GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Pali (/ˈpɑːli/) is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist Pāli Canon or Tipiṭaka as well as the sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pāli language, classical and liturgical language of the Theravāda Buddhist canon, a Middle Indo-Aryan language of north Indian origin. On the whole, Pāli seems closely related to the Old Indo-Aryan Vedic and Sanskrit dialects but is apparently not directly descended from either of these.

Detailed explanation-3: -Even if we assume that the Buddha visited Sri Lanka, it is still hard to believe that Buddha spoke either Pāli, Sanskrit, or Sinhalese. He possibly used the local dialect, which Gair identifies as Sinhala Prākrit (Gair 2003).