ISO 639-3 · peopeo
Indo-European family · extinct or historical language
Old Persian
Old Persian is an extinct or historical language of the Southwestern Iranian branch (Indo-European), spoken in Iran. Wikidata describes it as “language of Achaemenid Empire and ancestor of Middle Persian”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
peo- Glottocode
oldp1254- Family
- Indo-European
- Wikipedia
- 59 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
5levels in the tree
—UNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Old Persian |
|---|---|
| Also called | Old Persian language, Ariya |
| Written in | Old Persian cuneiform |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Old Persian yet.
family tree
From Indo-European to Old Persian
The branches above Old Persian, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Iran
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