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Definition of Dardic
1. Noun. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
Generic synonyms: Indic, Indo-aryan
Specialized synonyms: Shina, Khowar, Kafiri, Kashmiri
Definition of Dardic
1. Proper noun. A group of Indo-Iranian languages spoken in eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan and Kashmir ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dardic
Literary usage of Dardic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The origin and history of Irish names of places by Patrick Weston Joyce (1869)
"It was the most ancient residence of the kings of Leinster; having been founded,
according to Dardic history, by Lewy of the long hand, who also founded ..."
2. The History of Ireland, Ancient and Modern: Derived from Our Native Annals by Martin Haverty (1867)
"A chronology so improbable has naturally weakened the credibility °f our older
annals; but neither Dardic legends nor erroneous com- ..."
3. Pakistan: A Country Study edited by Peter R. Blood (1996)
"Additional languages, such as Shina and other northern-area languages, are related
to the Dardic branch of Indo-European and the early Dravidian language ..."
4. Report by India, Committee on Petitions, Parliament, Lok Sabha (1889)
"... toric (like Austro-Dardic) influences. At the same it has not lost its close
relationship with other neighbouring languages as well as Sanskrit. ..."
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