Paishachi
| Paiśācī Prakrit | |
|---|---|
| Paishachi | |
| Brahmi: 𑀧𑁃𑀰𑀸𑀘𑀻 | |
| Region | North India |
| Era | Perhaps from 5th century BCE; most texts, however are from 3rd–10th centuries CE |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
qpp | |
| Glottolog | pais1238 |
Paishachi or Paisaci (IAST: Paiśācī) is a largely unattested literary language of the middle kingdoms of India mentioned in Prakrit and Sanskrit grammars of antiquity. It is generally grouped with the Prakrits, with which it shares some linguistic similarities, but is still not considered a spoken Prakrit by the grammarians because it was purely a literary language, and because of its archaicism.