Assamese

== English == === Etymology === From Assam + -ese. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === Assamese (comparative more Assamese, superlative most Assamese) Of, from or relating to the northeast-Indian state of Assam, or the region for which it is named. In or relating to its majority people's Indo-Aryan language. ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Assamese The Indo-Aryan language spoken by the majority people in the state of Assam, NE India. ==== Derived terms ==== Early Assamese Middle Assamese ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Assamese (plural Assameses or Assamese) (chiefly in the plural) A member of the people of Assam. ==== Usage notes ==== As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am an Assamese", "writing about Assamese cuisine as an Assamese") is now uncommon and often taken as grammatically incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Assamese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Assamese cuisine as an Assamese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only primarily used as an adjective or as a plural noun. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Assamese terms Appendix:Assamese Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Assamese ISO 639-1 code as, ISO 639-3 code asm (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Assamese, asm ⁠ “Assamese”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.