Prakrit

Prakrit (from prakrta, meaning natural) were the ancient Indo-Aryan languages. The Prakrits were used as a colloquial language, and can be contrasted therein with Sanskrit which was used as a literary language and developed a real written grammar. We can say that the Prakrits stand to Sanskrit as Vulgar Latin stands to Classical Latin.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Prakrit: The forgotten ancestor". Mintlounge. 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
↑ "Introduction to Prakrit". prakrit.info. Retrieved 2022-09-09.

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[1] "Prakrit: The forgotten ancestor". Mintlounge. 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-09.

[2] "Introduction to Prakrit". prakrit.info. Retrieved 2022-09-09.

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