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ISO 639-3 · palpal
Indo-European family · extinct or historical language
Middle Persian
Middle Persian is an extinct or historical language of the Southwestern Iranian branch (Indo-European), spoken in Iran. Wikidata describes it as “southwestern Iranian language, predecessor to New Persian”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
pal- Glottocode
pahl1241- Family
- Indo-European
- Wikipedia
- 57 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
4scripts
5levels in the tree
—UNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Middle Persian |
|---|---|
| Also called | Pahlavi, Pehlevi, Middle Persian language, Pārsīk, Pārsīg |
| Written in | Pahlavi scripts, Manichaean, Avestan, Inscriptional Pahlavi |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Middle Persian yet.
family tree
From Indo-European to Middle Persian
The branches above Middle Persian, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Iran
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