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Echoes of Lost Silk Road Tongues
A crossword exploring the ancient, forgotten languages that once flourished along the historic Silk Road trade routes.
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  • 1. An ancient Iranian language used near the Aral Sea
  • 3. Middle Iranian language of the ancient Kingdom of Khotan
  • 4. Region where many old Silk Road relic languages were found
  • 5. A lesser-known dialect from the Tarim region
  • 6. Term for the outer Silk Road regions where languages vanished
  • 7. Script and language associated with a major religion on the Silk Road
  • 9. Ancient people whose language influenced Central Asian Silk Road
  • 13. Study of ancient inscriptions used to decode Silk Road languages
  • 14. Region known for Buddhist texts in forgotten local scripts
  • 17. TURKIC Ancient language of nomadic tribes along Silk Road steppes
  • 20. Bronze Age civilization linked to early Silk Road cultures
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  • 2. Central Asian kingdom hosting diverse dialects of Silk Road era
  • 8. Mythical people connected to obscure ancient scripts on the Silk Road
  • 10. Merchant language of the Silk Road, written in Aramaic script
  • 11. Language group from nomadic peoples impacting Silk Road culture
  • 12. group from southwestern China, partially linked to Silk Road routes
  • 15. Iranian language dominant during the Parthian Empire era
  • 16. Extinct Indo-European language once spoken in Tarim Basin
  • 18. Ancient Semitic script from a caravan city on Silk Road fringes
  • 19. Ancient Indian script influencing Silk Road inscriptions

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