diff --git a/modules/n1ql/pages/n1ql-language-reference/index.adoc b/modules/n1ql/pages/n1ql-language-reference/index.adoc
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--- a/modules/n1ql/pages/n1ql-language-reference/index.adoc
+++ b/modules/n1ql/pages/n1ql-language-reference/index.adoc
@@ -29,8 +29,12 @@ The {sqlpp} language is composed of <<statements,statements>>, <<N1QL_Expression
 
 {sqlpp} statements are categorized into the following groups:
 
-* *Data Definition Language* (DDL) statements to {createindex}[create indexes], {alterindex}[modify indexes], and {dropindex}[drop indexes].
-* *Data Manipulation Language* (DML) statements to {selectintro}[select], {insert}[insert], {update}[update], {delete}[delete], and {upsert}[upsert] data into JSON documents.
+* *Data Definition Language* (DDL) statements enable you to create and modify database objects, such as users, keyspaces, and indexes.
+* *Data Control Language* (DCL) statements enable you to control which users or groups have access to data, and what they are permitted to do with that data.
+* *Data Manipulation Language* (DML) statements enable you to create, read, update, and delete data.
+Some DML statements may be further subcategorized as data query language, transaction control language, or utility statements.
+
+For more details, see xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/statements.adoc[].
 
 [[N1QL_Expressions]]
 == Expressions
diff --git a/modules/n1ql/pages/n1ql-language-reference/statements.adoc b/modules/n1ql/pages/n1ql-language-reference/statements.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48cd5a493
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@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+= Statements
+:page-topic-type: reference
+:page-toclevels: 2
+:keywords: DDL, data definition language, DCL, data control language, DML, data manipulation language, TCL, transaction control language, DQL, data query language
+:description: Statements are the commands that make up a {sqlpp} query. \
+They can be categorized into three main groups: data definition language, data control language, and data manipulation language.
+
+// TEMP
+include::partial$n1ql-language-reference/column-style.adoc[]
+
+[abstract]
+{description}
+
+include::ROOT:partial$component-signpost.adoc[]
+
+[#ddl]
+== Data Definition Language
+
+Data definition language (DDL) statements enable you to create and modify database objects, such as users, buckets, and indexes.
+
+[%hardbreaks.two-columns]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/alterbucket.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/altergroup.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/alterindex.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/altersequence.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/alteruser.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/altervectorindex.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/build-index.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/createbucket.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/createcollection.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/createfunction.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/creategroup.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/createindex.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/createprimaryindex.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/createsequence.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/createscope.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/createuser.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/createvectorindex.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/dropbucket.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/dropcollection.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/dropfunction.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/dropgroup.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/dropindex.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/dropprimaryindex.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/dropsequence.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/dropscope.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/dropuser.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/dropvectorindex.adoc[]
+
+[#dcl]
+== Data Control Language
+
+Data control language (DCL) statements enable you to control which users or groups have access to data, and what they're permitted to do with that data.
+
+[%hardbreaks]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/grant.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/revoke.adoc[]
+
+[#dml]
+== Data Manipulation Language
+
+Data manipulation language (DML) statements enable you to create, read, update, and delete data.
+Some DML statements may be further categorized as data query language, transaction control language, or utility statements.
+
+[%hardbreaks]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/delete.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/insert.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/merge.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/update.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/upsert.adoc[]
+
+[#dql]
+=== Data Query Language
+
+Data query language (DQL) statements enable you to read and filter data and manipulate the results.
+
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/selectintro.adoc[SELECT]
+
+[#tcl]
+=== Transaction Control Language
+
+Transaction control language (TCL) statements enable you to work with Couchbase transactions.
+
+[%hardbreaks]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/begin-transaction.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/commit-transaction.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/rollback-transaction.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/savepoint.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/set-transaction.adoc[]
+
+[#utility]
+=== Utility Statements
+
+Utility statements do not manipulate data directly, but support other operations.
+For example, you can create and execute prepared statements, see query plans, get advice on query or index creation, and so on.
+
+[%hardbreaks]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/advise.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/execute.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/execfunction.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/explain.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/explainfunction.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/infer.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/prepare.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/updatestatistics.adoc[]
+xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/using-ai.adoc[]
diff --git a/modules/n1ql/partials/nav.adoc b/modules/n1ql/partials/nav.adoc
index 50133238a..7e955b018 100644
--- a/modules/n1ql/partials/nav.adoc
+++ b/modules/n1ql/partials/nav.adoc
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
       **** xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/keyspace-hints.adoc[]
       **** xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/negative-keyspace-hints.adoc[]
     *** xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/booleanlogic.adoc[]
-    *** Statements
+    *** xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/statements.adoc[]
       **** xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/advise.adoc[]
       **** xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/alterbucket.adoc[]
       **** xref:n1ql:n1ql-language-reference/altergroup.adoc[]