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Khotanese
An Eastern Iranian language preserved in Central Asian manuscripts.
The dedicated study site is coming soon. This overview records the planned scope and evidence.
At a glance
Evidence and writing
- Evidence / period
- First millennium CE
- Region
- Southern Tarim Basin
- Writing system
- Brahmi-derived script
- Site status
- Coming soon
Dates describe surviving written evidence or textual traditions, not necessarily when a spoken language began or ended. Map points indicate a representative centre of evidence, not a language boundary.