Prakrit

Prakrit
Prakrit
Geographic; distribution	Indian subcontinent
Linguistic classification	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Prakrit; ; ;
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

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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^ Richard G. Salomon 1996, p. 377.
^ Alfred C. Woolner 1928, p. 235.
^ Woolner, Alfred C. (1986). Introduction to Prakrit. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-81-208-0189-9.

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[FOOTNOTERichard_G._Salomon1996377-3] Richard G. Salomon 1996, p. 377.

[FOOTNOTEAlfred_C._Woolner1928235-4] Alfred C. Woolner 1928, p. 235.

[:0-5] Woolner, Alfred C. (1986). Introduction to Prakrit. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-81-208-0189-9.

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Prakrit
Geographic distribution	Indian subcontinent
Linguistic classification	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Prakrit
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]