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Assamese
/ ˌæsəˈmiːz /
noun
- the state language of Assam, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Bengali
- -mese a native or inhabitant of Assam
adjective
- of or relating to Assam, its people, or their language
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The boy, Sheikh Farid, was hit when police opened fire at Bengali Muslim villagers protesting the forced eviction from their land that the government now wants to give to Assamese Hindus, whom it calls the “indigenous community.”
Much to the discontent of the ethnic Assamese, the migrations have continued in recent decades as a result of the violent partition of the subcontinent, economic hardship, political instability and wars in what is now known as Bangladesh.
The state’s population grew throughout the century, inspiring a vocal movement of Assamese citizens against Bengali-speaking migrants.
There is no single Assamese nationality, and the Assamese language is merely a modern dialect of Bengali.
The Assamese are an interesting race, of distinct origin from the neighbouring Bengalis.
The Aryans of India have exogamy but not totemism, and this is true in part of the Assamese.
Assamese, again an English word, is spoken in the Assam Valley.
One Assamese slave is among the inhabitants, who was sold when a boy.
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