Ardhamagadhi Prakrit
Middle Indo-Aryan language of India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Magadhi Prakrit.
Ardhamagadhi Prakrit was a Middle Indo-Aryan language and a Dramatic Prakrit thought to have been spoken in modern-day Bihar[3] and Uttar Pradesh and used in some early Buddhist and Jain dramas. It was likely a Central Indo-Aryan language, related to Pali and the later Shauraseni Prakrit.[4] The Eastern Hindi languages evolved from Ardhamagadhi Prakrit.[5]
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Ardhamagadhi Prakrit | |
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Ardhamāgadhī | |
Brahmi: 𑀅𑀭𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀻 | |
Region | India |
Extinct | Developed into Eastern Hindi languages[1][2] |
Indo-European
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | pka |
Glottolog | None |
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