Scythian language

These names suggest that the Scythian language had close similarities to modern Ossetian.

The "Scythian languages" are essentially unattested, and their internal divergence is difficult to judge.

The Scythian languages may have formed a dialect continuum:

This resulted in the displacement and extinction of the once predominant Scythian languages of the region.

Scythians were an old nation, speaking Iranian languages (Scythian languages).

The Scythian languages belonged to the Eastern branch of the Iranian languages.

The Sarmatians spoke Scythian language.

Assisted by his friend, Georges Dumézil, Abaev demonstrated connections between the Scythian languages and modern Ossetian.

Herodotus called them Androktones ("killers of men"), and he stated that in the Scythian language they were called Oiorpata, which he asserted had this meaning.

After learning the Scythian language, they agreed to marry Scythian men, on the condition that they not be required to follow the customs of Scythian women.

Herodotus states that they were originally Hellenes who settled among the Budinoi, and that they are bilingual in Greek and the Scythian language.

The vast majority of Scythological scholars agree in considering the Scythian languages (and Ossetian) as a part of the Eastern Iranian group of languages.

Some of Tanausis' followers remained in the conquered lands, and Jordanes cites Pompeius Trogus as saying these were the origin of the Parthians, stating that in the Scythian language "Parthi" means "deserter" (5.48).

A preface follows in which he speaks of the many trials he had in writing the book, which is a "literal translation into the English language (from the Phoenician dialect of the Scythian language) of the ancient manuscripts, which have, fortunately for the world, been preserved through many ages, chances and visissitudes".