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Preferred term

xbcBactrian  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • The Bactrian language is an extinct Eastern Iranian language which was spoken in the Central Asian region of Bactria. Linguistically, it is classified as belonging to the middle period of the East Iranian branch. Bactrian is closely related to Pashto, as well as Yidgha and Munji, and the medieval languages Sogdian, Khwarezmian and Parthian.

Entry terms

  • Bactrian language

ISO 639-3 code

  • xbc

Notation

  • xbc

In other languages

  • Bactrien

    French

  • Baktrische Sprache

    German

  • Lingua battriana

    Italian

  • Portuguese

  • Idioma bactriano

    Spanish

URI

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

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