Khotanese

Khotanese
Kho·ta·nese (kō'tə-nēzʹ, -nēsʹ) n.
A Middle Iranian language preserved in Buddhist and secular documents from eastern Chinese Turkistan that date from about the fifth through the tenth century A.D.
  [AfterKhotan, ancient kingdom centered around modern Hetian (Xinjiang Uygur), where the language was spoken, from Khotanese Hvatana-. See s(w)e-.

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