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Indo-European topics. The Tocharian (sometimes Tokharian) languages ( / təˈkɛəriən / or / təˈkɑːriən / ), also known as Arśi-Kuči, Agnean-Kuchean or Kuchean-Agnean, are an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family spoken by inhabitants of the Tarim Basin, the Tocharians. [3]
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The Tocharians, or Tokharians (US: / t oʊ ˈ k ɛər i ə n / or...
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Proto-Tocharian, also spelled Proto-Tokharian (/ t ə ˈ k ɛər...
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The Tocharian languages were a branch of the Indo-European...
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Tocharian languages, small group of extinct Indo-European languages that were spoken in the Tarim River Basin (in the centre of the modern Uighur Autonomous Region of Sinkiang, China) during the latter half of the 1st millennium ad.
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The Tocharian (sometimes Tokharian) languages ( / təˈkɛəriən / or / təˈkɑːriən / ), also known as Arśi-Kuči, Agnean-Kuchean or Kuchean-Agnean, are an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family spoken by inhabitants of the Tarim Basin, the Tocharians. The languages are known from manuscripts dating from the 5th to the 8th ...
The languages disappeared after Uyghur-speaking people settled in the area during the 9th century. The Tocharian alphabet was derived from the Brahmi alphabet. It was written on palm, wooden tablets and Chinese paper, which were preserved in the dry climate of the Tarim Basin. Some inscriptions on mural have also been found.