Editing Tocharian B (section)

==Overview==

According to scholar Michael Peyrot, Tocharian B is dated between the 5th and 10th centuries AD, and was spread from [[Kucha|Kuča]] to Yānqi and [[Turfan]].<ref>Peyrot, Michaël. “Tocharian”. In: ''The Indo-European Language Family: A Phylogenetic Perspective''. Edited by Thomas Olander. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. p. 83. doi:10.1017/9781108758666.006.</ref> Paul Widmer, following Tamai's and Adams's studies, situates Tocharian B roughly between 400 and 1200, its oldest layer dating from ca. 400 to 600, around "Kucha and environs".<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1515/9783110523874-034 |title=Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics |year=2017 |last1=Widmer |first1=Paul |chapter=79. The dialectology of Tocharian |pages=1392–1393 |isbn=978-3-11-052387-4 |url=https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/140805/1/Widmer2017.pdf }}</ref>

=== Documentation ===
According to J. H. W. Penney, Tocharian B is reported to be documented as Buddhist religious literature, and as secular material "pertaining to everyday life".<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1515/9783110523874-029 |title=Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics |year=2017 |last1=Penney |first1=J. H. W. |chapter=74. The documentation of Tocharian |page=1299 |isbn=978-3-11-052387-4 }}</ref>