Assamese language
Assamese language
Assamese was designated as a classical Indian language by the Government of India on 3 October 2024 on account of its antiquity and literary traditions.
History
!Silver coin issued during the reign of [Rudra Singha in Sanskrit with Assamese letters](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/SilverrupeeofRudraSimha.jpg/250px-SilverrupeeofRudraSimha.jpg)
Magadhan and Gauda-Kamarupa stages
The earliest forms of Assamese in literature are found in the 9th-century Buddhist verses called Charyapada the language of which bear affinities with Assamese (as well as Bengali, Maithili and Odia) and which belongs to a period when the Prakrit was at the cusp of differentiating into regional languages. The spirit and expressiveness of the Charyadas are today found in the folk songs called Deh-Bicarar Git.
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