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"
Japanese cuisine in São Paulo grid), "nimono" (cooked), "mushimono" (steamed), "abemono" (cooked to table), "agemono" (breaded and fried) and "sushi" (raw). Rice can accompany each of these foods. The dishes served are varied in Japanese cuisine and served at the same time. This is very different from the Brazilian style of dining before the Japanese immigrants' arrival. Japanese cuisine became popular in Brazil in the 1980s, particularly in the national capital of Brasilia, which was home to more than 300,000 people of Japanese descent. However, it was only in the 1990s that Brazilian interest in Japanese cuisine spread throughout the country, mainly because of its