Assamese language in East Goalpariya and Kamrupi, otherwise used extensively further east. The change of to and then to ; all these have been attributed to Tibeto-Burman influence by Dr. Chatterjee. Assamese, Odia and Bengali, in contrast to other Indo-Aryan languages, use the velar nasal (the English "ng" in "sing") extensively. In many languages, while the velar nasal is commonly restricted to preceding velar sounds, in Assamese it can occur intervocalically. This is another feature it shares with other languages of Northeast India, though in Assamese the velar nasal never occurs word-initially. Eastern Indic languages like Assamese, Bengali, Sylheti, and Odia do
Assamese cuisine fish are available in abundance in the valley. It is a staple item in the Assamese palate. There is no traditional ethnic community in Assam that does not eat fish. Most traditional rural households have their own ponds for pisciculture. Some of the most popular big fishes are the "Borali" (freshwater dhark), "rou", and "cital" (big), "khoria" (medium) (Chitala chitala), "maagur", Xingi, "borali", "bhokua" or "bahu", "Xaal", "Xol", etc. The small varieties of fish available and eaten in Assam like "puthi", "Ari" (long-whiskered catfish), "Goroi" (green snake head/ spotted snake head ), "Koi" or "Kawoi" (climbing perch "Anabas testudineus"), "Kholihona"