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Name:
Old Persian
Alternate Names:
Altpersisch; altperische
Code:
peo
Code Authority:
ISO 639-3
Code Standard:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Indo-European (Indo-Germanische, Indo-Hittite)
Parent Subgroup:
Southwest Iranian; Southwest Western Iranian (swir)
Child Languages:
Pehlevi; Middle Persian; Pahlavi; Pahlawi (pal)
Manichaean Middle Persian (xmn)
Brief Description:
An ancient language of Iran. 6th - 4th centuries BC.
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct

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