Language isolate

Connected Sites: 21

WHS associated with a language isolate: a language isolate is a language who cannot be shown to belong to any language family. See glottolog.org for further reference. Unattested languages such as Harappan are excluded, as well as Korean (due to the large number of related sites).

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Connected Sites

Meroe
Meroe
Sudan
Inscribed: 2011
4.04
38
4
Meroitic (Debated If It's Isolate Or Not, Sometimes Connected To Afro-Asiatic)
See Www.Ancientscripts.Com
Etruscan Necropolises
Etruscan Necropolises
Italy
Inscribed: 2004
3.47
204
9
Etruscan
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Tchogha Zanbil
Tchogha Zanbil
Iran
Inscribed: 1979
3.39
39
4
Elamite (Sometimes Connected To The Dravidian Languages Of South India)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Hattusha
Hattusha
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1986
3.52
84
5
While Hittite Is An Indo-European Language, Hattic Of The Hatti People Who First Built Hattusa Is An Isolate (Sometimes Connected To Northwest Caucasian)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Chan Chan
Chan Chan
Peru
Inscribed: 1986
3.33
96
7
Mochica (Sometimes Connected To Some Poorly Attested Extinct Languages To Form Chimuan)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Bolivia
Inscribed: 1990
2.92
42
7
Chiquitano
See En.Wikipedia.Org
SGang Gwaay
SGang Gwaay
Canada
Inscribed: 1981
2.90
9
4
Haida (Isolate Is Controversial, Sometimes Connected To Na-Dene)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Redwood
Redwood
United States of America
Inscribed: 1980
4.01
259
7
Karuk (Sometimes Connected To Many Small Language Families Of North And Mesoamerica To Form The Hypothetical Hokan Family)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Yuso and Suso Monasteries
Yuso and Suso Monasteries
Spain
Inscribed: 1997
2.95
143
5
Basque (Suso Is The Older Of The Two Monasteries, And It Is The Site Where Phrases In The Spanish And Basque Languages Were Written For The First Time) (Basque Is Sometimes Connected To Northeast Caucasian)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Biblical Tells
Biblical Tells
Israel
Inscribed: 2005
3.01
127
10
Sumerian Dictionary Has Been Uncovered In Tel Hazor And Sumerian Is An Isolate
Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku
Bolivia
Inscribed: 2000
3.09
115
7
It Is Assumed The Language Used By The Tiwanaku Was Puquina, A Language Isolate That Used To Be Spoken Around Lake Titicaca.
Ahwar of Southern Iraq
Ahwar of Southern Iraq
Iraq
Inscribed: 2016
2.98
28
4
Sumerian (Ur)
Shiretoko
Shiretoko
Japan
Inscribed: 2005
3.50
46
8
Ainu - The Shiretoko Peninsula, Stretching Out To The North-East Of Hokkaido, The Northernmost Island In The Japanese Archipelago, Is The Ancestral Home Of The Ainu People. Ainu Has Two Dialects (Hokkaido And Sakhalin), Which Are Sometimes Considered Separate Languages.
Cliff of Bandiagara
Cliff of Bandiagara
Mali
Inscribed: 1989
3.46
38
2
Bangime (Formerly Considered A Dogon Language, Now Established As An Isolate)
Kondoa
Kondoa
Tanzania
Inscribed: 2006
2.39
19
7
Sandawe (Formerly Considered A Khoisan Language, Now Established As An Isolate). The Sandawe Are Historically Connected To The Rock Paintings And Are Mentioned In The Description Of The Site.
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Canada, United States of America
Inscribed: 1995
3.91
164
8
Kutenai (The Park Is Still Used By The Kutenai People).
Gulf of California
Gulf of California
Mexico
Inscribed: 2005
3.51
96
6
Isla Tiburon (Shark Island) Is A Part Of The Nomination And Is Owned By The Seri. Seri Is A Part Of The Proposed Hokan Language Family.
Ngorongoro
Ngorongoro
Tanzania
Inscribed: 1979
4.35
160
4
Hadza - The Hadza Traditionally Inhabited The Ngorongoro Crater. They Now Live In Villages Around It.
Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
Canada
Inscribed: 2013
2.58
48
6
Basque - A Whaling Station Operated By Basque Sailors. Basque Was Spoken In Newfoundland Until The 18th Century.
Lorentz National Park
Lorentz National Park
Indonesia
Inscribed: 1999
3.34
5
1
Damal (Amung/Uhunduni)- According To The Nomination Dossier, The Damal Tribe Inhabits The Highlands Of The Park. Damal Is Proposed As A Part Of Trans-Papua, But This Affiliation Has Been Rejected By Glottolog Due To Lack Of Evidence.
Khinalig
Khinalig
Azerbaijan
Inscribed: 2023
2.76
22
2
"This Small Group Of People Speaks The Khinalug Language, Which Is An Isolate Within The Northeast Caucasian Language Family" (Wiki)