Ahom People Today
| Ahom | |
|---|---|
| Varna | Kshatriya |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Assamese |
| Populated States | India, particularly Assam. |
The Tai-Ahom were historically seen as "Assamese" people. The term "ethnic Assamese" is now associated by the Indian government with the Assamese-speaking people of the Brahmaputra valley (see Assamese people). According to Anthony Van Nostrand Diller, possibly eight million speakers of Assamese can claim genetic descent from the Ahomese.
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