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Mysteries of Ancient Lost Tongues
Explore the intriguing world of extinct languages and their enigmatic scripts through this crossword puzzle.
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  • 1. Mysterious undeciphered medieval manuscript
  • 2. Study of ancient writing systems and handwriting
  • 4. Scientific study of language structure and history
  • 5. Classical Indian language, largely historic now
  • 7. Inscribed stones or artifacts with Germanic alphabets
  • 8. Highest prestige dialect in a language community
  • 14. Linguist associated with language relativity theory
  • 16. Ancient manuscript book often containing lost texts
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  • 3. Sacred Hebrew scroll with ancient text
  • 6. Regional or social variation of a language
  • 9. Specialist who studies ancient Egyptian scripts
  • 10. Carved or drawn symbols in ancient scripts
  • 11. Ancient Mesopotamian wedge-shaped script
  • 12. Bronze Age Aegean syllabary deciphered in the 1950s
  • 13. Symbols often linked to ancient tribal languages
  • 15. A device used for recording and hiding secret writings

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