Assamese Language

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Contents 1 Origins 2 Linguistic Characteristics 3 Script 4 Literature 5 See Also 6 References

Origins

Linguistic Characteristics

Script

The Assamese script is a standardized version of the paleographic script that developed in east India, the roots of which could be found in the Brahmi script. Its immediate predecessor is the Nagari script, a descendent of the Gupta script. According to Mahendra Bora [Bora81], at the time the first Assamese book was being printed, there were three styles of Assamese script: Gargayan, Bamuniya and Kaitheli. But for printing, the extant Bengali lithotype, which was very similar to the three styles, was adopted by adding two more letters: the ra and the va. This then became the standard Assamese script.

Literature

See Also

Discuss Assamese Transliteration

References

• [Bora81] - Bora, Mahendra. The Evolution of the Assamese Script. Asam Sahitya Sabha, Jorhat, 1981