Age of the Nandas and Mauryas c12.s12.14
Age of the Nandas and Mauryas c12.s12.14
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c12.s12.14
1. The North-Western dialect—from this originated Hindi, Lahnda, or Western Punjabi, Eastern Punjabi (the latter strongly influenced by the Midlands peech) and Sindhi. This N. W. dialect was taken by Indian settlers to Chinese Turkistan where it was in use for some centuries as an official speech, in the southern part of the country.