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Scythian

group of Eastern Iranian languages
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Scythian
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Scythian

Summary

Scythian is a language family[1]. Scythian ranks in the top 7% of language_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,521 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scythian is located in Scythia[3].
  • Scythian is located in Sarmatia[4].
  • Scythian's instance of is recorded as language family[5].
  • Scythian's instance of is recorded as ancient language[6].
  • Scythian is a type of Eastern Iranian[7].
  • Scythian is part of Old Iranian[8].
  • Scythian is part of Middle Iranian[9].
  • Scythian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scythian languages[10].
  • Scythian's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[11].
  • Scythian's indigenous to is recorded as Scythians[12].
  • Scythian's indigenous to is recorded as Sarmatians[13].
  • Scythian's indigenous to is recorded as Alans[14].
  • Scythian's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/XSC[15].

Why It Matters

Scythian ranks in the top 7% of language_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,521 views/month).[2] Scythian has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Scythian is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . 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.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 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. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Scythia, Sarmatia
    Part of → Old Iranian, Middle Iranian
    Subclass of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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