Ирон (Iron)

E91499

Ирон (Iron) is the self-designation used by Ossetians for their own ethnic group and language.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ирон (Iron) canonical 1
ирон 1

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endonym
ethnonym
language name
self-designation
ancestorLanguage Alanic language
associatedWithRegion Ossetia
autonymFor Ossetian language
Ossetians
surface form: Ossetian people
belongsTo Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages

Indo-Iranian languages
contrastedWith Digor dialect
dominantDialectIn North Ossetia
surface form: North Ossetia–Alania
ethnicGroup Ossetians
ethnolinguisticIdentityOf Ossetians
surface form: Iron Ossetians
hasAlternativeName Ossetian language
surface form: Iron Ossetic

Digor dialect
surface form: Iron dialect
historicalOrigin Scythian languages
surface form: Scytho-Sarmatian languages
ISO639-3Code oss
isVarietyOf Ossetian language
languageFamily Iranian languages
majorDialectOf Ossetian language
partOf Ossetian cultural identity
refersTo Ossetian language
Ossetians
surface form: Ossetian people
spokenIn Georgia
North Ossetia
surface form: Republic of North Ossetia–Alania

Russia
surface form: Russian Federation

South Ossetia
subgroup Eastern Iranian languages
usedAs standard variety of Ossetian
usedBy Ossetians
usedIn Ossetian folklore
Ossetian literature
Ossetian media
writingSystem Cyrillic script

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ossetians autonym Ирон (Iron)
осетины самоназвание Ирон (Iron)
this entity surface form: ирон