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Middle Iranian

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Middle Iranian

Summary

Middle Iranian is a language family[1]. It draws 40 Wikipedia views per month (language_family category, ranking #254 of 1,012).[2]

Key Facts

  • Middle Iranian's instance of is recorded as language family[3].
  • Middle Iranian followed Old Iranian[4].
  • Middle Iranian is a type of Iranian[5].
  • Middle Iranian's Wikimedia language code is recorded as ira-mid[6].
  • Middle Iranian comprises Middle Persian[7].
  • Middle Iranian comprises Parthian[8].
  • Middle Iranian comprises Sogdian[9].
  • Middle Iranian comprises Khwarezmian[10].
  • Middle Iranian comprises Saka[11].
  • Middle Iranian comprises Bactrian[12].
  • Middle Iranian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Middle Iranian languages[13].

Why It Matters

Middle Iranian draws 40 Wikipedia views per month (language_family category, ranking #254 of 1,012).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Archaeology & Language. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → language family
    Imported from → —
    Subclass of → Iranian
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007560429905171
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560429905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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