What is Language isolate?
[[File:Isolated Languages.png|thumb|300px|Major language isolates around the world.]] A '''language isolate''' is a [[language]] that is not known to be related to any other language. Many languages are related to other languages by coming from an older language, and both are still similar. Languages that are related are [[Language family|language families]]. Most languages are known to belong to a language family. However, some are not known to be related to other languages and are called language isolates. Some spoken language isolates are [[Basque language|Basque]], [[Zuni]], [[Burushaski]], [[Ainu language|Ainu]] and [[Mapudungun]]. Some [[extinct language|extinct]] language isolates are [[Sumer|Sumerian]], [[Elam|Elamite]] and [[Urartian language|Urartian]]. {{stub}} [[Category:Language isolates]]