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Bactrian language

Bactrian (Bactrian: Αριαο, romanized: ariao , meaning "Iranian") was an Eastern Iranian language formerly spoken in the Central Asian region of Bactria (some regions of present-day Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan) and used as the official language of the Kushan and the Hephthalite empires.

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Era
300 BC – 1000 AD
Glottolog
bact1239
ISO 639-3
xbc
Language family
Indo-IranianIranianNortheasternSogdo-BactrianBactrian · IranianNortheasternSogdo-BactrianBactrian · NortheasternSogdo-BactrianBactrian · Sogdo-BactrianBactrian · Bactrian
Native to
Bactria
Official language in
Kushan Empire Hephthalite Empire

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Bactrian language

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Bactrian language

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related to References · 60
Bactrian language → African Studies, Ancient Afghanistan, Archaeology, Archived, Bactrian, Bactrian Grammar, Bactrian Literature, Bulletin, Cambridge, Cambridge History, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UP, Chisholm, Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum, Department, EF94-2, Ehsan, Encyclopedia Iranica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Falk
related to Records · 34
Bactrian language → Afghanistan, Afrasiyab, Airtam, Albert, Bactrian, Baglan, Balkh, Buddhist, Dasht-e Navur, Delbarjin, Ghazni, Greco-Bactrian, Islamabad, Jagatu, Kabul, Kara-Tepe, Kunduz, Le Coq, Lou-lan, Manichaean
related to Classification · 19
Bactrian language → According, Afghanistan, Bactrian, Badakhshan, Eastern, Eastern Iranian, Its, Khwarezmian, Kuran, Middle Iranian, Munjan, Munjan Valley, Munji, Pamir, Parthian, Pashto, Sogdian, Western, Yidgha
related to External links · 7
Bactrian language → Bactrian, Continuing Education, Encyclopædia BritannicaCursive Bactrian, Invisible East, Invisible East Digital Corpus, Oxford Department, University
Language family · 5
Bactrian language → Bactrian, Indo-IranianIranianNortheasternSogdo-BactrianBactrian, IranianNortheasternSogdo-BactrianBactrian, NortheasternSogdo-BactrianBactrian, Sogdo-BactrianBactrian
Era · 1
Bactrian language → 300 BC – 1000 AD
Glottolog · 1
Bactrian language → bact1239
ISO 639-3 · 1
Bactrian language → xbc
Native to · 1
Bactrian language → Bactria
Official language in · 1
Bactrian language → Kushan Empire Hephthalite Empire

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bactrian greek script language proto-iranian kushan may iranian manichaean bactria also languages century known afghanistan found eastern according hephthalite original

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Bactrian languageEra300 BC – 1000 AD1.00infobox
Bactrian languageGlottologbact12391.00infobox
Bactrian languageISO 639-3xbc1.00infobox
Bactrian languageLanguage familyIndo-IranianIranianNortheasternSogdo-BactrianBactrian1.00infobox
Bactrian languageLanguage familyIranianNortheasternSogdo-BactrianBactrian1.00infobox
Bactrian languageLanguage familyNortheasternSogdo-BactrianBactrian1.00infobox
Bactrian languageLanguage familySogdo-BactrianBactrian1.00infobox
Bactrian languageLanguage familyBactrian1.00infobox
Bactrian languageNative toBactria1.00infobox
Bactrian languageOfficial language inKushan Empire Hephthalite Empire1.00infobox
Bactrian languagePronunciation[arjaː]1.00infobox
Bactrian languageRegionCentral Asia1.00infobox
Bactrian languageWriting systemBactrian script (Greek) Manichaean script1.00infobox

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