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TURKESTAN CHINOIS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Khotanese
1, record 1, English, Khotanese
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Saka 1, record 1, English, Saka
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A middle Iranian language spoken in Chinese Turkistan by the Saka tribes, a nomadic peoples formerly inhabiting the steppelands north of the Iranian plateau. It is written in Brahmi script and contains many loanwords from the Prakrit languages of India. 1, record 1, English, - Khotanese
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The main Saka dialect is Khotanese but a small amount of material survives in a closely related dialect called Tumshuq, formerly known as Maralbashi. 1, record 1, English, - Khotanese
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- khotanais
1, record 1, French, khotanais
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- saka 1, record 1, French, saka
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue appartenant au moyen iranien oriental parlée au Moyen Âge dans la région de l'oasis de Khotan(Türkestan chinois) dans la vallée du Tarim par les tribus Saka. Les textes étaient écrits en brahmi. 1, record 1, French, - khotanais
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-05-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Tocharish
1, record 2, English, Tocharish
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Kuchean 1, record 2, English, Kuchean
correct
- Tocharian 1, record 2, English, Tocharian
correct
- Tokharian 1, record 2, English, Tokharian
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extinct Indo-European language of central Asia known from the fifth century AD and occurring in an eastern and a western dialect. 1, record 2, English, - Tocharish
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- koutchéen
1, record 2, French, koutch%C3%A9en
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tokharien 1, record 2, French, tokharien
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue indo-européenne maintenant disparue et attestée dans le Turkestan chinois entre le V et le Xe siècle de notre ère. 1, record 2, French, - koutch%C3%A9en
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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