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... language are of Sanskrit , now a classical and sacred language of the Hindus . From Sanskrit or related dialects , numerous Middle Indo- Aryan languages , the Prakrits , evolved . These in turn gave rise to the modern Indo - Aryan ...
... language are of Sanskrit , now a classical and sacred language of the Hindus . From Sanskrit or related dialects , numerous Middle Indo- Aryan languages , the Prakrits , evolved . These in turn gave rise to the modern Indo - Aryan ...
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... languages composed of the Indo - European and Anatolian languages . The term Indo - Hit- tite was proposed by scholars who believed that Hittite and the other closely related Anatolian languages represented a language branch coordinate ...
... languages composed of the Indo - European and Anatolian languages . The term Indo - Hit- tite was proposed by scholars who believed that Hittite and the other closely related Anatolian languages represented a language branch coordinate ...
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... language of the Mon- Khmer group of Austro - Asiatic languages . The Khmers have an old and complex cul- ture , of which the 12th - century temple of Angkor Wat is a monument . The Khmers are predominantly an agricul- tural people ...
... language of the Mon- Khmer group of Austro - Asiatic languages . The Khmers have an old and complex cul- ture , of which the 12th - century temple of Angkor Wat is a monument . The Khmers are predominantly an agricul- tural people ...
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