Pali

Pāḷi
  • 𑀧𑀸𑀮𑀺
  • 𐨤𐨫𐨁
  • បាលី
  • ပါဠိ
  • ᨷᩤᩊᩦ
  • บาลี
  • පාලි
  • पाळि
  • 𑄛𑄣𑄨
  • Pāḷi
Burmese Kammavaca manuscript written in Pali using the Burmese script
Pronunciation[paːli]
Native toAncient Magadh region of India
Era3rd century BCE – present
Liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism
Brāhmī, Devanāgarī, Kharoṣṭhī, Khmer, Mon-Burmese, Thai, Tai Tham, Sinhala and transliteration to the Latin script, Chakma
Language codes
ISO 639-1pi
ISO 639-2pli
ISO 639-3pli
pli
Glottologpali1273

Pāli (/ˈpɑːli/; IAST: Pāḷi) is a Middle Indo-Aryan language that is widely studied as the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism and the language of the Tipiṭaka. Pali was designated a classical language of India by the Government of India on 3 October 2024.