Khasa language

Khasa Prakrit
Khasa Prakrit
खश, खष, खशीर
	Copper Inscription by Baise King ofDoti,RaikaMandhata Shahi atSaka Era1612 (शाके १६१२) (or 1747Bikram Samvat),(=AD1690 or 1691) in oldKhas languageusingDevanagariscript
Native to	Khasa Kingdom
Region	Indian subcontinent
Ethnicity	Khasas
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Prakrit Khasa Prakrit; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None

Khasa Prakrit(also known asKhas Prakrit,Sanskrit Khasa,Himalayan Prakrit,Northern Prakrit,Khas Kura) is aPrakritlanguage of medieval South Asia and acommon ancestor languageof thePahari languages,which includesNepali,Kumaoni,Jaunsari,Mandeali,KangriandGarhwalilanguages.^[1]^[2]It was commonly referred to as खश (Khaśa), खष (Khaṣa), and खशीर (khaśīra) in theSanskrit texts.

Indian linguistSuniti Kumar Chatterjisuggests that Nepali language developed from Khasa Prakrit.^[3]Khas Prakrit is named after the speakers of language,Khas people,who live in theHimalayas.^[4]

History

Origin and development

Khasa belongs to theIndo-European family of languages.Like otherIndo-Aryan languages,Khasa is a direct descendant of an early form ofVedic Sanskrit,throughShauraseni PrakritandŚauraseni Apabhraṃśa(from Sanskritapabhraṃśa"corrupt" ).^[5]

Language comparison

**Language Comparison**
	Nepali		Kumauni		Kashmiri
	Masc	Fem	Masc	Fem	Masc	Fem
I am	chu	chu	chic	chu	thus	ches
You are	chas	ches	chai	chi	chukh	chekh
He is	cha	che	ch	chi	chuh	cheh

References

^Pradhan, Kumar (1991).The Gorkha Conquests: The Process and Consequences of the Unification of Nepal, with Particular Reference to Eastern Nepal.Oxford University Press. pp.30–40.ISBN 978-0-19-562723-7.
^Schmidt, Ruth Laila (1993).व्यावहारिक नेपाली-अङ्ग्रेजी शब्दकोश.Ratna Sagar. pp. ix.ISBN 978-81-7070-172-9.
^Subba, Tanka Bahadur (2009).Indian Nepalis: Issues and Perspectives.Concept Publishing Company. pp.325–337.ISBN 978-81-8069-446-2.
^Ray, Dinesh Chandra; Chowdhury, Srikanta Roy (2022-12-22).Darjeeling: In Search of People's History of the Hills.Taylor & Francis.ISBN 978-1-000-82880-1.
^"नेपाली भाषाको उत्पत्ति र विकास"(PDF).Uttarakhand Open University(in Nepali).Retrieved19 February2024.

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[1] Pradhan, Kumar (1991).The Gorkha Conquests: The Process and Consequences of the Unification of Nepal, with Particular Reference to Eastern Nepal.Oxford University Press. pp.30–40.ISBN 978-0-19-562723-7.

[2] Schmidt, Ruth Laila (1993).व्यावहारिक नेपाली-अङ्ग्रेजी शब्दकोश.Ratna Sagar. pp. ix.ISBN 978-81-7070-172-9.

[:0-3] Subba, Tanka Bahadur (2009).Indian Nepalis: Issues and Perspectives.Concept Publishing Company. pp.325–337.ISBN 978-81-8069-446-2.

[4] Ray, Dinesh Chandra; Chowdhury, Srikanta Roy (2022-12-22).Darjeeling: In Search of People's History of the Hills.Taylor & Francis.ISBN 978-1-000-82880-1.

[5] "नेपाली भाषाको उत्पत्ति र विकास"(PDF).Uttarakhand Open University(in Nepali).Retrieved19 February2024.

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History

Origin and development

Language comparison

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