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Eastern Iranian

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Eastern Iranian

Summary

Eastern Iranian is a language family[1]. It draws 1,266 Wikipedia views per month (language_family category, ranking #163 of 1,012).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eastern Iranian's instance of is recorded as language family[3].
  • Eastern Iranian is a type of Iranian[4].
  • Eastern Iranian comprises Scythian[5].
  • Eastern Iranian comprises Avestan[6].
  • Eastern Iranian comprises Bactrian[7].
  • Eastern Iranian comprises Khwarezmian[8].
  • Eastern Iranian comprises Sogdian[9].
  • Eastern Iranian comprises Saka[10].
  • Eastern Iranian comprises Pashto[11].
  • Eastern Iranian comprises Pamir[12].
  • Eastern Iranian comprises Yidgha-Munja[13].
  • Eastern Iranian comprises Ormuri[14].
  • Eastern Iranian comprises Parachi[15].
  • Eastern Iranian comprises Yaghnobi[16].
  • Eastern Iranian comprises Ossetian[17].
  • Eastern Iranian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eastern Iranian languages[18].

Why It Matters

Eastern Iranian draws 1,266 Wikipedia views per month (language_family category, ranking #163 of 1,012).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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. 15d ago · Pruna.ar · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Topic's main category → Category:Eastern Iranian languages
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