Edited sentence: In connection with the mixed language debate it is worth recalling the thoughts of linguist Maarten Mous:.One attitude towards mixed languages has been that they simply do not exist, and that the claims for mixed languages are instances of a naive use of the term.The inhibition to accept the existence of mixed languages is linked to the fact that it was inconceivable how they could emerge, and moreover their mere existence posited a threat to the validity of the comparative method and to genetic linguistics.„Mixed languages pose a challenge to historical linguistics because these languages defy classification