Tocharian languages
extinct Indo-European languages in Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Tocharian | |
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Native to | Agni, Kucha, Turfan and Krorän |
Region | Tarim Basin |
Ethnicity | Tocharians |
Extinct | 9th century AD |
Indo-European
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ISO 639-3 | Either:xto – Tocharian Atxb – Tocharian B |
Linguist List | xto Tocharian A |
txb Tocharian B | |
Glottolog | tokh1241 |
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