Assamese, also called Asamiya, is the official language of
Assam. It belongs to the family of
Indo-Aryan languages and has originated from
Sanskrit. Its script is similar to that of
Bengali and is derived from the ancient
Brahmi script. Assamese language's history is divided into three periods - Early Assamese (from 6th century to 15th century), Middle Assamese (16th to 19th Century AD), and Modern Assamese.
