tocharian
/toʊˈkɛriən/
adjective
- Relating to an ancient people who lived in the Tarim Basin (in modern-day Xinjiang, China) or their extinct Indo-European language.
- The museum has an exhibit on Tocharian mummies and their clothing.
- Scholars study Tocharian texts to understand ancient trade routes.
- The Tocharian manuscripts were discovered in the early 20th century.
noun
- A member of the ancient Tocharian people.
- Archaeologists found evidence that the Tocharians practiced Buddhism.
- The Tocharians are believed to have lived in the Tarim Basin over 2,000 years ago.
- Some historians think the Tocharians spoke a language related to Celtic and Germanic tongues.
- The extinct Indo-European language of the Tocharian people, known from manuscripts found in Central Asia.
- Tocharian is divided into two dialects, Tocharian A and Tocharian B.
- The university offers a course on Tocharian grammar and texts.
- Learning Tocharian helps linguists reconstruct the Indo-European language family.