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Preferred term

aveAvestan  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Avestan is an East Iranian language known only from its use as the language of Zoroastrian scripture, i.e. the Avesta, from which it derives its name. Its area of composition comprised – at least – Bactria (Gandahara, Vedic: Gandhāra), Arachosia (Quetta), Drangiana (Ribat), and Gedrosia (Balochistan) have been regarded as a likely archaeological reflection of early East Iranian culture as described in the Avesta. Its status as a sacred language has ensured its continuing use for new compositions long after the language had ceased to be a living language.

Entry terms

  • Avestan language

ISO 639-1 code

  • ae

ISO 639-2 Bibliographical code

  • ave

ISO 639-2 Terminological code

  • ave

ISO 639-3 code

  • ave

Notation

  • ave

In other languages

  • avestique

    French

  • Avestique
  • Avestisch

    German

  • Avestische Sprache
  • avestan

    Italian

  • Lingua avestica
  • avéstico

    Portuguese

  • Língua avéstica
  • avéstico

    Spanish

  • Idioma avéstico

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/ave

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