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Prakrit (from prakrta, meaning natural) were the ancient Indo-Aryan languages. The Prakrits were used as a colloquial language, and can be contrasted therein with Sanskrit which was used as a literary language and developed a real written grammar. We can say that the Prakrits stand to Sanskrit as Vulgar Latin stands to Classical Latin.[1][2]

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  2. "Introduction to Prakrit". prakrit.info. Retrieved 2022-09-09.