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[1] Liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism |
Indo-European
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| Brāhmī, Devanāgarī, Kharoṣṭhī, Khmer, Mon-Burmese, Thai, Tai Tham, Sinhala and transliteration to the Latin script, Chakma | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | pi |
| ISO 639-2 | pli |
| ISO 639-3 | pli |
Linguist List | 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.[2] Pali was designated as a classical language by the Government of India on 3 October 2024.[3][4]
- ^ Nagrajji (2003) "Pali language and the Buddhist Canonical Literature". Agama and Tripitaka, vol. 2: Language and Literature.
- ^ Stargardt, Janice (2000). Tracing Thoughts Through Things: The Oldest Pali Texts and the Early Buddhist Archaeology of India and Burma. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. p. 25. ISBN 978-90-6984-304-9.
- ^ "Marathi, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit And Assamese Get Classical Language Status". NDTV. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali approved classical language status by Modi govt". Mint. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.