Assamese language in the past. There are also significant Assamese-speaking communities in Australia, Dubai, the United Kingdom, Canada, Nepal and the United States. Assamese is the official language of Assam, and one of the 23 official languages recognised by the Republic of India. The Assam Secretariat functions in Assamese. The Assamese phonemic inventory consists of eight vowels, ten diphthongs, and twenty-three consonants (including two semivowels). Consonant clusters in Assamese include thirty three pure consonant letters in the Assamese alphabet. Each letter represents a single sound with an inherent vowel, the short vowel . The first twenty-five consonants letters are called "sparxa barna"
Assamese cuisine tender leaves of night-flowering jasmine, etc. Some other preparations in Assamese cuisine include "Kahudi", "Panitenga", "Khorikatdiya", "Tenga sorsoriya", "Posola", etc. Liquor is an integral part of linguistically and culturally diverse communities in Assamaese society. Rice is a primary ingredient for the many rice beers ("lao-pani - লাওপানী") and liquors made in Assam by different ethnic communities: "zou" (Bodo), "aapong" (Mishing),"mod(মদ) " (Sonowal Kacharis), "xaj - সাজ্" (Ahom, Tiwa), "hor" (Karbi), "photika - ফটিকা" (Kachari), etc. "Jolpan" (snacks) in Assamese is what is breakfast although it is not always served as breakfast in Assamese cuisine. They are eaten as light meals