language isolate

C4833
concept

A language isolate is a natural language that has no demonstrable genetic relationship to any other known language, meaning it cannot be confidently classified into an existing language family.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
language isolate canonical 31
language name 13
linguistic isolate 1

Instances (45)

Instance Via concept surface
Kuot language
Kutenai language
Haida language linguistic isolate
Kiliwa language
Itonama
Purépecha language
ڈوگری language name
Sumerian language
Quileute people
surface form: Quileute language
Thok Naath language name
Shabo
Ñomndaa language name
Vietnamese language name
Kutenai (Ktunaxa)
surface form: Kutenai language
Warao language
Corsu language name
Natchez language
Zuni language
cmiique iitom language name
Washo
Ainu language
Esselen
Burúśaski
Qyol Mam (in some communities)
surface form: Qyol Mam
language name
Basque
Huave language
Ktunaxa language
Kootenay language
Washoe language
Tambora language
Hadza language
Istriano (in some Italian sources)
surface form: Istriano
language name
Uru-Chipaya language
Hiaki language name
Itonama language
Changma Vaj language name
Tarascan
surface form: Purépecha language
Seri language
Washo language
Burushaski
lenga d'òc language name
Ирон (Iron)
surface form: Ирон
language name
Ndeʼ language name
Yuchi language
Tunica language