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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.

Endangerment Status


Linguist List Status: Extinct

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