Pali
| Pali | |
|---|---|
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Burmese Kammavaca manuscript written in Pali using the Burmese script | |
| Pronunciation | [paːli] |
| Native to | Ancient Magadh region of India |
| Era | 3rd century BCE – present Liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism |
| Brāhmī, Devanāgarī, Kharoṣṭhī, Khmer, Mon-Burmese, Thai, Tai Tham, Sinhala and transliteration to the Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | pi |
| ISO 639-2 | pli |
| ISO 639-3 | pli |
pli | |
| Glottolog | pali1273 |
Pāli (/ˈpɑːli/, IAST: pāl̤i) is a classical Middle Indo-Aryan language of the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist Pāli Canon or Tipiṭaka as well as the sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism. Pali was designated as a classical language by the Government of India on 3 October 2024.