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Assamese is NOT a dialect of Bengali. It is older than Bengali and infact the first non-Sanskrit language to which Ramayana was translated to. The Assamese scri
by msaharia 6y ago
Assamese is NOT a dialect of Bengali. It is older than Bengali and infact the first non-Sanskrit language to which Ramayana was translated to. The Assamese script itself is in a continuous development since 5th century.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umachal_rock_inscription https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umachal_rock_inscription
- bodhiandpysics1 6y agoThe earliest extent translation of the Ramayana is the Tamil Kampan Ramayana from the late 12th century. The might have been a Khmer translation earlier. The Assamese Kotha Ramayana is about two hundred years later. The Jain Ardhamagghadi Ramayana is very old, perhaps older than the Valmikiramayana! I stand corrected about Assamese's relationship with Bengali.
- msaharia 6y agoNo worries. I meant in the Indic language family, not Dravidian. The Tamil version definitely preceded that.