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 of Black tea, Milk tea, Spiced tea, Green Tea, Lemon tea (adding lemon juice to black tea), etc. Some other snacks include roti, luchi, and ghugni. An Assamese meal is generally concluded with the chewing of "Tamol" (). Pieces of Betel nut ("Areca Catechu") are eaten in eaten in combination with Betel leaf ("Piper betle"), edible limestone and tobacco. It is a routine item after every meal. Assamese cuisine Assamese cuisine () is the cuisine of Assam. It is a style of cooking that is a confluence of cooking habits of the hills that favor fermentation and drying as forms