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Assamese
(As¦sam|ese)
Pronunciation:
/ˌasəˈmiːz/
noun
(
plural
)
1
a native or inhabitant of Assam.
2
[
mass noun
]
the Indic language which is the official language of Assam, related to Bengali and spoken by around 23 million people, roughly half in Assam and half in Bangladesh.
adjective
relating to Assam, its people, or their language.
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