Pali
| Pāḷi | |
|---|---|
| |
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, Chakma | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | pi |
| ISO 639-2 | pli |
| ISO 639-3 | pli |
pli | |
| Glottolog | pali1273 |
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.