# The signs record a language of another family, or one now extinct, that cannot be identified from texts this…

> Still possible: The signs record a language of another family, or one now extinct, that cannot be identified from texts this short.

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# The signs record a language of another family, or one now extinct, that cannot be identified from texts this…

The signs record a language of another family, or one now extinct, that cannot be identified from texts this short.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionDeduced0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Neither Dravidian nor Indo-Aryan readings generalise; the signs' phonetic values remain undetermined.

## What would rule it out

- A decipherment in a known language reads the corpus.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[The corpus has far less connected material than any deciphered script had when it was read.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/indus-script/evidence/EVD0CWY3M6A64G8/the-corpus-has-far-less-connected-material-than-any)

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## The questions it answers

[If the signs are writing, which language do they record?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/indus-script/questions/QST0CWY3F28487R/if-the-signs-are-writing-which-language-do-they-record)

Most likelyThe signs record an early Dravidian language

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The signs record a language of another family, or one now extinct, that cannot be identified from texts this… [Answer ANS0CWY3KYG46S9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CWY3KYG46S9
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**ANS** 0CWY3KYG46S9

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