Languages
- Origin of language and origin of speech are major unsolved problems, despite centuries of interest in these topics.
- Unclassified languages (languages whose genetic affiliation has not been established, mostly due to lack of reliable data) make up about 38 of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken in the world. An additional 45 languages are classified as language isolates, with no demonstrable relationship to other languages.
- Undeciphered writing systems
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