1) Language of India 2) Medieval language 
Apabhraṃśa (अपभ्रंश, IPA, Prakrit: {IAST|Avahansa}) is a term used by vyākaraṇin (native grammarians) since Patañjali to refer to the dialects prevalent in North India before the rise of the modern languages. In Indology, it is used as an umbrella term for the dialects forming the transition between the late Middle and the ear...