West Tocharian (Noun)
Meaning
A dialect of Tocharian.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- West Tocharian is an extinct language of the Indo-European language family that is closely related to the dialect known as East Tocharian.
- West Tocharian inscriptions have been found in a variety of formats including graffiti, documents, and sculptures.
- Scholars believe that West Tocharian and East Tocharian diverged from a common parent language before the split of the languages.
- The West Tocharian dialect contains many distinct features from East Tocharian which aid scholars in dating text fragments.
- West Tocharian was primarily used liturgically and as the administrative language of the region in the northern parts of what is now modern-day China.