indic

Noun
  1. A branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages (synset 106984750)
    is a type of: indo-iranian, indo-iranian language - the branch of the Indo-European family of languages including the Indic and Iranian language groups
    subtypes:
    • sanskrit, sanskritic language - (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes
    • sindhi - the Indic language of Sind which is spoken also in western India
    • dard, dardic, dardic language - any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan
    • nepali - the official state language of Nepal
    • prakrit - any of the vernacular Indic languages of north and central India (as distinguished from Sanskrit) recorded from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD
    • prakrit - any of the modern Indic languages
    same as: indo-aryan

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