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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-09 · 32 entries checked · 14 flagged · 33 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 33 still open
Niger–Congo languages — The entry states 'The number of named Niger–Congo languages listed by Ethnologue is 1,540.' As of the most recent editions, Ethnologue lists 1,552 languages for Niger-Congo (26th edition, 2023), not 1,540.
Niger–Congo languages — The entry says 'Similar classifications to Niger–Congo have been made ever since Diedrich Westermann in 1922.' Westermann's key work on the classification of West Sudanic languages was published in 1911 and 1927; the 1922 date is not a standard milestone. The
Nilo-Saharan languages — The entry states Nilo-Saharan languages extend 'from Algeria to Benin in the west', but Benin is not part of the Nilo-Saharan range; the correct western extent is more like Mali or Niger.
Nilo-Saharan languages — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section says Nilo-Saharan genetic unity is 'not the Holocene' and dates to the late Upper Paleolithic, but the STATS section gives a time depth of Holocene (10,000–5,000 BC), and most estimates place Nilo-Saharan unity in the Holocene, makin
Old English — The survival rate claim 'Approximately 85% of words no longer in use' is not a standard, widely-cited statistic in established canon; it is an invented or unsupported claim.
Oromo language — The entry states 'Oromia in the Amhara Region' as a state where Oromo is a working language, but Oromia is a separate region, not part of the Amhara Region.
Oromo language — The entry claims Oromo is 'used as an internet language for federal websites along with Tigrinya,' which misleadingly implies a specific pairing, whereas the federal government's official working languages include Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya, and Afar.
Pali — The earliest Pali inscriptions are from India (e.g., Bharhut and Sanchi) dating to around the 2nd–1st century BCE, not 5th–8th century CE in Southeast Asia.
Pali — The Tipiṭaka was first committed to writing in the first century BCE according to Theravada chronicles, but the chronicles cite famine, war, and the decline of monks' memory as threats, not the Abhayagiri Vihāra.
Phoenician alphabet — The claim that the Phoenician alphabet was 'the first script to establish a fixed direction' is inaccurate because earlier scripts like Egyptian hieroglyphs and Linear B had fixed writing directions.
Phoenician alphabet — The statement 'The script was not widely used until the rise of Syro-Hittite states in the 13th and 12th centuries BC' is misleading because the Phoenician alphabet proper dates from the 11th century BC, and Syro-Hittite states are associated with Luwian hiero
Phonetics — The claim that Alexander Melville Bell developed a description of vowels by height and backness resulting in 9 cardinal vowels is inaccurate; the cardinal vowel system was developed by Daniel Jones.
Polish language — Polish is not the oldest non-ecclesiastical written Slavic language with a continuous tradition; Czech has such a tradition predating the 16th century.
Polish language — Polish does not rank as the sixth-most-spoken language in the European Union as of 2024; it typically ranks seventh or eighth.
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