Magadhi Prakrit
E34015
Magadhi Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language of eastern India that served as a major linguistic ancestor to several modern languages of the region, including Bengali.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magadhi Prakrit canonical | 19 |
| Magadhi | 2 |
| Kamarupi Prakrit | 1 |
| Magadhan Prakrit | 1 |
| Magadhi Apabhraṃśa | 1 |
| Magadhi Prakrit (traditionally associated) | 1 |
| Magadhi Prakrit (traditionally assumed) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T246824 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Magadhi Prakrit Context triple: [Bengali, ancestor, Magadhi Prakrit]
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A.
Gandhari Prakrit
Gandhari Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language of northwestern South Asia, known from Buddhist texts and inscriptions written in the Kharoṣṭhī script.
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B.
Maharashtri Prakrit
Maharashtri Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language historically used in western and central India, especially in classical poetry and drama, and is a key ancestor of several modern Indo-Aryan languages.
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C.
Maithili
Maithili is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the eastern Indian state of Bihar and neighboring regions, with a rich literary tradition and official recognition in India.
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D.
Khari Boli
Khari Boli is a major dialect of the Hindi-Urdu language continuum, historically associated with the Delhi region and serving as the primary basis for Standard Hindi.
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E.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-Aryan language of India, foundational to Hindu religious texts and classical Indian literature, and a key source for many modern South Asian languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Magadhi Prakrit Target entity description: Magadhi Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language of eastern India that served as a major linguistic ancestor to several modern languages of the region, including Bengali.
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A.
Gandhari Prakrit
Gandhari Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language of northwestern South Asia, known from Buddhist texts and inscriptions written in the Kharoṣṭhī script.
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B.
Maharashtri Prakrit
Maharashtri Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language historically used in western and central India, especially in classical poetry and drama, and is a key ancestor of several modern Indo-Aryan languages.
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C.
Maithili
Maithili is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the eastern Indian state of Bihar and neighboring regions, with a rich literary tradition and official recognition in India.
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D.
Khari Boli
Khari Boli is a major dialect of the Hindi-Urdu language continuum, historically associated with the Delhi region and serving as the primary basis for Standard Hindi.
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E.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-Aryan language of India, foundational to Hindu religious texts and classical Indian literature, and a key source for many modern South Asian languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Indo-Aryan language
ⓘ
Prakrit language ⓘ historical language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Magadhi
ⓘ
linked to:
Magadhi Prakrit
Magadhi Apabhraṃśa ⓘ
linked to:
Magadhi Prakrit
|
| ancestorOf |
Assamese language
ⓘ
linked to:
Assamese
Bengali language ⓘ Magahi language ⓘ Maithili language ⓘ
linked to:
Maithili
Odia language ⓘ other Eastern Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maurya period
ⓘ
linked to:
Maurya Empire
early Buddhist communities of eastern India ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Ardhamagadhi Prakrit
ⓘ
Shauraseni Prakrit ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Old Indo-Aryan
ⓘ
Vedic Sanskrit (indirectly) ⓘ
linked to:
Old Indo-Aryan
|
| hasRole | major ancestor of several modern eastern Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| influenced |
early Eastern Apabhraṃśa varieties
ⓘ
vernaculars of ancient Magadha ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | no modern ISO 639-3 code (historical language) ⓘ |
| languageFamilyBranch |
Eastern Indo-Aryan
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Indo-Aryan languages
|
| linguisticFeature |
loss of certain Old Indo-Aryan consonant clusters
ⓘ
reduction of vowel length distinctions ⓘ simplification of nominal inflection ⓘ tendency toward analytic verbal constructions ⓘ use of postpositions instead of many case endings ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Indo-European languages ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-European language family
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| region | eastern Indo-Aryan linguistic area ⓘ |
| spokenInHistorical |
Magadha region
ⓘ
linked to:
Magadha
eastern India ⓘ parts of Bengal region ⓘ present-day Bihar region ⓘ present-day Jharkhand region ⓘ |
| status | extinct as a spoken language ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indo-Aryan philology
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Indo-Aryan period
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Indo-Aryan
|
| timePeriodApproximate | circa 3rd century BCE to 4th century CE ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Buddhist literature
ⓘ
Jain literature ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Brahmi script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magadhi Prakrit Description of subject: Magadhi Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language of eastern India that served as a major linguistic ancestor to several modern languages of the region, including Bengali.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Magadhi Prakrit
linked to: Magadhi Prakrit
linked to: Magadhi Prakrit
linked to: Magadhi Prakrit
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
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languageOfOriginalTeaching
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Magadhi Prakrit (traditionally assumed)
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linked to: Magadhi Prakrit
linked to: Magadhi Prakrit