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Lost Tongues of Ancient Trade Routes is a easy crossword puzzle with 17 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Lost Tongues of Ancient Trade Routes
A crossword exploring obscure and forgotten languages once used along historic trade routes around the world.
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- 1. Obscure West African trade dialect spoken by caravan guides
- 2. Greek dialect that spread through Hellenistic trade networks
- 5. Early Celtic language influencing medieval Atlantic commerce
- 6. Old classification system influencing early trade botanists
- 7. Berber script used by ancient Saharan traders
- 10. Semitic lingua franca of Near Eastern trade routes
- 13. Port city name, also the language used in Indian Ocean trade
- 14. Fictional reconstruction of lost lingua franca of Indian Ocean
- 16. Language of Carthage, a major Mediterranean trading power
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- 3. Ancient Roman port language mix, gateway to Mediterranean trade
- 4. Undeciphered script from Easter Island, linked to ancient navigation
- 8. Script of the Kingdom of Kush along Nile trade paths
- 9. Reptile name from Sanskrit, traded symbol in Indus Valley
- 11. Lost language of Sahelian desert merchants
- 12. Trade good associated with blue pigment and ancient commerce
- 15. Ancient carved script often used in mercantile seals
- 17. Key Silk Road language for Central Asian traders
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