Khotanese language
E214832
The Khotanese language is an extinct Middle Iranian language once spoken in the Buddhist kingdom of Khotan along the southern Silk Road in what is now Xinjiang, China.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khotanese | 11 |
| Khotanese language canonical | 4 |
| Khotanese Saka | 3 |
| Scytho-Khotanese | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1918594 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Khotanese language Context triple: [Northwestern Iranian languages, hasMajorSubgroup, Khotanese language]
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A.
Tocharian languages
The Tocharian languages were an extinct branch of the Indo-European family once spoken in the Tarim Basin of Central Asia, known from early medieval manuscripts and notable for their archaic linguistic features.
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B.
Old Turkic language
Old Turkic language is an early Turkic language known from runic inscriptions and manuscripts, serving as the historical ancestor of many modern Turkic languages.
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C.
Chagatai Turkic
Chagatai Turkic is a historical Turkic literary language that served as a major cultural and administrative lingua franca in Central Asia, especially under Turkic-Mongol and Timurid rule.
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D.
Khowar
Khowar is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in the Chitral region of Pakistan and parts of neighboring areas, known for its rich oral tradition and distinct phonology.
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E.
Kavalan language
The Kavalan language is an endangered Austronesian language of the indigenous Kavalan people of northeastern Taiwan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Khotanese language Target entity description: The Khotanese language is an extinct Middle Iranian language once spoken in the Buddhist kingdom of Khotan along the southern Silk Road in what is now Xinjiang, China.
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A.
Tocharian languages
The Tocharian languages were an extinct branch of the Indo-European family once spoken in the Tarim Basin of Central Asia, known from early medieval manuscripts and notable for their archaic linguistic features.
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B.
Old Turkic language
Old Turkic language is an early Turkic language known from runic inscriptions and manuscripts, serving as the historical ancestor of many modern Turkic languages.
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C.
Chagatai Turkic
Chagatai Turkic is a historical Turkic literary language that served as a major cultural and administrative lingua franca in Central Asia, especially under Turkic-Mongol and Timurid rule.
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D.
Khowar
Khowar is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in the Chitral region of Pakistan and parts of neighboring areas, known for its rich oral tradition and distinct phonology.
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E.
Kavalan language
The Kavalan language is an endangered Austronesian language of the indigenous Kavalan people of northeastern Taiwan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Iranian language
ⓘ
Middle Iranian language ⓘ extinct language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Khotanese language
ⓘ
surface form:
Khotanese Saka
Saka of Khotan ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Vajrayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Esoteric Buddhism
Mahayana ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
|
| attestedFromCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| attestedToCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| branchOf | Eastern Iranian languages ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Saka languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Saka language
Tumshuqese language ⓘ |
| extinctionBefore | 15th century ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road trade routes
|
| hasGlottocode | khot1248 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | kho ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
postposed clitics
ⓘ
rich case system ⓘ |
| hasWikidataId | Q33475 ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Central Asia ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ Iranian languages ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Kingdom of Khotan
ⓘ
surface form:
Khotan
|
| primarySourcesFoundIn |
manuscripts
ⓘ
wall inscriptions ⓘ wooden documents ⓘ |
| region | oasis city of Khotan ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scriptDerivedFrom | Gupta script ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
Kingdom of Khotan ⓘ Tarim Basin ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ southern Silk Road ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Indo-European language
ⓘ
Indo-Iranian language ⓘ Iranian language ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Iranian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Iranian period
|
| usedAlongside |
Gandhari
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist texts
ⓘ
administrative documents ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Brahmi script
ⓘ
Khotanese Brahmi script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Khotanese language Description of subject: The Khotanese language is an extinct Middle Iranian language once spoken in the Buddhist kingdom of Khotan along the southern Silk Road in what is now Xinjiang, China.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.