The World Atlas of Language Structures Online

The geo-coordinates for Zapotec (Isthmus) have been corrected. Find the details here.

The following changes of the genealogical data in WALS Online have just been put online:

1. The genus Eastern Saharan has been renamed to Western Saharan.
2. The genus Lule-Vilela has been renamed to Lule.
3. The family Sko has been renamed to Skou and it’s genealogy rearranged:
   • The languages formerly listed under genus Eastern Sko are now listed as languages of the Serra Hills genus (Poko-Rawo, Womo).
   • The languages formerly listed under genus Serra Hills are now listed as languages of genus Western Skou (Dumo, Skou).
   • There is no genus “Eastern Sko(u)” anymore.
   • The language Sko has been renamed to Skou.

The URLs for the superseded genus and family names should redirect properly to the new ones.

The location for Malacca Creole has been corrected. Find the details here.

Our editorial policy for WALS Online distinguishes between two kinds of errata.

1. Errata in what we consider the original contribution of WALS, i.e. feature values assigned to languages;
2. Errata in the additional data we present, like bibliographic references, locations of languages, genealogical data, etc.

While errata of the first kind will be collected until a new edition of WALS Online is published (planned every year), errata of the second kind will be fixed right away. We will document these changes in this blog.

Last week we updated the locations of five languages: Cheyenne, Kamaiurá, Shambala, Trumai and Waurá. Find the details here.