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Name:
Paisaci Prakrit
Type:
Language
Alternate Name:
Prakrit
Code:
qpp
Code Standard:
LINGUIST List
Documentation:
Private Use
Families:
Indo-European (Indo-Germanische, Indo-Hittite)
Parent Language:
Vedic Sanskrit; Veda (vsn)
Brief Description:
This middle Indic language originated in the north-western region of India. Gunadhya's Brhatkatha was composed in Paisaci. Most of the material in this language orginates from the 3rd to 10th centuries AD, though it was probably spoken as early as the 5th century BC.
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Map of Paisaci Prakrit
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