| Abahattha | |
|---|---|
| Region | India |
| Extinct | 14th century |
| Devanagari,Bengali-Assamese,Tirhuta,Odia | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Abahaṭṭha,Abahatta orAvahaṭṭha (Sanskritapabhraṣṭa 'corrupted',[1] related toapabhraṃśa) is a stage in the evolution of theEastern group of theIndo-Aryan languages. This group consists of languages such asAssamese,Bengali,Bhojpuri,[2]Magahi,Maithili, andOdia. Abahatta is considered to follow theApabhraṃśa stage—i.e. those Apabhraṃśas derived fromMagadhi Prakrit.
After different business and trading classes, including theJains, rose in power and influence at the end of theninth century CE, the widespread speaking ofclassical Sanskrit waned. Apabhransa and Abahatta thus became very popular, especially amongst common people, functioning as alingua franca throughout the north of theIndian subcontinent.[3]
Abahatta, which existed from the6th century to the14th century, was contemporaneous with some Apabhraṃśas, as well as early modern languages, such asOld Odia,Old Bengali andKamarupi Prakrit. Many poets, such as theCharyapada poets, who wrotedohas or short Buddhist religious verses, composed both in Abahatta and modern languages;[4] the Maithili poetVidyapati wrote his poemKirtilata in Abahatta. Many works authored in Abahatta were translated into Sanskrit, while other texts were also written using multiple languages, such as Somprabha'sKumarpala Pratibodha in 1195.[3]
The Abahattha stage is characterised by:
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