Classical Tibetan
| Classical Tibetan | |
|---|---|
| Region | Tibet, North Nepal, Sikkim |
| Era | 9th century onwards |
Early form | |
| Tibetan script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xct |
xct | |
| Glottolog | clas1254 |
Classical Tibetan, sometimes called Chöke in Bhutan, is a liturgical language of Tibetan Buddhism that dates from the 9th century. It particularly refers to the language of early canonical texts translated from other languages, especially Sanskrit. It is one of the handful of 'living' classical languages along with Arabic, Ge'ez, and New Persian, though it meaningfully differs from Modern Standard Tibetan.