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The Tocharians or Tokharians (US: / t oʊ ˈ k ɛər i ə n ˌ-ˈ k ɑːr-/ toh-KAIR-ee-ən, - KAR-; [5] UK: / t ɒ ˈ k ɑːr i ə n / to-KAR-ee-ən) [6] were speakers of the Tocharian languages, Indo-European languages known from around 7,600 documents from around AD 400 to 1200, found on the northern edge of the Tarim Basin (modern-day ...
- Tocharian languages
The Tocharian (sometimes Tokharian) languages (US: /...
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Tocharian clothing refers to clothing worn by the...
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Tocharian may refer to: Tocharians, an ancient people who...
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Tocharian may refer to: Tocharians, an ancient people who inhabited the Tarim Basin in Central Asia. Tocharian clothing, clothing worn by those people. Tocharian languages, two (or perhaps three) Indo-European languages spoken by those people.
This is a list of the peoples that are called “Tocharians” (although now most scholars think it is a misnomer for them) also known by the name Agnean-Kuchean, a now extinct Indo-European group of peoples that were speakers of a distinct Indo-European branch of languages.
The Tocharian (sometimes Tokharian) languages (US: / toʊˈkɛəriənˌ - ˈkɑːr -/ toh-KAIR-ee-ən, -KAR-; [3] UK: / tɒˈkɑːriən / to-KAR-ee-ən), [4] also known as the Arśi-Kuči, Agnean-Kuchean or Kuchean-Agnean languages, are an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family spoken by inhabitants of the Tarim Basin, the ...
Tocharian clothing refers to clothing worn by the Tocharians. A series of murals from Kizil, Kizilgaha and Kumtura caves depicting Kuchean royalties, knights, swordsmen and donors have provided the best source of information on Tocharian costume.
The Tocharians or Tokharians (US: / toʊˈkɛəriənˌ - ˈkɑːr -/ toh-KAIR-ee-ən, - KAR-; UK: / tɒˈkɑːriən / to-KAR-ee-ən) were speakers of the Tocharian languages, Indo-European languages known from around 7,600 documents from around AD 400 to 1200, found on the northern edge of the Tarim Basin (modern-day Xinjiang, China).
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The Tocharians were an ancient people who lived in the Tarim Basin. They spoke an Indo-European language. [1] The region they live in was closer to the Far East than that of any other Indo-European-speaking regions.
