The Scythian languages (/ ˈ s ɪ θ i ə n / or / ˈ s ɪ ð i ə n /) are a group of Eastern Iranian languages of the classical and late antique period (the Middle Iranian period), spoken in a vast region of Eurasia named Scythia.Except for modern Ossetian, which descends from the Alanian variety, these languages are all extinct. Modern Eastern Iranian languages such as Pashto and Wakhi ...