Avestan

Summary

Avestan is a dead language^[1]. Avestan ranks in the top 5% of dead_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (847 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Avestan is in the country of Iran^[3].
• Avestan is in the country of Afghanistan^[4].
• Avestan is in the country of Mongol Empire^[5].
• Avestan is in the country of Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic^[6].
• Avestan is in the country of Uzbekistan^[7].
• Avestan is in the country of Khanate of Khiva^[8].
• Avestan's instance of is recorded as dead language^[9].
• Avestan's instance of is recorded as ancient language^[10].
• Avestan's instance of is recorded as literary language^[11].
• Avestan's instance of is recorded as sacred language^[12].
• Avestan is a type of Eastern Iranian^[13].
• Avestan's writing system is recorded as Avestan^[14].
• Avestan's writing system is recorded as Gujarati^[15].
• Avestan is part of Old Iranian^[16].
• Avestan's Commons category is recorded as Avestan language^[17].
• Avestan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Avestan language^[18].
• Avestan's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}^[19].
• Avestan's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Avestan's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Avestan's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Avestan's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[23].
• Avestan's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Avestan's indigenous to is recorded as Khorasan^[25].
• Avestan's indigenous to is recorded as Arachosia^[26].
• Avestan's indigenous to is recorded as Sogdia^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include dead language^[9], ancient language^[10], literary language^[11], and sacred language^[12]. Avestan is a type of Eastern Iranian^[13].

Use and Application

Avestan is part of Old Iranian^[16].

Why It Matters

Avestan ranks in the top 5% of dead_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (847 views/month).^[2] Avestan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Avestan is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]