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The Tocharian (sometimes Tokharian) languages (US: / t oʊ ˈ k ɛər i. ən ˌ-ˈ k ɑːr-/ toh-KAIR-ee-ən, - KAR-; UK: / t ɒ ˈ k ɑːr i. ə n / tok-AR-ee-ən), 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 ...
- 9th century AD
- Tarim Basin
- Tocharians
- Indo-EuropeanTocharian
The Tocharians, or Tokharians (US: / t oʊ ˈ k ɛər i. ən ˌ-ˈ k ɑːr-/ toh-KAIR-ee-ən, - KAR-; UK: / t ɒ ˈ k ɑːr i. ə n / tok-AR-ee-ən), were speakers of Tocharian languages, Indo-European languages known from around 7,600 documents from around 400 to 1200 AD, found on the northern edge of the Tarim Basin (modern-day Xinjiang ...
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Tocharian A. extinct language. 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. Documents from ad 500–700 attest to two: Tocharian A, from the area of Turfan in ...
Tocharian Online Series Introduction Todd B. Krause and Jonathan Slocum. Tocharian denotes two closely related languages of the Indo-European family, denoted simply Tocharian A and Tocharian B. Though quite similar, Tocharian A and B are now considered by most scholars to be two distinct languages, and not merely two dialects of one common ...
The Tocharian languages were a branch of the Indo-European languages. They are now extinct. They were spoken on the northern side of the Tarim Basin (now in Xinjiang, China ). Writing was found from around the 5th century to the 8th century AD. There were three known languages in the branch, named A, B and C. [4]
- 9th century AD
- Tarim Basin
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.
Jul 27, 2015 · The name of the Tocharian languages. The name of the Tocharian languages has been a subject of lively debate for more than a century. The conventional name ‘Tocharian’ goes back to F. W. K. Müller (1907, p. 960), who based himself on a colophon of the Old Uyghur Maitrisimit, which indicates that it was translated from the tohrı language ...
