Form of Tibetan language, 10th – 12th centuries, CE
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Classical Tibetan
Region
Tibet, North Nepal
Era
11th–19th centuries
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Kanauri ?
Bodish
Tibetic
Classical Tibetan
Early form
Old Tibetan
Writing system
Tibetan script
Language codes
ISO 639-3
xct
Linguist List
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Glottolog
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Classical Tibetan refers to the language of any text written in Tibetic after the Old Tibetan period. Though it extends from the 12th century until the modern day,[1] it particularly refers to the language of early canonical texts translated from other languages, especially Sanskrit. The phonology implied by Classical Tibetan orthography is very similar to the phonology of Old Tibetan, but the grammar varies greatly depending on period and geographic origin of the author. Such variation is an under-researched topic.[citation needed]
In 816 AD, during the reign of King Sadnalegs, literary Tibetan underwent a thorough reform aimed at standardizing the language and vocabulary of the translations being made from Sanskrit, which was one of the main influences for literary standards in what is now called Classical Tibetan.[2]
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