Sant Bhasha
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Sant Bhasha is a historical North Indian devotional literary language used in Sikh and related spiritual poetry, written in the Gurmukhi script.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hindi | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
North Indian language
ⓘ
devotional language ⓘ historical language ⓘ literary language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bhakti movement
ⓘ
Sikhism ⓘ |
| characteristic |
accessible to common people
ⓘ
mixture of North Indian vernacular elements ⓘ |
| culturalContext | North Indian bhakti traditions ⓘ |
| domain |
Sikh scripture
ⓘ
devotional literature ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
mystical poetry
ⓘ
religious expression ⓘ |
| hasType | poetic register ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| relatedTo |
Braj Bhasha
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Punjabi language ⓘ |
| script | Gurmukhi ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period of North India ⓘ |
| usedBy |
North Indian sants
ⓘ
Sikh Gurus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
composition of hymns
ⓘ
devotional songs ⓘ spiritual teachings ⓘ |
| usedIn |
North Indian bhakti poetry
ⓘ
North Indian spiritual poetry ⓘ Sikh devotional poetry ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Gurmukhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Gurmukhi script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hindi