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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, ''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). | ||
This | This family is known thanks to writings in two neighbor languages: | ||
*[[Arshi]] (or Arśi or Tocharian A) | *[[Arshi]] (or Arśi or Tocharian A) | ||
*[[Kuchi]] (or Kuči or Tocharian B). | *[[Kuchi]] (or Kuči or Tocharian B). | ||
Revision as of 12:59, 10 November 2010
The Arshi-Kuchi or Arśi-Kuči languages, often but improperly called Tocharian languages,[1] 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:
Notes
- ↑ Bernard SERGENT, Les Indo-Européens: histoire, langues, mythes, Paris: Payot, 1995