Indic

The term Indic is used to designate Indian languages. Sometimes definitions of Indic languages include the linguistic precursors (Mitanni) and offspring of such languages.

Indic languages include, in rough sequence:

• Mitanni (Eastern Anatolia)
• Vedic
• Sanskrit and the various Sanskrit-related languages included under the term Prakrit
• Hindi

Related languages, which may from time to time be referred to under a wider use of Indic, include:

• 'Phags-pa (hPhags-pa / Phagspa) (China)
• Thai (Thailand)
• Tibetan (Tibet)

See also

• The Brahmic family of written languages.

External Links

• The Indic languages
• Transliteration of Indic Languages & Scripts - Dr. Anthony Stone's Page