Specific Languages Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-09 · 32 entries checked · 22 flagged · 51 issues confirmed · 22 corrected · 29 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Dzongkha — The entry states that informal writing uses a cursive form of the Tibetan script, but not a separate script called Joyig, while the 'DID YOU KNOW' section claims Dzongkha is written using the Joyig script in informal correspondence, incorrectly presenting Joyi

Dzongkha — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section states Dzongkha was declared the national language of Bhutan in 1971, but the TAGLINE says it was declared in 1961; the correct year is 1961.

Egyptian language — The date for Old Egyptian ending at c. 2000 BC is too late; it conventionally ends around 2100–2055 BC.

Egyptian language — The date for Middle Egyptian starting at c. 2000 BC is slightly off; it typically begins around 2055 BC.

Estonian language — The first Estonian-language book was printed in 1525, not 1535, and the 1535 date refers to the first extant book.

Estonian language — The claim that Estonians lead the world in book ownership with an average of 218 books per house as of 2018 is not a widely established, verifiable fact in reliable sources.

Faroese language — The claim that 'Up until the 1980s, public radio broadcasts in the Faroe Islands were primarily conducted in Norwegian and Danish' is factually incorrect; Faroese was dominant on national radio by the 1940s and 1950s.

Faroese language — The claim that 'Faroese belongs to a group of five languages that grew out of Old West Norse... The others are Norwegian, Icelandic, and the now-extinct Norn and Greenlandic Norse' is inaccurate; Greenlandic Norse is not typically considered a separate languag

Fijian language — The entry states that under the 2013 constitution, Fijian holds national language status sharing that rank with English and Hindi, but the 2013 Constitution actually recognizes English, iTaukei (Fijian), and Fiji Hindi as official languages, not just national

Fijian language — The entry says 'Fiji had no official language before the 1997 Constitution, which made Fijian co-official with English and Fiji Hindi,' but the 1997 Constitution made English, Fijian, and Hindustani (not Fiji Hindi specifically) official languages, and the phr

Filipino language — The first dictionary of Tagalog, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, was published in 1613 by Tomás Pinpin. — This is incorrect. The author was Pedro de San Buenaventura, not Tomás Pinpin.

Finnish language — The first known written example of Finnish dates to around 1450, found in a German travel journal.

Finnish language — Finnish and Estonian are not separated by any single isogloss, despite not being mutually intelligible.

French Sign Language — The claim that LSF is 'partly ancestral to' Dutch Sign Language and Flemish Sign Language is factually misleading; LSF is ancestral to them, not the reverse.

French Sign Language — The anecdote about l'Épée stumbling upon sign language by chance while sheltering from rain and encountering deaf twin sisters is a legend with no contemporary documentation, not established fact.

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