Tocharian

/toʊˈkɛriən/
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Other forms: Tocharians

Definitions of Tocharian
  1. noun
    a branch of the Indo-European language family that originated in central Asia during the first millennium A.D.
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    types:
    East Tocharian, Turfan, Turfan dialect
    a dialect of Tocharian
    Kuchean, Kuchean dialect, West Tocharian
    a dialect of Tocharian
    type of:
    Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite
    the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
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