Tocharians

The Tocharians (Traditional Chinese: 吐火羅人) were an ancient people who lived in the Tarim Basin. The Tocharians spoke an Indo-European language called the Tocharian. The region they lived in is closer to the East Asia than any other Indo-European-speaking regions.

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Other websites

Tocharian alphabet
Modern studies are developing a Tocharian dictionary Archived 2005-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
Mark Dickens, 'Everything you always wanted to know about Tocharian' Archived 2003-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
Mysterious Mummies of China Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine by Nova on Google Video

References

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- Lane, George S. (1971). "Tocharian: Indo-European and Non-Indo-European Relationships". Indo-European and Indo-Europeans. University of Pennsylvania Press. doi:10.9783/9781512801200-007. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- Adams, Douglas Q. (1984). "The Position of Tocharian among the Other Indo-European Languages". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 104 (3). American Oriental Society: 395–402. doi:10.2307/601651. JSTOR 601651. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- "Tocharian languages | Ancient Indo-European Dialects". Britannica. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- Milligan, Mark (April 1, 2022). "5,000-year population history of Xinjiang brought to light in DNA study". HeritageDaily. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- Wieczorek, Oliver; Malzahn, Melanie (January 4, 2024). "Exploring an extinct society through the lens of Habitus-Field theory and the Tocharian text corpus". Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11 (56). Retrieved January 15, 2025.
↑ Tocharian Online: Series Introduction Archived 2015-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, Todd B. Krause and Jonathan Slocum, University of Texas at Austin.

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[A-1] 1 2
Lane, George S. (1971). "Tocharian: Indo-European and Non-Indo-European Relationships". Indo-European and Indo-Europeans. University of Pennsylvania Press. doi:10.9783/9781512801200-007. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

Adams, Douglas Q. (1984). "The Position of Tocharian among the Other Indo-European Languages". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 104 (3). American Oriental Society: 395–402. doi:10.2307/601651. JSTOR 601651. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

"Tocharian languages | Ancient Indo-European Dialects". Britannica. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

Milligan, Mark (April 1, 2022). "5,000-year population history of Xinjiang brought to light in DNA study". HeritageDaily. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

Wieczorek, Oliver; Malzahn, Melanie (January 4, 2024). "Exploring an extinct society through the lens of Habitus-Field theory and the Tocharian text corpus". Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11 (56). Retrieved January 15, 2025.

[mwZA] Lane, George S. (1971). "Tocharian: Indo-European and Non-Indo-European Relationships". Indo-European and Indo-Europeans. University of Pennsylvania Press. doi:10.9783/9781512801200-007. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

[mwbg] Adams, Douglas Q. (1984). "The Position of Tocharian among the Other Indo-European Languages". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 104 (3). American Oriental Society: 395–402. doi:10.2307/601651. JSTOR 601651. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

[mwfA] "Tocharian languages | Ancient Indo-European Dialects". Britannica. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

[mwhQ] Milligan, Mark (April 1, 2022). "5,000-year population history of Xinjiang brought to light in DNA study". HeritageDaily. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

[mwjA] Wieczorek, Oliver; Malzahn, Melanie (January 4, 2024). "Exploring an extinct society through the lens of Habitus-Field theory and the Tocharian text corpus". Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11 (56). Retrieved January 15, 2025.

[Tocharian_Online-2] Tocharian Online: Series Introduction Archived 2015-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, Todd B. Krause and Jonathan Slocum, University of Texas at Austin.