2007-03-27 20:55:27 · 2 answers · asked by ireng m 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The Assamese people are a multi-ethnic and multi-linguistic people of Assam. Historically, the definition of the "Assamese people" has remained in flux and this has had strong political repercussions in Assam, especially in the colonial (after 1826) and post-colonial (after 1947) periods. Attempts in the past to define the Assamese people as a linguistic, cultural or ethnic group have failed.
The lack of a definition has resulted in the non-implementation of clause 6 of the Assam Accord, an agreement between the activists of the Assam Movement and the Government of India in 1985.
2007-03-29 22:00:51 · answer #1 · answered by myllur 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assamese refers to "related/associated to or belonging to Assam or the people/culture of Assam".
The people of Assam inhabit a multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious society. They speak languages that belong to three main language groups: Austro-Asiatic, Tibeto-Burman and Indo-Aryan. The large number of ethnic and linguistic groups, the population composition and the peopling process in the state has led to it being called an "India in miniature".
2007-03-28 04:07:38 · answer #2 · answered by Zain 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋