Tocharian languages

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title: Tocharian languages
text: The Tocharian languages, 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 Tocharians. The languages are known from manuscripts dating from the 5th to the 8th century AD, which were found in oasis cities on the northern edge of the Tarim Basin and the Lop Desert. The discovery of these languages in the early 20th century contradicted the formerly prevalent idea of an ea
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description: Extinct Indo-European languages in Asia
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocharian_languages
date created: 2001-12-10T01:21:06Z
date modified: 2024-09-04T17:34:54Z
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