Sogdian language
extinct Eastern Iranian language of Central Asia
The Sogdian language was an Eastern Iranian language/ It was spoken mainly in the Central Asian region of Sogdia, located in modern-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan[4] and Kyrgyzstan;[5]
| Sogdian | |
|---|---|
| *s{əγ}ʷδī́k ᵊzβā́k, *s{əγ}ʷδyā́u̯, 𐼑𐼇𐼄𐼌𐼊𐼋 [*𐼀𐼈𐼂𐼀𐼋] swγδyk [*ʾzβʾk] 𐼼𐼴𐼶𐼹𐼷𐼸 (𐼰𐼵𐼱𐼰𐼸) swγδyk (ʾzβʾk) 𐼼𐼲𐼴𐼹𐼷𐼰𐼴 sγwδyʾw 𐫘𐫇𐫄𐫔𐫏𐫀𐫇 swγδyʾw | |
| Native to | Sogdia |
| Region | Central Asia, China |
| Era | 1st millennium BCE – 1000 CE[1] developed into modern Yaghnobi |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | sog |
| ISO 639-3 | sog |
| Glottolog | sogd1245 |
References
change- ↑ Sogdian at MultiTree on the Linguist List
- ↑ Jacques Gernet (31 May 1996). A History of Chinese Civilization. Cambridge University Press. pp. 282–. ISBN 978-0-521-49781-7.
- ↑ Sigfried J. de Laet; Joachim Herrmann (1 January 1996). History of Humanity: From the seventh century B.C. to the seventh century A.D. UNESCO. pp. 467–. ISBN 978-92-3-102812-0.
- ↑ "Sogdian Language and Its Scripts | The Sogdians".
- ↑ Barthold, W. "Balāsāg̲h̲ūn or Balāsaḳūn." Encyclopaedia of Islam. Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W.P. Heinrichs. Brill, 2008. Brill Online. Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden. 11 March 2008 <http://www.brillonline.nl/subscriber/entry?entry=islam_SIM-1131[permanent dead link]>
