Indo-Aryan is a term used for a branch of the Indo-Iranian language family that includes most of the languages spoken in northern and central South Asia, such as Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, and Marathi. It also designates related linguistic and cultural groupings descended from early Indo-Aryan-speaking communities. The term is used in linguistics, history, and area studies to describe this broad, interconnected language family and its historical development.
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