Bactrian

extinct Eastern Iranian language of Central Asia
Language language Q756651
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Bactrian

Summary

Bactrian is a language[1]. Bactrian ranks in the top 1% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (794 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bactrian is in the country of Bactria[3].
  • Bactrian is in the country of People's Republic of China[4].
  • Bactrian is in the country of Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic[5].
  • Bactrian is in the country of Khanate of Bukhara[6].
  • Bactrian is in the country of Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic[7].
  • Bactrian is in the country of Uzbekistan[8].
  • Bactrian's instance of is recorded as language[9].
  • Bactrian's instance of is recorded as ancient language[10].
  • Bactrian's instance of is recorded as dead language[11].
  • Bactria is named after Bactrian[12].
  • Bactrian is a type of Eastern Iranian[13].
  • Bactrian's writing system is recorded as Greek alphabet[14].
  • Bactrian's writing system is recorded as Manichaean[15].
  • Bactrian is part of Middle Iranian[16].
  • Bactrian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bactrian language[17].
  • Bactrian's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/XBC[18].

Why It Matters

Bactrian ranks in the top 1% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (794 views/month).[2] Bactrian has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Bactrian is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Part of
    Iso 639-2 code ira
    Part of Middle Iranian
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007544606505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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