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Old Iranian

subgroup of Iranian language family
Language language_family Q23301845
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Summary

Old Iranian is a language family[1]. It draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (language_family category, ranking #256 of 1,012).[2]

Key Facts

  • Old Iranian's instance of is recorded as language family[3].
  • Old Iranian was followed by Middle Iranian[4].
  • Old Iranian is a type of Iranian[5].
  • Old Iranian comprises Old Persian[6].
  • Old Iranian comprises Median[7].
  • Old Iranian comprises Scythian[8].
  • Old Iranian comprises Avestan[9].
  • Old Iranian's different from is recorded as Proto-Iranian[10].
  • Old Iranian dates from the 2nd millennium BC[11].
  • Old Iranian dates from the 8th century BC[12].
  • Old Iranian's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-197287093[13].

Why It Matters

Old Iranian draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (language_family category, ranking #256 of 1,012).[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Joostik · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Followed by → Middle Iranian
    Instance of → language family
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11ddwxdfm3
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: Proto-Iranian"
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