Prakrit | |
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Geographic distribution | Indian subcontinent |
Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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ISO 639-2 / 5 | pra |
Glottolog | midd1350 (Late Middle Indo-Aryan) |
Word for "Prakrit" (here Prā-kṛ-te) in Late Brahmi script in the Mandsaur stone inscription of Yashodharman-Vishnuvardhana, 532 CE[1] |
Prakrit (/ˈprɑːkrɪt/[a]) is a group of vernacular Middle Indo-Aryan languages that were used in the Indian subcontinent from around the 3rd century BCE to the 8th century CE.[2][3] The term Prakrit is usually applied to the middle period of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, excluding earlier inscriptions and Pali.[4]
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