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Forgotten Tongues of Ancient Trade
Explore the vanished languages that once connected ancient trade routes across continents.
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Across
  • 1. Extinct trading language of the Red Sea region
  • 2. Ancient trade language of the Horn of Africa
  • 3. Language of Anatolia known for early coinage
  • 4. Lost linguistic system referencing ancient flora trade
  • 5. Main lingua franca of Silk Road merchants
  • 6. Script of Turkic traders along steppe routes
  • 11. Dialect linked to a Bronze Age trading kingdom
  • 12. Carthaginian language that dominated Mediterranean trade
Down
  • 7. Late Egyptian language used in Mediterranean commerce
  • 8. Language from Central Asia's ancient oasis towns
  • 9. Classical language of Southeast Asian trade empires
  • 10. Language used along Silk Road caravans
  • 13. Sumerian word meaning 'god', tied to trade seals

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