06-06-2005, 01:03 AM
It's usually spelled 'Tocharian' in English. There are two Tocharian languages known from manuscripts, imaginatively called today 'Tocharian A' and 'Tocharian B'. They are from the Indo-European family, but seem to have branched off from the Indo-European core at an early period.
This is a good source for the alphabet and history:
[url:mdruwuw1]http://www.omniglot.com/writing/tocharian.htm[/url]
[url:mdruwuw1]http://www.oxuscom.com/eyawtkat.htm[/url]
Not sure about the Kalas yet...
This is a good source for the alphabet and history:
[url:mdruwuw1]http://www.omniglot.com/writing/tocharian.htm[/url]
[url:mdruwuw1]http://www.oxuscom.com/eyawtkat.htm[/url]
Not sure about the Kalas yet...
Dan Diffendale
Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan
Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan