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Vanished Tongues Along Silk Routes
A crossword exploring the forgotten languages once spoken along the historic Silk Road, revealing intriguing linguistic relics of ancient trade and culture.
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  • 1. Middle Iranian language once spoken in Khotan
  • 3. Turkic language of the Uyghur Kingdom
  • 4. Extinct Indo-European language from Tarim Basin
  • 5. Script used in western Silk Road regions
  • 6. Religious language derived from Aramaic along Silk Road
  • 11. Classical language of India used for trade and religion
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  • 2. Dravidian language spread via South Asian Silk routes
  • 7. Script variant used for Turkic languages on Silk Road
  • 8. Middle Persian script and language on Silk Road
  • 9. Oxus civilization language group near Silk Road
  • 10. Ancient Northwestern Indian script on Silk Road
  • 12. Ancient Egyptian language known to traders on Silk Road
  • 13. Ancient Iranian language vital for Silk Road trade

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