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The '''Arshi-Kuchi''' or '''Arśi-Kuči languages''', often but improperly called '''Tocharian languages''',<ref>Bernard SERGENT, ''Les Indo-Européens: histoire, langues, mythes'', Paris: Payot, 1995</ref> are an extinct language family belonging to the [[Indo-European languages]]; they are chiefly attested during the Early Middle Ages in the [[Tarim Basin]] (in today's [[Xinjiang]], Central Asia).
The '''Arshi-Kuchi''' or '''Arśi-Kuči languages''', often but improperly called '''Tocharian languages''',<ref>Bernard SERGENT (1995) ''Les Indo-Européens: histoire, langues, mythes'', Paris: Payot</ref><ref>[http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/dha_0755-7256_1998_num_24_1_2377 Bernard SERGENT (1998) “Les Sères sont les soi-disant «Tokhariens», c'est-à-dire les authentiques Arśi-Kuči”, ''Dialogues d'histoire ancienne'', vol. 24, nr. 24-1; 7-40]</ref> are an extinct language family belonging to the [[Indo-European languages]]; they are chiefly attested during the Early Middle Ages in the [[Tarim Basin]] (in today's [[Xinjiang]], Central Asia).


This family is known thanks to writings in two neighbor languages:  
This family is known thanks to writings in two neighbor languages:  

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The Arshi-Kuchi or Arśi-Kuči languages, often but improperly called Tocharian languages,[1][2] are an extinct language family belonging to the Indo-European languages; they are chiefly attested during the Early Middle Ages in the Tarim Basin (in today's Xinjiang, Central Asia).

This family is known thanks to writings in two neighbor languages:

  • Arshi (or Arśi or Tocharian A)
  • Kuchi (or Kuči or Tocharian B).

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