Pontic Scythian
E800931
Pontic Scythian is an ancient Eastern Iranian dialect once spoken by Scythian groups inhabiting the northern Black Sea (Pontic) region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pontic Scythian canonical | 1 |
| Scythians | 1 |
| Scytho-Sarmatian | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Iranian language
ⓘ
ancient language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Sea nomads
ⓘ
Pontic Scythia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedBy |
Greek sources
ⓘ
ethnonyms ⓘ personal names ⓘ toponyms ⓘ |
| branchOf | Eastern Iranian branch ⓘ |
| classificationCertainty | generally accepted as Eastern Iranian ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Scythian culture ⓘ |
| era | antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Pontic Scythians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Eurasian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Indo-European language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proto-Indo-Iranian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Proto-Iranian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | no ISO 639 code ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Eastern Iranian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticEvidenceType |
loanwords in neighboring languages
ⓘ
onomastic material ⓘ |
| neighboringCultures |
Ancient Greeks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cimmerians NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarmatians NERFINISHED ⓘ Thracians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scythian dialect continuum ⓘ |
| reconstructionStatus | partially reconstructed ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Crimea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Alanian language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ossetian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarmatian language ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Pontic Scythian groups
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scythians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion |
Pontic region
ⓘ
Pontic steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Black Sea region ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Indo-European language
ⓘ
Indo-Iranian language ⓘ Iranian language ⓘ Scythian language ⓘ |
| timeDepth |
early first millennium CE
ⓘ
first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| writingSystem | unattested or poorly attested ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Scythians
this entity surface form:
Scytho-Sarmatian