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Assamese
/ ˌæsəˈmiːz /
noun
- the state language of Assam, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Bengali
- -mese a native or inhabitant of Assam
adjective
- of or relating to Assam, its people, or their language
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Example Sentences
There is no single Assamese nationality, and the Assamese language is merely a modern dialect of Bengali.
From Project Gutenberg
The Assamese are an interesting race, of distinct origin from the neighbouring Bengalis.
From Project Gutenberg
The Aryans of India have exogamy but not totemism, and this is true in part of the Assamese.
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Assamese, again an English word, is spoken in the Assam Valley.
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One Assamese slave is among the inhabitants, who was sold when a boy.
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