Pali

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
pli
Population

No known L1 speakers in India. Ethnic population: No ethnic community. Total users in all countries: NaN.

Location

Second language only (Buddhist scriptures).

Language Status

9 (Second language only).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Unclassified
Language Use

Literary language of Buddhist scriptures. Positive attitudes.

Language Development
Grammar. NT: 1835.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Pali
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva]. Myanmar (Burmese) script [Mymr]. Sinhala script [Sinh]. Thai script [Thai].

Other Comments

Buddhist.

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