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Locale As 001

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Use when working with the Assamese locale (`as-001`) — its endonym অসমীয়া, Bengali script, left-to-right (LTR) direction, or spoken-population data. Reference data and translation guidance (register, grammar, idiom, typography) for this specific locale; see [[locale]] for general i18n/l10n concepts (BCP 47, plural rules, RTL) that apply across all locales.

Reference data for the Assamese locale — endonym অসমীয়া, written in the Bengali script, left-to-right (LTR).

Identifiers

  • BCP 47 tag: as-001
  • ISO 639-1: as
  • ISO 639-3: asm
  • Script: Beng (Bengali)
  • Region: 001 (World)
  • Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)

Speakers (approximate)

  • L1 (native): 15,000,000
  • L2 (additional): 8,300,000
  • L1+L2 (total): 23,300,000

Regional variants

This is the base/macro locale for Assamese. Region-specific variants in this dataset:

Pluralization

CLDR plural categories for this locale: one, other (2 forms).

  • one — i = 0 or n = 1 (e.g. 0, 1)
  • other — everything else (e.g. 2~17, 100, 1000, 10000, …)

See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.

Translating into this locale

Assamese (অসমীয়া) is an Indo-Aryan language of Assam, written in the Assamese script, which is closely related to the Bengali script but has distinct letters. See Locale As in.

Translate ideas, not words.

  • Assamese is subject-object-verb with postpositions. Reorder English sentences.
  • Assamese relies heavily on classifiers after numerals (টা, খন, জন, গৰাকী, কণ); use the right one.
  • Do not translate from Bengali; they share much script but differ in vocabulary, spelling, and grammar.
  • Re-express idioms by meaning.

Grammar and register.

  • No grammatical gender. Pronouns have levels: আপুনি (formal), তুমি (informal), তই (intimate). UI and public text use আপুনি.
  • Verb forms mark the person and honorific level.

Orthography and typography.

  • The letters ৰ (ra) and ৱ (wa) are distinct from Bengali র and the Bengali ব; use the Assamese letters. Do not substitute Bengali look-alikes.
  • Punctuation: the dari (।). Digits: Assamese uses the same digit shapes as Bengali (০-৯); Arabic digits in UI.
  • Follow the Asam Sahitya Sabha's standard spelling.

Common pitfalls

  • Using Bengali র/ব instead of ৰ/ৱ.
  • Writing Bengali grammar or vocabulary.
  • Missing classifiers.
  • Mixing আপুনি and তুমি.

Learn more

  • Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
  • Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
  • Microsoft Localization Style Guides for Indian languages (https://learn.microsoft.com/globalization/reference/microsoft-style-guides)
  • Asam Sahitya Sabha (অসম সাহিত্য সভা)

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