| Khasa Prakrit | |
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| खश, खष, खशीर | |
 Copper Inscription by Baise King ofDoti,Raika Mandhata Shahi atSaka Era 1612 (शाके १६१२) or 1747Bikram Samvat, (AD 1690 or 1691) in oldKhas language usingDevanagari script. | |
| Native to | Khasa Kingdom |
| Region | Indian subcontinent |
| Ethnicity | Khasas |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
Khasa Prakrit (also known asKhas Prakrit,Sanskrit Khasa,Himalayan Prakrit,Northern Prakrit,Khas Kura) is aPrakrit language of medieval South Asia and acommon ancestor language of thePahari languages, which includesNepali,Kumaoni,Jaunsari,Mandeali,Kangri andGarhwali languages.[1][2] It was commonly referred to as खश (Khaśa), खष (Khaṣa), and खशीर (Khaśīra) in theSanskrit texts.
Indian linguistSuniti Kumar Chatterji suggests that Nepali language developed from Khasa Prakrit.[3] Khas Prakrit is named after the speakers of language,Khas people, who live in theHimalayas.[4]
Khasa belongs to theIndo-European family of languages. Like otherIndo-Aryan languages, Khasa is a direct descendant of an early form ofVedic Sanskrit, throughShauraseni Prakrit andŚauraseni Apabhraṃśa (from Sanskritapabhraṃśa "corrupt").[5]
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| I am | chu | chu | chic | chu | thus | ches |
| You are | chas | ches | chai | chi | chukh | chekh |
| He is | cha | che | ch | chi | chuh | cheh |
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