pliTechnical information about ISO 639 language code pli
The table below provides technical details for the Pali language, designated by the pli code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Pali Native पाऴि |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Related languages | SanskritArdhamāgadhī PrakritMagadhī PrakritShauraseni PrakritGandhārī |
| Key facts | Primary liturgical tongue of Theravāda Buddhist scripturesEarliest textual evidence dates to about the 3rd century BCEHas no native speakers today and is learned for religious and academic purposesGrammar keeps many Old Indo-Aryan traits but with simplified phonology and sandhiWritten in more than a dozen scripts, including Devanagari, Sinhala, Burmese, Thai, Khmer and Roman. |
| Sample phrase | नमो ते, कच्चि त्वं कुशलं? |
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The Pali language, identified by the code pli, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Ancient' by its type.
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