Paishachi
Extinct language on ancient India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paishachi or Paisaci (IAST: Paiśācī) is a largely unattested literary language of the middle kingdoms of India mentioned in Prakrit[2] and Sanskrit grammars of antiquity. It is generally grouped with the Prakrits, with which it shares some linguistic similarities, but is still not considered a spoken Prakrit by the grammarians because it was purely a literary language, and because of its archaicism.[3]
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Paiśācī Prakrit | |
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Paishachi | |
Brahmi: 𑀧𑁃𑀰𑀸𑀘𑀻 | |
Region | North India |
Era | Perhaps from 5th century BCE; most texts, however are from 3rd–10th centuries CE[1] |
Indo-European
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
qpp | |
Glottolog | pais1238 |
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