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Tocharian B

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Tocharian B
Western member of Tocharian branch of Indo-European languages, extinct from ninth century. Once spoken in the Tarim Basin in Central Asia.

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  • Tocharians — The Tocharians were the Tocharian speaking inhabitants of the Tarim basin, making them the easternmost speakers of an Indo European language in antiquity.NameThe term Tocharians has a somewhat complicated history. It is based on the ethnonym… …   Wikipedia

  • Tarim mummies — The Tarim mummies are a series of Caucasoid mummies discovered in the Tarim Basin in present day Xinjiang, China, which date from 1800 BCE to 200 CE. The mummies, particularly the early ones, are frequently associated with the presence of the… …   Wikipedia