Sogdian

alphabet used for the Sogdian language of central Asia
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Sogdian

Summary

Sogdian is an abjad[1]. Sogdian has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Sogdian's instance of is recorded as abjad[3].
  • Sogdian's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[4].
  • Sogdian's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[5].
  • Sogdia is named after Sogdian[6].
  • Sogdian's based on is recorded as Old Sogdian[7].
  • Sogdian's language of work or name is recorded as Sogdian[8].
  • 100 marks the founding of Sogdian[9].
  • Sogdian ended on 1200[10].
  • Sogdian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sogdian script[11].
  • Sogdian's facet of is recorded as Sogdian[12].
  • Sogdian's script directionality is recorded as vertical or horizontal[13].
  • Sogdian's script directionality is recorded as top-to-bottom[14].
  • Sogdian's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'und', 'text': '𐼼𐼇𐼄𐼌𐼊𐼋'}[15].
  • Sogdian's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sogdian'}[16].
  • Sogdian's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'sogdien'}[17].
  • Sogdian's Unicode range is recorded as U+10F30-10F6F[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include abjad[3], natural writing system[4], and unicase alphabet[5].

Origins

Sogdia is named after Sogdian[6]. 100 marks the founding of Sogdian[9].

Why It Matters

Sogdian has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Sogdian is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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