FACTOID # 109: What is in a name? More than 90% of people in Bhutan, Burundi and Burkina Faso are involved in agriculture.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

FACTS & STATISTICS    Simple view

  1. Select countries to view: (hold down Control key and click to select several)

     

     

    Compare:

     

     
  1. Select fact or statistic: (* = graphable)

     

     

     

  2. (OPTIONAL) Compare to statistic: (both need to be graphable)

     

     

     

  3. View result as:

     

       
(OR) SEARCH ALL encyclopedia, stats & forums:   

Encyclopedia > Abahatta

Abahatta is a stage in the evolution of the Eastern group of Indo-Aryan languages such as Bangla, Maithili, Oriya. Abahatta is considered to follow the Apabhramsha stage, i.e. those Apabhramsha's derived from Magadhi Prakrits, and is also sometimes called Purvi Apabhramsha. The Indo-Aryan languages form a subgroup of the Indo-Iranian languages, thus belonging to the Indo-European family of languages. ... This article is about the Bengali language. ... Maithili is of the family of Indo-Aryan languages, which are part of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. ... Oriya is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa. ... The term Apabhramsha refers to the dialects of North India before the rise of modern North Indian languages. ... The Magadhi language (also known as Magahi) is a language of India. ... Prakrit (Sanskrit prākṛta प्राकृत (from pra-kṛti प्रकृति), original, natural, artless, normal, ordinary, usual, i. ...


Abahatta which existed from the 6th c. to 14th c. AD, was co-temporaneous with some Apabhramsa languages as well as the early Modern languages such as Old Bangla or Maithili. Many poets composed both in Abahatta and a modern language, e.g. Bangla Charyapada poets wrote dohas or short religious verses in abahatta; the Maithili poet Vidyapati wrote his autobiography Kirtilata in abahatta. The Apabhramsa language was the next modification in the spoken language of North India after Prakrit, in a period broadly lasting from the 5th to the 10th century. ... Maithili is of the family of Indo-Aryan languages, which are part of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. ... Vidyapati (1352? – 1448?) was born in the village of Bisapi, Madhubani district, Bihar state, India. ...


The Abahatta stage is characterized by the loss of affixes and suffixes, loss of grammatical gender, increased usage of short vowels, nasalisation at the end or in the middle of words, the substitution of h for s, etc.


For the Bengali language, the Abahatta stage was followed by the Old Bangla (ca. 1100 AD).

 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.