assamese
அஸ்ஸாமி
definition
noun
Indeed, in 1978 just 38 of the 126 state asssemblymen were Assamese .
a native or inhabitant of Assam.
Oriya is an Indo-Aryan language closely related to Bengali, Assamese , and other languages of eastern India.
the Indic language, related to Bengali, that is the official language of Assam.
adjective
This has also helped even the English medium students to study Assamese literature keenly.
of or relating to Assam, its people, or its language.
example
The dance performance was followed by an exclusive dinner featuring Bengali and 'Assamese' cuisine, as a tribute to the artiste.
This has also helped even the English medium students to study 'Assamese' literature keenly.
Lunch had just finished; rich 'Assamese' fish curry with sticky rice, fried aubergines and raita (curd with chopped onion and cucumber), all eaten with the fingers to get the real taste.
Now I suppose I consider myself a combination of all of my environments: 'Assamese' , mainstream Indian and mainstream American.
This was a convenient grudge as it aims at vacating more space for the emerging elite of the smaller groups by attempting to remove both the outsiders and the 'Assamese' competitors from their field.
Those elections, boycotted by a majority of Assamese voters and accompanied by police and mob violence, culminated in heavy massacres of Bengali Muslims by a gang of 'Assamese' tribesmen.
Exhibition of serious cinema, not only 'Assamese' but in other Indian languages as well, is like a dream here.
Along the way, we are treated to numerous accounts of booze and ganja filled nights in the company of a variety of Indian, 'Assamese' and Bangladeshi characters who add colour and humour to the journey.
This renowned 'Assamese' film-maker is heading the jury of the Second International Video Festival now on at the State capital.
Interestingly, the traditional 'Assamese' medical practitioners classified fever into twenty different types.
Loathing the company she found herself keeping, the club life and complaints about the natives, she insisted on learning 'Assamese' from a local schoolmaster and finding out about the history of the area.
On the audio CD are songs in English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and 'Assamese' , true to the spirit of India that rejoices in linguistic diversity.
He is a linguist and fluently speaks in Urdu, Persian, Tamil, Nepali, Bengali, Hindi and 'Assamese' , besides English and Khasi languages.
Much is processed into plywood in factories down in the 'Assamese' plains.
Why has immigration become such a nightmare for the indigenous 'Assamese' and what specific features exist in their cultural identity that they feel are threatened by extinction?
Those settled in the state for generations are included in the state electoral rolls and have adopted Assamese and in census reports returned 'Assamese' as their mother tongue.
His childhood was spent in the tea gardens of Assam and he was greatly influenced by the songs of the tea garden workers and 'Assamese' folk songs.
The current issue, like all the previous ones, contains original Indian English writing as well as translations from the regional languages, Bengali, Oriya, Hindi, 'Assamese' and Malayalam.
Many Nagas are said now to speak broken 'Assamese' and Hindi.
The violence in Assam has prompted reprisals in Bihar, where mobs have attacked trains carrying 'Assamese' to and from their home state.
They speak Tibeto-Burman languages and are also conversant in Indo-European languages, such as Hindi or 'Assamese' .
Dresses made of this unique 'Assamese' silk are considered most suitable for special occasions.
The Nepalese account for another 35 percent, while the 'Assamese' make up 15 percent of the country's inhabitants.
If not effectively checked they may swamp the 'Assamese' people and may severe the North East land mass from the rest of India.
Now, the accepted meaning of the term is, somebody who speaks 'Assamese' as his or her mother tongue.
Both the languages are so close that an outsider may mistake Oriya for 'Assamese' .
The late seventies show the explosion of resentment among the 'Assamese' people, in the form of a massive agitation, commonly known as the Assam agitation.
Oriya is an Indo-Aryan language closely related to Bengali, 'Assamese' , and other languages of eastern India.
Indeed, in 1978 just 38 of the 126 state asssemblymen were 'Assamese' .
Within this story of denial and deprivation is interwoven the larger story of 'Assamese' women losing a traditional support base of income.
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