Ahom language
The language of the Ahom is an extinct language that was spoken by the conquerors of Assam between the 13th and 19th centuries.
The Ahom called themselves Tai. In Assamese they were Asam (nowadays pronounced as ohom ) denotes that leads back to the Shan and Siam. The State of Assam is named after them.
The Ahom invaded in the 13th century to Assam and formed a kingdom. During the 18th century, their power began to wane, eventually took over the Burmese and in their wake the British power in Assam. Although the British granted the Ahom the upper part of Assam, the court language was now become the Assamese.
Ahom had a rather small influence on the Assamese. Nevertheless, the kings of Ahom exerted an influence on the literature, which is almost unique in India. The buranji, a kind Hofchronik, was founded in the 16th century and is one of the best works of Assamese literature.
The Ahom alphabet has 41 letters. Though one is sure Ahom like the other Tai languages was a tonal language, the sounds were not explicitly written. They are not known.
The first ten numerals of the Ahom are: