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1. Sogdian

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   Sogdian is an extinct Eastern Iranian language, historically spoken by the Sogdians, an ancient Iranian people whose homeland was primarily the region of Sogdiana (modern-day Uzbekistan and Tajikistan). The language reached its zenith between the 4th and 9th centuries CE, serving as a crucial lingua franca along the Silk Roads for international trade and diplomatic exchange across Central Asia [1]_. Its eventual decline was precipitated by the expansion of [Turkic](/entries/turk…