Old East Slavic

language (or a group of dialects) used by the East Slavs from the 7th or 8th century to the 13th or 14th century
Intangible extinct_language Q35228
Old East Slavic
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Old East Slavic

Summary

Old East Slavic is an extinct language[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of extinct_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (970 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Old East Slavic is located in Eastern Europe[3].
  • Old East Slavic's instance of is recorded as extinct language[4].
  • Old East Slavic's instance of is recorded as dead language[5].
  • Old East Slavic's instance of is recorded as historical language[6].
  • Old East Slavic's instance of is recorded as chronolect[7].
  • Old East Slavic's instance of is recorded as language[8].
  • Old East Slavic was followed by Ruthenian[9].
  • Old East Slavic was followed by Ancient Russian[10].
  • Old East Slavic is a type of East Slavic[11].
  • Old East Slavic's writing system is recorded as Cyrillic script[12].
  • Old East Slavic's writing system is recorded as Glagolitic[13].
  • Old East Slavic's Commons category is recorded as Old East Slavic[14].
  • Old East Slavic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Old East Slavic[15].
  • Old East Slavic's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[16].
  • Old East Slavic's topic has template is recorded as Template:Lang-orv[17].
  • Old East Slavic's UNESCO language status is recorded as 6 extinct[18].
  • Old East Slavic's linguistic typology is recorded as nominative–accusative language[19].
  • Old East Slavic's linguistic typology is recorded as subject–verb–object[20].
  • Old East Slavic's linguistic typology is recorded as fusional language[21].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include extinct language[4], dead language[5], historical language[6], chronolect[7], and language[8]. Old East Slavic is a type of East Slavic[11].

Why It Matters

Old East Slavic ranks in the top 8% of extinct_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (970 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  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.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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