Indic (Noun)
Meaning
A branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The language is a member of the indic branch and is closely related to Hindi and Urdu.
- Several indic languages are spoken in Sri Lanka, including Sinhala and its dialects.
- The indic script was used to write the language and consisted of 47 letters.
- Prior to this, indic languages were considered to be a sub-group within the Indo-European family.
- Historically, many indic languages have had contact with Dravidian languages and this is reflected in their vocabularies.