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The Assamese alphabet [3] (Assamese: অসমীয়া বৰ্ণমালা, romanized: Ôxômiya Bôrnômala) is a writing system of the Assamese language and is a part of the Bengali-Assamese script.
Besides, Bengali and Assamese languages, it is also used to write Bishnupriya Manipuri, Meitei, Chakma, Santali and numerous other smaller languages spoken in eastern South Asia. [17] [18] Historically, it was used to write various Old and Middle Indo-Aryan languages, and, like many other Brahmic scripts, is still used for writing Sanskrit. [19]
It also includes popular ballads in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contemporary form. The literary heritage of the Assamese language can be traced back to the c. 9-10th century in the Charyapada, where the earliest elements of the language can be discerned.
Kamarupi script [4] (Kamrupi script, ancient Assamese script) [3] was the script used in ancient Kamarupa from as early as 5th century to 13th century, from which the modern Assamese script eventually evolved. [5] In the development of the Assamese script, this phase was followed by the medieval and then by the modern Assamese scripts. [6]
Assamese, Odia, and Bengali, in contrast to other Indo-Aryan languages, use the velar nasal (the English ng in sing) extensively. While in many languages, the velar nasal is commonly restricted to preceding velar sounds, in Assamese it can occur intervocalically. [ 62 ]
Assamese literature is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, documents and other writings in the Assamese language.It also includes the literary works in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contemporary form and its cultural heritage and tradition.
Orunodoi or Arunodoi (Assamese: অৰুণোদই, English: "Sunrise") was the first Assamese-language magazine published monthly from Sibsagar, Assam, in 1846. [1] The magazine created a new era in the world of Assamese literature and gave birth to notable authors such as Anandaram Dhekial Phukan, Hemchandra Barua, Gunabhiram Barua, and Nidhi Levi Farwell.
Hemkosh (Assamese: হেমকোষ, IPA:) is the first etymological dictionary of the Assamese language based on Sanskrit spellings, compiled by Hemchandra Barua.It was first published in the early 20th century under the supervision of Capt. P. R. Gordon, ISC and Hemchandra Goswami, 33 years after the publication of Bronson's dictionary.