( Assamese: স া তভন ী ৰ া জ ্ য ) also called " Paradise Unexplored " is a name given to the contiguous states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura in northeastern India.

The curry tree ( Assamese: নৰস িং হ, Bengali: ক া র ী প া ত া, Sinhala: කරප ිං ච ා, Tamil: கர ு வ ே ப ் ப ி ல ை, Kannada: ಕರ ಿ ಬ ೇ ವ ು, Telugu: కర ి వ ే ప ా క ు, Malayalam: കറ ി വ േ പ ് പ ി ലOriya: ଭ ୃ ସଙ ୍ ଗ ପତ ୍ ର, Hindi: कर ी पत ् त ा, कड ़ी पत ् त ा, म ी ठ ा न ी म, म ी ठ ा न ी म पत ् त ा, Marathi: कढ ी ल िं ब, Gujarati: મ ી ઠ ો લ ી મડ ો, કર ી પત ્ ત ા, કડ ી પત ્ ત ા), Myanmar: ပ ျ ဉ ်း တ ော် သ ိ မ ်, ( Murraya koenigii ; syn.

The music of Assam ( Assamese: অসমৰ স ং গ ী ত ), a state in the northeastern part of India, can be divided into various categories of folk music.

Kamarupi Prakrit ( Sanskrit: क ा मर ु प ी प ् र ा क ृ त ) ( Assamese: ক া মৰ ূ প ী প ্ ৰ া ক ৃ ত ) ( Bengali: ক া মর ূ প ী প ্ র া ক ৃ ত ) was the Prakrit language and Apabhramsa used in Kamarupa kingdom.

In English-speaking countries with large immigrant populations, it is also variously known as kaljeera ( Assamese ক া লজ ী ৰ া kalzira or ক ’ ল া জ ী ৰ া kolazira ), kalo jira ( kalojira, black cumin ), karum cheerakam ( Tamil கர ு ஞ ் ச ீ ரகம ்), kalonji ( Hindi / Urdu कल ौं ज ी kalauṃjī or كلونجى / कल ों ज ी kaloṃjī ) or mangrail ( Hindi म ं गर ै ल maṃgarail ), ketzakh ( Hebrew קצח ), chernushka ( Russian ), çörek otu ( Turkish ), garacocco ( Cypriot Turkish ), habbat al-barakah ( Arabic حبه البركة ḥabbat al-barakah, seed of blessing ), siyah daneh ( Persian سیاه ‌ دانه siyâh dâne ), jintan hitam ( Indonesian ), karim jeerakam in Malayalam or කළ ු ද ු ර ු in Sinhala, Karto Jeera in ( Beary Language ).

Kamarupa ( Assamese: ক া মৰ ূ প ৰ া জ ্ য ), also called Pragjyotisha, was the first historical kingdom in Assam that existed between 350 and 1140 CE i. e. for almost 800 years.

The combination of areca nut with betel leaf is called tamul ( ত া ম ূ ল / " ত া ম ো ল ") in Assamese, kavala in Kannada, tambulam in Sanskrit, bajjai in Tulu, and paan in Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, and Urdu.

* Assamese: Guwa ( গ ু ৱ া) or Tamol ( ত া ম ো ল ).

The khol ( Bengali, খ ো ল )( Assamese, খ ো ল ) also known as a mrdanga ( lit.

In India, it is known as lauki ( ल ौ क ी / લ ૌ ક ી), dudhi ( द ू द ी / દ ૂ દ ી) or ghiya ( घ ी य ा / ઘ ી ય ા) in Hindi / Urdu / Gujarati ; Laau ( ଲ ା ଉ ) in Oriya ; aal ( आल ) in Marwari ; churakka ( ച ു രക ് ക ) in Malayalam ; jatilao in Assamese ; lau ( ল া উ ) in Bengali ; sorakaaya ( స ొ ర క ా య ) or anapakaya in Telugu ; dudhi-Bhopala ( द ु ध ी भ ो पळ ा) in Marathi ; sorekayi in Kannada ; sajmain in Maithili and suraikkaai ( ச ு ர ை க ் க ா ய ் colloquilly sorakkay ) in Tamil.

** Assamese: ব ে ল

* Ôxômiya: Assamese in Assamese language

* On 24 November each year, Lachit Divas is celebrated statewide in Assam, India, to commemorate the heroism of the great general Lachit Borphukan and the victory of the Assamese army over the Mughal army at the battle of Saraighat in 1671.

* Assamese New Year ( Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu ) is celebrated on 14 – 15 April in the Indian state of Assam.

Turmeric is commonly called ' Halodhi ' in Assamese, Pasupu in Telugu, Kaha ( කහ ) in Sinhala, Manjal ( மஞ ் சள ் ) in Tamil literally meaning yellow color, Arisina ( ಅರ ಿ ಸ ಿ ಣ ) in Kannada, Haridra ( हर ि द ् र ) in Sanskrit, Haldi ( حلدی ) in Urdu and Haldar or Haldi ( हल ् द ी) in Hindi, Haladi ( ହଳଦ ୀ) in Oriya, ' Halud ( হল ু দ )' in Bengali Besar ( ब ॆ स ा र ) in Nepalese.

This dish is called posola in Assamese and a distinct part of Assamese cuisine.

* Each consonant has an inherent vowel which is usually short ' a ' ( in Bengali, and Assamese, it is short ' ô ' due to sound shifts ).

The official language of the Union of India is Hindi, with 21 other regional languages holding co-official status, including: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

A Rakshasa ( Sanskrit: र ा क ् षस ः, Kannada: ರ ಾ ಕ ್ ಷಸ, Malay / Indonesian: raksasa, Bengali: rakkhosh, Assamese: raikhox, Tibetan: ས ྲི ན ་ པ ོ་ srinpo, Chinese: 羅剎 luó ​ chà or lo-cha, Japanese: 羅刹 rasetsu, Vietnamese: la sát ) or alternatively rakshas, is a race of mythological humanoid beings or unrighteous spirit in Hindu and Buddhist religion.

It is also one of the main ingredients of East Indian ( oriya and Bengali or Assamese ) pitha.

Assamese or Asamiya ( ) () is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India.

Assamese is written from left to right and top to bottom, in the same manner as English.

The English word " Assamese " is built on the same principle as " Sinhalese ", " Japanese " etc.

Like most other Indian festivals, Bihu ( all three ) is associated with farming ; as the traditional Assamese society is predominantly agricultural.

Assamese cuisine is a mixture of different indigenous styles, with considerable regional variation and some external influences.

Although it is known for its limited use of spices, Assamese cuisine has strong flavors from its use of endemic herbs, fruits, and vegetables served fresh, dried or fermented.

In Assamese, it is called teteli.

However, in the Bengali and Assamese languages, spoken in Assam, Tripura, and West Bengal, the rupee is known as a Taka, and is written as such on Indian banknotes.

Assamese is a precursor to Devanagari.

In Assamese it is known as xukloti.