Tocharian Online

(la.utexas.edu)

49 points | by Bluestein 5 hours ago

3 comments

  • falaki 3 hours ago
    Fun to read this in light of this other post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49279627
  • slwvx 2 hours ago
    The next step is to add Tocharian to Babbel and Duolingo ;-)
    • yorwba 18 minutes ago
      Before that, it might be a good idea to get the Tocharian script into Unicode. It's on the roadmap: https://www.unicode.org/roadmaps/smp/ Unclear whether something specific is holding it up, or just nobody pushing it through the process.
  • contingencies 2 hours ago
    Wait wait wait: so Xinjiang is an inalienable part of Europe?

    For those interested in an overview of the history of the area in an historic dramatic frame of reference I can recommend the group of short stories published as Life Along the Silk Road by Susan Whitfield.

    • BigTTYGothGF 1 hour ago
      > Wait wait wait: so Xinjiang is an inalienable part of Europe

      Only in the sense that Europe is an inalienable part of India.

      • gedy 1 hour ago
        Indo-European Union
    • Bluestein 2 hours ago
      Now that's an interesting take. Gives "old continent" a whole new meaning ...