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Tocharian

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Tocharian
1. noun
a) An extinct branch of the Indo-European language family, consisting of two languages, Tocharian A and Tocharian B, written in an abugida derived from Brahmi.
b) Any member of a people who inhabited the and spoke Tocharian.
Of or pertaining to Tocharian or the Tocharians.

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