BFSU LANGUAGE ENTRY
058 / 101Pali
PāḷiAt BFSU, Pali is among 101 approved foreign languages, connecting the university’s multilingual education with the places and cultures where the language is used.
Language communities around the world
- NATIVE NAME
- Pāḷi
- WRITING SYSTEM
- Latin script
- AT BFSU
- One of 101 languages
LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD
See where Pali connects communities.
It connects textual traditions across Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and neighbouring regions, and remains important in classical studies.
Population and distribution figures use Unicode CLDR 48 ↗ estimates of people able to use the language, including first- and second-language users. Recorded reach counts territories with an estimated community of at least 10,000; figures are comparative, not live counts.
AT BFSU
A language opens a wider view of the world.
BFSU places Pali within a multilingual programme that brings language study together with literature, history, society and regional knowledge.
The language is commonly written in Latin script; its literature, media and everyday expressions carry the experiences of the communities that use it.
SOURCE TRAIL