Tokharian B
Tokharian B was an Indo-European language once spoken in China.
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Early in the 20th century, Buddhist manuscripts in Brahmi script found around Kucha and Turfan in Xinjiang turned out to be in an unknown Indo-European language: Tocharian. The family’s easternmost member, it patterns with western languages like Latin and Greek rather than its Indo-Iranian neighbours — still a puzzle.
Tocharian B, also known as Kuchean or West Tocharian, was a Western member of the Tocharian branch of Indo-European languages, extinct from the ninth century. Once spoken in the Tarim Basin in Central Asia, Tocharian B shows an internal chronological development; three linguistic stages have been detected. The oldest stage is attested only in Kucha. There is also the middle ("classical"), and the late stage.
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Words in Tokharian B
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | mācer | |
| father | pācer | |
| man | eṅkwe | |
| woman | śana | |
| person | onolme | |
| name | ñem | |
| friend | waṣamo | |
| eye | ek | |
| ear | klautso | |
| tooth | keme | |
| tongue | kantwo | |
| hand | ṣar | |
| heart | arañce | |
| head | āśce | |
| blood | yasar | |
| bone | āy | |
| skin | ewe | |
| knee | keni du | |
| breast | päścane | |
| liver | wästarye | |
| water | war | |
| fire | puwar | |
| sun | kauṃ | |
| moon | meñe | |
| star | ścirye | |
| rain | swese | |
| wind | yente | |
| stone | kärweñe | |
| mountain | ṣale | |
| river | cake |
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- Tokharian AIndo-European44% alike
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- Naga PidginIndo-European8% alike
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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