Comprehensive survey of Indo-Aryan languages for theoretical linguists and students of the relevant languages.

The Indo-Aryan languages are spoken by at least 700 million people throughout India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldive Islands. They have a claim to great antiquity, with the earliest Vedic Sanskrit texts dating to the end of the second millennium B.C. With texts in Old Indo-Aryan, Middle

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Books about The Indo-Aryans of Ancient South Asia

Chapters: Sanskrit, Urdu, Punjabi Language, Standard Hindi, Nepali Language, Prakrit, Hindustani Language, Gujarati Language, Konkani Language, Gujarati Grammar, Dhivehi Language, Sinhala Language, Saraiki Language, Bishnupriya Manipuri Language, Hindko Language, Pahari Languages, Kumaoni Language, List of Indo-Aryan Languages, Gojri, Domari Language, Middle Indo-Aryan Languages, Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit, Kutchi Language, Varhadi Language,