Pali

Indo-European language native to the Indian subcontinent Pāḷi 𑀧𑀸𑀮𑀺 𐨤𐨫𐨁 បាលី ပါဠိ ᨷᩤᩊᩦ บาลี පාලි पाळि 𑄛𑄣𑄨 Pāḷi Burmese Kammavaca manuscript written in Pali using the Burmese scriptPronunciation[paːli]Native toAncient Magadha region of IndiaEra3rd century BCE – presentLiturgical language of Theravada BuddhismLanguage familyIndo-European Indo-IranianIndo-AryanPāḷiWriting systemBrāhmī, Devanāgarī, Kharoṣṭhī, Khmer, Mon-Burmese, Thai, Tai Tham, Tham Lao, Sinhala and transliteration to the Latin script, ChakmaLanguage codesISO 639-1piISO 639-2pliISO 639-3pliGlottologpali1273 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. Origin and development Etymology The word 'Pali' is used as a name for the language of the Theravada canon. The word seems to have its origins in commentarial traditions, wherein the Pāli (in the sense of the line of original text quoted) was distinguished