Sogdian

extinct Eastern Iranian language of Central Asia
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Sogdian

Summary

Sogdian is a language[1]. Sogdian ranks in the top 1% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (843 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sogdian is in the country of Sogdia[3].
  • Sogdian is in the country of People's Republic of China[4].
  • Sogdian is in the country of Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic[5].
  • Sogdian is in the country of Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic[6].
  • Sogdian's instance of is recorded as language[7].
  • Sogdian's instance of is recorded as ancient language[8].
  • Sogdian's instance of is recorded as dead language[9].
  • Sogdia is named after Sogdian[10].
  • Sogdian is a type of Eastern Iranian[11].
  • Sogdian's writing system is recorded as Sogdian[12].
  • Sogdian's writing system is recorded as Syriac alphabet[13].
  • Sogdian's writing system is recorded as Manichaean[14].
  • Sogdian is part of Middle Iranian[15].
  • Sogdian's Commons category is recorded as Sogdian language[16].
  • Sogdian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sogdian language[17].
  • Sogdian's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[18].
  • Sogdian's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/SOG[19].
  • Sogdian's has grammatical gender is recorded as masculine[20].
  • Sogdian's has grammatical gender is recorded as feminine[21].

Why It Matters

Sogdian ranks in the top 1% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (843 views/month).[2] Sogdian has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Sogdian is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: 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] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: 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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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Writing system Sogdian, Syriac alphabet, Manichaean
    Instance of language, ancient language, dead language
    Country Sogdia, People's Republic of China, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic +1
    Part of Middle Iranian
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553558705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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