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Language that has no demonstrable genetic relationship with other languages
A language isolate, sometimes called an isolated language, is a language that has no demonstrable genealogical relationship with any other language. That
Language_isolate
Language with a very low morpheme per word ratio
An isolating language is a type of language with a morpheme per word ratio close to one, and with no inflectional morphology whatsoever. In the extreme
Isolating_language
Group of languages related through a common ancestor
said to contain at least two languages, although language isolates — languages that are not related to any other language — are occasionally referred to
Language_family
language family branches across Eurasia Area of the Papuan languages Map of the Australian languages Distribution of language families and isolates north
List_of_language_families
Language whose genetic affiliation has not been established
other languages and families, as in the case of Basque in Europe, it is considered a language isolate – that is, it is classified as a language family
Unclassified_language
Topics referred to by the same term
2007 Isolate (Gary Numan album), 1992 Isolating language, with near-unity morpheme/word ratio Language isolate, unrelated to any other The product of
Isolate
Language of the Basque people
and northern Spain. Basque is the only known language isolate (with no relation to any other known languages) in all of Europe. The Basques are indigenous
Basque_language
and language isolates, as well as creoles and languages that have yet to be classified. In addition, Africa has a wide variety of sign languages, many
Languages_of_Africa
other minor language families and isolates. According to the People's Linguistic Survey of India, India has the second highest number of languages (780), after
Languages_of_India
Language of ancient Sumer and Babylon
least 3100 BC, perhaps earlier. It is a local language isolate, thus unrelated to any other known language, that was spoken exclusively in ancient Mesopotamia
Sumerian_language
Large Papuan language family
isolate Molof isolate Momuna family (2) Samarokena (→ Kwerba) Tofamna isolate Usku isolate Reclassified Wurmian languages Ross removed 95 languages from
Trans–New_Guinea_languages
non-Indo-European languages, most speak languages within either the Uralic or Turkic families. Still smaller groups — such as Basque (language isolate), Semitic
Languages_of_Europe
Endangered language isolate of Nepal
or Kusanda (endonym Gemehaq gipan Kusunda: [gemʰjaχ] [gipən] ) is a language isolate spoken by a few among the Kusunda people in western and central Nepal
Kusunda_language
a border region between three language families: Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan, and Afro-Asiatic, plus a language isolate, Laal. A 2025 study in two villages
Languages_of_Chad
Structured system of communication
non-living relationship with another language is called a language isolate. There are also many unclassified languages whose relationships have not been
Language
Language family of northern Japan and neighboring islands
alternately considered a group of closely related languages or divergent dialects of a single language isolate. Toponymic evidence suggests Ainu was once spoken
Ainu_languages
speak languages with click consonants, which have tentatively been classified within the Khoisan phylum (although Hadza may be a language isolate). The
Languages_of_Tanzania
Extinct language in Scotland
that Pictish was a non-Indo-European language isolate, or that there coexisted not one but two Pictish languages: one Indo-European (Brittonic Celtic
Pictish_language
Extinct language of the ancient Elamites of Iran
thought to have no demonstrable relatives and is usually considered a language isolate. The lack of established relatives makes its interpretation difficult
Elamite_language
German, Japanese, and language isolates. Contact sign Intercultural competence Legal recognition of sign languages List of sign languages by number of native
List_of_sign_languages
language isolate; Breton, a Celtic language (spoken by 0.61%); Corsican, an Italo-Dalmatian language; and various other Gallo-Romance languages (Langues
Languages_of_France
Non-Austronesian languages of New Guinea and adjacent islands
relationships to each other or to any other languages, plus many language isolates. The majority of the Papuan languages are spoken on the island of New Guinea
Papuan_languages
Language isolate of the Peruvian Amazon
nearly extinct language isolate of the Peruvian Amazon near Ecuador. The last living speaker of Taushiro is Amadeo García García. The language is poorly described
Taushiro_language
Extinct language of ancient Italy
Campbell, Lyle (2018). "Language Isolates and Their History". In Campbell, Lyle (ed.). Language Isolates. Routledge language family series. New York City:
Etruscan_language
Language isolate of New Mexico, United States
or a language isolate with several dialects. If it is considered a language isolate, it would be the most widely spoken language isolate within the borders
Keres_language
Proposed language family
encompass Sino-Tibetan, Yeniseian, Basque, and several other language families and isolates. Fleming calls Borean a "phyletic chain" rather than a super-phylum
Borean_languages
Languages of Arunachal Pradesh, India
Arunachal languages are various languages in Arunachal Pradesh, India traditionally classified as Sino-Tibetan languages, but that may be language isolates and
Arunachal_languages
Indigenous North American language family
considered a language isolate. By far the most widely spoken Na-Dene language today is Navajo, also the most spoken indigenous language north of Mexico
Na-Dene_languages
Paleosiberian language family
or Amuric, is a small language family, often portrayed as a language isolate, of two or three mutually unintelligible languages spoken by the Nivkh people
Nivkh_languages
Large language family of Africa and West Asia
ascribed to Shem despite their language being an isolate, totally unrelated to Hebrew. The term Semitic for the Semitic languages had already been coined in
Afroasiatic_languages
Endangered language spoken in Canada and Alaska
with some linguists placing it in the Na-Dené language family and others arguing that it is a language isolate. Haida itself is split between Northern and
Haida_language
Language isolate spoken in northern Pakistan
Burushaski (بُرُݸشَسْکِݵ, burúśaski, [bʊ˧ˈrʊ˧ɕa˧ski˧]) is a language isolate, spoken by the Burusho people, native to northern Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan
Burushaski
Language family native to Eurasia
Dravidian, Caucasian, and Uralic languages, and the language isolate Basque remained of the indigenous languages of Europe and the western half of Asia
Indo-European_languages
State in Brazil
Aruás (Arawá language) Oro-uins (Oro Win language) Jabutis (Djeoromitxí language) Nambikwara (Nambikwara language) Kaxarari (Kasharari language) Karipuna
Rondônia
Extinct language family
to the Semitic or later arriving Indo-European languages, Kartvelian languages, nor to language isolates of the region such as Sumerian, Elamite, Gutian
Hurro-Urartian_languages
Proposed family of Native African languages
Blench, based on a more complete description, consider it to be a language isolate on current evidence. Proposals have sometimes been made to add Mande
Nilo-Saharan_languages
Language of the Warao people
(also known as Guarauno, Guarao, Warrau) is the Native language of the Warao people. A language isolate, it is spoken by about 33,000 people primarily in northern
Warao_language
Great Andamanese) live in some of the Andaman Islands and speak a language isolate, as do the Kusunda in central Nepal, the Vedda in Sri Lanka, and the
Ethnic_groups_in_South_Asia
translations into Native American languages § Haida (language isolate) Haitian Creole: Bible translations into creole languages § Haitian Creole Hakka: Bible
List of Bible translations by language
List_of_Bible_translations_by_language
indigenous languages that exist today can be regrouped into 12 language families and 10 language isolates, not yet classified. The languages are: the great
Languages_of_Colombia
Hachijō as separate languages within a Japonic family rather than as dialects of Japanese, Japanese was considered a language isolate. Among more distant
Classification of the Japonic languages
Classification_of_the_Japonic_languages
2025-06-08 "Language - Official Opata Nation website". 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2025-01-20. Campbell, Lyle (3 October 2017). Language Isolates. Routledge
List of extinct languages of North America
List_of_extinct_languages_of_North_America
Heritage language in Hokkaido, Japan
understand the Ainu language to some extent. In 2017, linguistics researcher Thomas Dougherty stated that "Ainu is a dormant language isolate previously spoken
Ainu_language
Language isolate of north-central Tanzania
Hadza is a language isolate spoken along the shores of Lake Eyasi in Tanzania by around 1,000 Hadza people, who include in their number the last full-time
Hadza_language
Araucanian language
and che 'people', meaning 'the people of the land') is a language, either a language isolate or member of the small Araucanian family related to Huilliche
Mapudungun
language isolate with no indigenous written script and instead currently uses Urdu script, based on the Perso-Arabic script. Most languages of Pakistan
Languages_of_Pakistan
Region of the Middle East
non-Semitic language isolate that displays a Sprachbund-type relationship with neighbouring Semitic Akkadian Elamite language: a non-Semitic language isolate Semitic
Fertile_Crescent
Language of Hainan, China
pinyin: Jiāmào; also 台 Tái or 塞 Sāi) is a divergent Kra-Dai language or possible language isolate spoken in southern Hainan, China. Jiamao speakers' autonym
Jiamao_language
Dormant language of Bolivia
Itonama (Itonama: sihnipadara '1PL.EXCL-word') is an extinct language isolate once spoken by the Itonama people in the Amazonian lowlands of north-eastern
Itonama_language
Areal grouping of North American languages
Chinookan and Sahaptian languages, as well as Kutenai, a language isolate. The classification of Pacific Northwest languages has been debated upon by
Pacific_Northwest_languages
Convergence zone and proposed language family
relationship between Ainu and any other language family has been demonstrated, and it is generally regarded as a language isolate. Starting in the late 1950s, some
Altaic_languages
Unclassified extinct language of 4th–6th-century Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
unknown language not part of the Altaic sprachbund that might have been Rouran, arguing that if so, the language would be possibly a language isolate, though
Rouran_language
Language family spoken in Peru and Ecuador
others, with Cahuapanan, Urarina, Puelche, and maybe Huarpe). The language isolate Candoshi has also been linked to Chicham, as David Payne (1981) provides
Chicham_languages
Extinct language of Ghana
possible language isolate. A poorly attested language spoken in the nearby village of Tuluwe, Mpur, may also turn out to be yet another language isolate. Both
Mprɛ_language
Language isolate of southern Louisiana, US
(/ˌtʃɪtɪməˈʃɑː/ CHIT-i-mə-SHAH or /tʃɪtɪˈmɑːʃə/ chit-i-MAH-shə, Sitimaxa) is a language isolate historically spoken by the Chitimacha people of Louisiana, United States
Chitimacha_language
Language spoken in India
an endangered language isolate that is spoken in west-central India by approximately 2,500 people as of 2016. The name of the language derives from nahal
Nihali_language
Ancient Mesopotamian civilization from 3300 to 1900 BC
literature. The Sumerian language is generally regarded as a language isolate in linguistics, because it belongs to no known language family. Akkadian, by
Sumer
Indigenous languages of Australia
replacing earlier languages, is as yet unclear. There have always been some Australian languages excluded from larger groupings as language isolates; currently
Australian Aboriginal languages
Australian_Aboriginal_languages
Indigenous language spoken in Venezuela
The Pumé language (also called Yuapín or Yaruro, also spelled Llaruro or Yaruru) is an indigenous language isolate spoken by 9,500 of the Pumé people
Pumé_language
Algonquian language family includes languages like Ojibwe (Chippewa), Cheyenne, and Cree. Keres has 11,000 speakers in New Mexico and is a language isolate. The
Languages of the United States
Languages_of_the_United_States
French as the sole official language
France has one official language, the French language. The French government does not regulate the choice of language in publications by individuals,
Language_policy_in_France
Sign language of Brazil
Sign Language is a language isolate (a 'prototype' sign language), though one developed through stimulus diffusion from an existing sign language, likely
Brazilian_Sign_Language
In linguistics, a commonly seen sequence of sounds meaning "mother" and "father"
in informal language, whereas the formal words are 아버지 (a-beo-ji) and 어머니 (eo-meo-ni) for father and mother. Kutenai, a language isolate of southeastern
Mama_and_papa
Extinct language family of Guatemala
small extinct family of Mesoamerican languages; formerly, the language was regarded as a single language isolate. Xinca was once spoken by the Indigenous
Xincan_languages
Extinct language of Texas and Mexico
Coahuila (Mexico). It is now extinct, and is typically considered to be a language isolate, but has also been proposed to be part of a Pakawan family. Coahuilteco
Coahuilteco_language
Ethnic group of India
other. They may constitute a language isolate. Paul Sidwell (2017) classifies Shompen as a Southern Nicobaric language, rather than a separate branch
Shompen_people
Mijiic is a small language family of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India, consisting of the erstwhile possible language isolate (dialect cluster)
Mijiic_languages
Language family of Northern Eurasia
languages (e.g. Yukaghir or Turkic), and that in particular Hungarian is a language isolate. Marcantonio's proposal has been strongly dismissed by most reviewers
Uralic_languages
Sebondoy; Fabre (1998:676) reports that the Kamsa (Camsá, speakers of a language isolate) are descended, at least in part, from the Quillasinga Quimbaya – Colombia;
List of unclassified languages of South America
List_of_unclassified_languages_of_South_America
Japonic language
are commonly treated as dialects of the same language, Japanese is sometimes called a language isolate. According to Martine Robbeets, Japanese has been
Japanese_language
Hypothetical unclassified language of late Neolithic Mesopotamia
conlangs) is not accepted in linguistics, and Sumerian is considered a language isolate without any known relatives, let alone a Dravidian-Ugric pidgin. Révész’s
Proto-Euphratean_language
Extinct language of Malaysia
is an extinct unclassified language of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia that may be a language isolate or an Austroasiatic language belonging to the Aslian branch
Kenaboi_language
Extinct Native American language
extinct language formerly spoken in northeast Mexico and perhaps also in the neighboring U.S. state of Texas. It is a possible language isolate. Solano
Solano_language
Language isolate of Papua New Guinea
be a language isolate, though it may be distantly related to the poorly attested Sulka language or form part of the proposed East Papuan languages. /b
Kol language (Papua New Guinea)
Kol_language_(Papua_New_Guinea)
Language that no longer has any first-language or second-language speakers
language or dead language is a language with no living native speakers. A heritage language, or sometimes a dormant language, is an extinct language that
Extinct_language
Extinct language of Tierra del Fuego
extinct language that is one of the indigenous languages of Tierra del Fuego, spoken by the Yahgan people. It is regarded as a language isolate, although
Yahgan_language
Indigenous language spoken in parts of Mexico
Spanish settlers that can be seen as pejorative to some, is a language isolate or small language family that is spoken by some 140,000 Purépecha in the highlands
Purépecha_language
Moribund unclassified language of Ethiopia
Maarten Mous mentions it as a language isolate. Savà and Tosco (2003, 2007), themselves, believe it to be an East Cushitic language with a Nilo-Saharan substratum—that
Ongota_language
Asia is home to hundreds of languages comprising several families and some unrelated isolates. The most spoken language families on the continent include
Languages_of_Asia
Extinct language of Chile and Peru
Kunza (Kunza: Likanantaí) is the extinct language isolate of the Atacama people, once spoken in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile and southern Peru
Kunza_language
Endangered language isolate of Peru
Omurano is a language isolate formerly spoken in Peru. It is also known as Humurana, Roamaina, Numurana, Umurano, and Mayna. The language is only remembered
Omurano_language
an indigenous language, the Nheengatu language. Below is a full list of indigenous language families and isolates of Brazil based on Campbell (2012). The
Languages_of_Brazil
Indian tribe in Louisiana, United States
Chitimacha language, a language isolate. The last two fluent speakers died in the 1930s, but the tribe has been working to revitalize the language since the
Chitimacha
Ethnolinguistic group of Kashmir
residing in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Their language, Burushaski, has been classified as a language isolate. The region inhabited by the Burusho people
Burusho_people
Branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family
a late variety of the Elamite language, a language isolate that previously was the official court language of Elam in that region. The Islamic conquest
Iranian_languages
Extinct language of Ecuador
Esmeraldeño, or Esmeralda (also called Takame or Atacame), is an extinct language isolate formerly spoken in the coastal region of Ecuador, specifically in the
Esmeraldeño_language
Languages of Eurasia before the arrival of Indo-European languages
pre-Indo-European language families or language isolates. In 1953, the linguist Johannes Hubschmid identified at least five pre-Indo-European language families
Pre-Indo-European_languages
Language isolate of Australia's Northern Territory
Aboriginal language isolate. It is one of the northern non-Pama–Nyungan languages. Dagoman and Yangman were either dialects or closely related languages; as
Wardaman_language
Language family
generally believed by scholars to be a language isolate, and the theory has had no effect on studies of the language. In 2012, Southworth suggested a "Zagrosian
Dravidian_languages
Language isolate of southwest Burkina Faso
proposed Niger–Congo languages, although it could likely be a language isolate. The speakers call themselves Seme. The Dioula language exonym is Siamou.
Siamou_language
Extinct language isolate of Mexico
Cuitlatec, or Cuitlateco, is an extinct language isolate of Mexico, formerly spoken by an indigenous people known as Cuitlatec. Cuitlatec has not been
Cuitlatec_language
Sino-Tibetan language
Songlin (Chinese: 松林语) is a divergent, unclassified Sino-Tibetan or isolate language spoken in Zayu County, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet. A linguistic description
Songlin_language
linguistic names. Language portal Constructed language and List of constructed languages Language (for information about language in general) Language observatory
Index_of_language_articles
other languages, and by so they are considered language isolates. Dixon and Aikhenvald considered that the number of distinguishable languages varies
Languages_of_Venezuela
Language of the lost Tambora culture of Sumbawa, present-day Indonesia
Hammarström considers it to be a language isolate. Donohue notes that word lists of this size from other Indonesian languages with relatively small consonant
Tambora_language
Language
go-t͡ʃéuvɨ́ i-ótɨ́) is a language isolate spoken by two of the Guató people of Brazil. It has variously been claimed to be of Macro-Jê or isolate affiliation. Guató
Guató_language
Proposed language family
of the Dravidian languages. Elamite is generally accepted by scholars to be a language isolate, unrelated to any other known language. The concept that
Elamo-Dravidian_languages
Southern Athabaskan language
[nɑ̀ːpèːhópìz̥ɑ̀ːt]) is a Southern Athabaskan language of the Na-Dené family, through which it is related to languages spoken across the western areas of North
Navajo_language
Branch of the Afroasiatic languages
respectively. The only earlier attested languages are Sumerian and Elamite (2800 BCE to 550 BCE), both language isolates, and Egyptian (c. 3000 BCE), a sister
Semitic_languages
Extinct language of southern United States
Atakapa (/əˈtækəpə, -pɑː/, natively Ishakkoy) is an extinct language isolate native to southwestern Louisiana and nearby coastal eastern Texas. It was
Atakapa_language
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Hindu, Indian
Child Language
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Language
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Beautiful Language
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Language
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Tamil
Tamilarasi | தாமீலாரஸீÂ
Queen of Tamil language
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Hindu
Language of God
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Tongue; Language
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Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
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Muslim
Language of religion (Islam)
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Tamil
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Language of God
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Language
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Tamil
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Langdale, Cumbria, named in Old Norse as ‘long valley’, from lang ‘long’ + dalr ‘valley’.Possibly an Americanized form of Norwegian Langdal, Langdalen, Langdahl, habitational names from any of numerous farmsteads named Langdal(en), having the same etymology as 1.
Girl/Female
British, Hindu, Indian, Norwegian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Language of Vedas
Boy/Male
Hindu
Language of God
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girvan | கிரà¯à®µà®¾à®¨
Language of God
Girvan | கிரà¯à®µà®¾à®¨
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Language of Bihar
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Arabic
Ice-creams
Boy/Male
Tamil
Blessings
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Kearsley.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a variant of Lewin 1.German : variant of Levings.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Gift; Present
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lovingly & affection
Boy/Male
Celtic
Mythical servant of Arthur.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Durga
Boy/Male
Tamil
Selvendran | ஸேலà¯à®µà¯‡à®¨à¯à®¤à¯à®°à®£Â
Boy/Male
Indian
The provider
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n.
The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation.
n.
The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style.
n.
The expression of ideas by writing, or any other instrumentality.
n.
The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Language
a.
Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics, or to the affinities of languages.
imp. & p. p.
of Language
n.
Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, articulated by the organs of the throat and mouth.
n.
The language of the Czechs (often called Bohemian), the harshest and richest of the Slavic languages.
n.
The Tamil language, the most important of the Dravidian languages. See Dravidian, a.
n.
The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers.
v. t.
To communicate by language; to express in language.
n.
The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants.
n.
A race, as distinguished by its speech.
n.
The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages, collectively.
n.
The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology.
a.
Having a language; skilled in language; -- chiefly used in composition.
n.
The Provencal language. See Langue d'oc.
n.
A Northern Turanian group of languages; the language of the Finns.