Parn language (Dakh) is the language of an ancient tribe of Parn (Dakhs), who lived in the south-west of modern Turkmenistan , east of the Caspian Sea . Perhaps it was one of the Saka languages [1] .
| Parnish language | |
|---|---|
| Country | modern Turkmenistan , Iran |
| Status | dead |
| Extinct | apparently in the II-I centuries BC |
| Classification | |
| Category | Languages of Eurasia |
Indo-European family
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It belonged to the eastern group of Iranian languages , in contrast to the north-west-Iranian Parthian language , to which the pair went after the resettlement about 250 BC. e. south to the territory of Parthia . Soon after, the Pairs rallied the rest of the Parthian population ( Parthians ), turning it into a powerful centralized state, which later turned into a large empire ( Parthian kingdom ).
Notes
- ↑ Bivar, ADH (1983), "The Political History of Iran under the Arsacids", in Yarshater, Ehsan, Cambridge History of Iran, 3.1, London: Cambridge UP, pp. 21–99.