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Sogdian language
The
Sogdian language
(Sogdian
swγδyʼw
) was an
Eastern Iranian language
spoken in the
Central Asian
region of
Sogdia
, located in modern-day
Uzbekistan
, and
Tajikistan
(capital:
Samarkand
; other chief cities:
Panjakent
,
Fergana
,
Khujand
and
Bukhara
), as well as some Sogdian immigrant communities in ancient China. Sogdian is one of the most important
Middle Iranian languages
, along with
Bactrian
,
Khotanese Saka
,
Middle Persian
and
Parthian
. It possesses a large literary corpus.
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