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Prakrit

A cover term for several Middle Indo-Aryan literary and inscriptional languages.

The dedicated study site is coming soon. This overview records the planned scope and evidence.

0121421 Brahmi script Prakrit language 3rd-century BCE, Ashoka Minor Rock Edict, Gujarra Madhya Pradesh 05.jpg

At a glance

Evidence and writing

Evidence / period
Ancient and medieval evidence; varies by variety
Region
South Asia
Writing system
Brahmi and descendant scripts
Site status
Coming soon

Dates describe surviving written evidence or textual traditions, not necessarily when a spoken language began or ended. Map points indicate a representative centre of evidence, not a language boundary.