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origin of language

Summary

origin of language is an object of study[1]. It draws 3,864 Wikipedia views per month (object_of_study category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • origin of language's instance of is recorded as object of study[3].
  • origin of language's instance of is recorded as source type[4].
  • origin of language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Origin of language[5].
  • origin of language's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6].
  • origin of language's partially coincident with is recorded as creation myth[7].
  • origin of language's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/tags/origin-of-language[8].
  • origin of language's studied by is recorded as anthropology[9].
  • origin of language's studied by is recorded as historical linguistics[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include object of study[3] and source type[4].

Why It Matters

origin of language draws 3,864 Wikipedia views per month (object_of_study category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

anthropology historical linguistics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → idCs3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 5w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Svkkl authority id → 0242253-vznik-jazyka
    Topic's main category → Category:Origin of language
    Partially coincident with → creation myth
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0242253-vznik-jazyka, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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