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Unclassified languages

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Unclassified languages which do not have an article or rd on WP are:

Ambermo [New Guinea, only 2 numerals recorded in 1855], 
Apoto [unattested], 
Dima-Bottego [Lake Rudolf], 
Envuelto [Colombia, unattested?], 
Fayjatases, 
Flecheiros [unattested; neighbors of Korubo], 
Guachipas [dialect of Calchaqui per Loukotka], 
Guaicaro [Guaïraro; collected from last speaker, a medicine man, living among the Tehuelche; words elicited using gestures], 
Hoxa [Colombia], 
Komta [mentioned w Jalaa], 
Mangio [Manjo; Kaffa word for "hunters"], 
Mangree [perhaps Kwa; allied w Kanga & Gien], 
Okwa [Kwa?], 
Pacahuaras-Castillo [Pacaguara, coll. by Castillo], 
Payaya ['nothing' known per Loukotka]
Pitaguary [Brazil, Ceara], 
Quepos [sg. Quepo; Chibchan? 1 word known per Loukotka]
Serengeti-Dorobo
South-Arabian-Unknown-k
Tapajó [nothing known per Loukotka]
Tembey [upper Paraná; ≠ Tembe]
Urucucús [Brazil, Tapajo], 
Wavu-II [Kwa? typo for 'Wawu'], 
Yanacona [Quechua for 'serf'; perhaps early Colombian Quechua]

"Papunesia", huh?

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A note of explanation of this term would be good. I'm guessing it = the Pacific region. Koro Neil (talk) 11:14, 20 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Koro Neil: "Papunësia" is an Albanian word that means "unemployment." Jarble (talk) 06:43, 23 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I change it to Oceania when I encounter it (in English, of course)--73.93.142.208 (talk) 07:38, 23 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Table has one too many language families.

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The article accurately states that Glottolog recognizes 419 language families (including isolates, but not including the 8 non-genealogical categories "Bookkeeping", "Sign Language", "Unclassifiable", "Pidgin", "Unattested", "Artificial Language", "Speech Register, and "Mixed Language", inclusion of which brings the number up to 427, as seen at https://glottolog.org/glottolog/family ); however, I've confirmed the table "List of Glottolog Genealogical Families" has 420 listed. (No, I'm not counting the heading or anything like that.) Which one is extra?DubleH (talk) 02:49, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kembra is extra. It's part of Lepki-Murkim-Kembra. I've fixed it. Good catch. DRMcCreedy (talk) 17:32, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]