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Pali
पालि Pāli
Native to Indian subcontinent
Era 5th–1st century BCE
now only used as a liturgical language
Language family
Writing system Brāhmī, Kharosthi, Khmer, Burmese, Thai, Sinhala, other Brahmi-derived scripts such as Devanagari, and transliteration to the Latin alphabet.
Linguist List pli
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Pali is an old language. It used to be spoken in India, and is similar to Sanskrit. Pali is used in religious services by Theravada Buddhists. The Theravada holy texts, called the Pali Canon, are written in Pali. Pali is usually called a dead language. Bengali originates from the Pali

Images for kids

  • Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript

    Burmese Kammavaca manuscript written in Pali in the 'Burmese' script.

  • Burmese Kammavaca

    19th century Burmese Kammavācā (confession for Buddhist monks), written in Pali on gilded palm leaf

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