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: 2026-09-06 · 10 entries checked · 7 flagged · 15 issues confirmed · 7 corrected · 8 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Dzongkha — The entry states Dzongkha was declared the national language of Bhutan in 1971, but the correct year is 1961.

Dzongkha — The entry claims Dzongkha is written in the Joyig script for informal writing, but Joyig is not a recognized script for Dzongkha; it is a cursive form of the Tibetan script, not a separate script.

Egyptian language — The claim that the Egyptian language spans 'over 5,000 years of written record' in the tagline contradicts the accurate figure of about 4,000 years (c. 3200 BC to late first millennium AD).

Egyptian language — The LORE section states that Archaic Egyptian is 'before c. 2600 BC', but the standard range is c. 3200–2600 BC, making the phrasing too vague and potentially misleading.

Estonian language — The first Estonian-language book was printed in 1535, not 1525; the 1525 claim is a myth without established evidence.

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 verified, widely-known fact and lacks reliable sourcing.

Faroese language — The entry states Old Norse arrived around 900 AD, contradicting the accepted canon that settlement and Old Norse arrived around 825 AD.

Faroese language — The claim that 'tarvur' and 'blak/blaðak' are early Celtic loanwords is factually incorrect; 'tarvur' is from Old Norse and 'blak/blaðak' is of uncertain origin.

Hmong language — The claim that Mong Leng has a voiceless /m̥/ phoneme contradicts standard linguistic descriptions which state Mong Leng lacks this phoneme.

Hokkien — The claim that 'The term 'Hokkien' was used by Western sources before Walter Henry Medhurst's 1832 dictionary' is factually incorrect; the earliest known Western use is in Medhurst's 1832 dictionary.

Indian English — The entry incorrectly states that only the President may authorize the use of Hindi or other regional languages in High Courts; in fact, Article 348 allows the Governor of a state, with the President's consent, to authorize such use.

Indian English — The entry's claim that 'no provision allows the Chief Justice to permit Hindi in the Supreme Court—only Parliament may authorize such a change by law' is misleading because Article 348 does not contain such a specific prohibition; any change would require a co

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