Assamese

American  

[as-uh-meez, -mees] / ˌæs əˈmiz, -ˈmis /

adjective

1. of or relating to Assam, its inhabitants, or their language.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Assam.

2. an Indic language of Assam.

Assamese British  

/ ˌæsəˈmiːz /

noun

1. the state language of Assam, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Bengali

2. a native or inhabitant of Assam

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adjective

1. of or relating to Assam, its people, or their language

Etymology

Origin of Assamese

First recorded in 1820–30; Assam + -ese

Example Sentences

This has sparked the anxieties of Assamese people, many of whom fear this is bringing in demographic change and taking away resources from locals.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

The team has been studying the behavior of Assamese macaques at Phu Khieo for years amassing thousands of hours of detailed observations of their social behavior.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2024

“The public response has been very good. They love live performances. We have no competition from television and the digital boom,” said Prastuti Parashar, a top Assamese actress who owns the Awahan Theater group.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2022

They were charged with posing a threat to national security, obstructing the N.R.C. process and defaming the Assamese people as “xenophobic in the eyes of the whole world.”

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2021

The small reddish Assamese rices, which become gelatinous in boiling, and the large, flat-grained, soft, purple-black Ketana rice, of Java and Malacca, shown at the Great Exhibition, were curious.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.