Dear Oxy

Thanks for the reference to La Loubère's book; I didn't realize it was available on line from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, - and yes it appears he calls it "Balie" not Pāli,


Mettā, Bryan


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From: dymaxion <oxydymaxion@...>
To: Pali@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 1:31:32 PM
Subject: [Pali] Re: Paali - a name of the language


 

> It would appear that the first usage of "Pāli" to mean a particular language was in the sixteenth century by Simon de la Loubère. Further details are in Norman's book.
>

The first usage of "Paali" to mean a particular language in Europe was not the first usage of "Paali" to mean a particular language in Asia.
Besides, he wrote "Balie" and not "Paali". He wrote (quote): "On leur enseigne aussi la langue Balie,..." (I am not willing to translate it.)

oxy

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