palTechnical information about ISO 639 language code pal
The table below provides technical details for the Pahlavi language, designated by the pal code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Pahlavi |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Book (Zoroastrian) Middle PersianInscriptional PahlaviManichaean Middle Persian |
| Related languages | Modern Persian (Farsi)ParthianAvestanTajikiLuri |
| Key facts | Extinct Middle Iranian language once spoken in southwestern IranWritten with a consonantal script derived from Aramaic that makes heavy use of heterogramsCore corpus includes Zoroastrian texts such as the Bundahishn and DenkardProvided a substantial lexical and structural base for New PersianPahlavi script merges several phonemes into single letters, posing challenges for modern decipherment. |
| Sample phrase | 𐭮𐭠𐭫𐭠𐭬، 𐭲𐭥 𐭲𐭩 𐭧𐭩𐭪؟ |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Pahlavi language, identified by the code pal, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Ancient' by its type.
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