Explore the obscured languages that once flourished along historic trade routes, revealing the rich linguistic tapestry of ancient commerce.
Ancient Tongues of Silk Way
Explore the extinct and lesser-known languages that thrived along legendary trade routes, bridging civilizations and commerce.
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- 1. One who uses languages for trading commerce
- 2. Language of an ancient Iranian empire’s trade
- 3. Lingua franca across Middle Eastern trade routes
- 4. Modern Turkic language inheriting Silk Road legacy
- 7. Mysterious script of an isolated island trade society
- 8. Key Iranian language of Silk Road merchants
- 9. Hurrian-influenced language used by traders in ancient Mesopotamia
- 12. Ancient Iberian Peninsula language linked to Atlantic trade
- 15. Language of Carthaginian merchants in Mediterranean trade
- 16. Script and language of Arabian desert traders
- 17. Classical tongue spread by desert traders
- 18. Ancient European language linked with ancient trade goods
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- 5. Language linked to an empire controlling Silk Road passages
- 6. Ancient script used in Gandhara region
- 10. Extinct Indo-European language on Silk Road oases
- 11. Medieval Nubian language linked to Nile trade
- 13. Prakrit dialect of northern India on caravan routes
- 14. Maritime language spreading goods across Mediterranean
- 19. Obscure dialects thought spoken in old Borneo trading hubs
- 20. Language facilitating trade and religion along Himalayan routes
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