Asamiya

9.9

A language spoken by people from Assam in northeast India, similar to Bengali

noun

: asamés

Many people in Assam speak Asamiya as their first language.

Examples

She is fluent in both Asamiya and Bengali.
The poem was originally written in Asamiya before being translated.
I am learning Asamiya to communicate with my friends in Assam.
Asamiya is beautiful.
Many people in Assam speak Asamiya as their first language.
She is fluent in both Asamiya and Bengali.
I am learning Asamiya to communicate with my friends in Assam.

Synonyms

Assamese

vsAsamiya

1 9.8

The language spoken by people in Assam in northeast India

is the same language but notes relation only to Bengali

Asamiya language

vsAsamiya

9.7

A language people speak in Assam, India that is related to Bengali

is the same language but described without the technical family label

Assamese language

vsAsamiya

8.1

A language spoken by people in Assam in northeast India

is the same language but often named more casually

Compounds

Asamiya language

9.7

A language people speak in Assam, India that is related to Bengali

Surface Forms

Asamiya singular

Asamiyas plural

Etymology

Asamiya comes from the place name Assam plus a local ending -iya that means 'from there', so Asamiya is simply the language 'from Assam', the same Assam famous for Assam tea.