How close is English to Pali?
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You can find this info on the wikipedia page for Indo-European Languages in the form of a family tree below, with Pali and English highlighted with a yellow box.
Legend:
- Green: Language still in use
- Red: Language extinct
- White: Categories
English is a Germanic language, while Pali is an Indo-Iranian language. Both come under the major family of Indo-European languages.
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