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 rice, they could be fried in oil, roasted over a slow fire or baked and rolled over a hot plate. Some pithas are "Til Pitha", "Ghila Pitha", "Xutuli Pitha", "Sunga Pitha", "Bhapotdiya Pitha", "Lakhimi Pitha", "Tora Pitha", "Tekeli Pitha", "Deksi Pitha", "Muthiya Pitha", "Kholasapori Pitha", etc. It is made in other areas such as West Bengal, Maharashtra, Orissa (Odhisa), Delhi, Punjab, etc. Larus are sweet balls that are associated with traditional Assamese food: "Laskara", narikolor laru, "tilor laru" are often seen in Assamese cuisine. Tea ("Saah" in Assamese) is an indispensable part of Assamese cuisine. It is served in form