Item #: SCP-LA-001
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Any object affected by SCP-LA-001 must be supervised by individuals speaking its containment-required language (CRL). See Protocol 001-Alpha.
Description: SCP-LA-001 is the physical limitations of the application of human languages. Some anomalies cannot be described or acted upon by individuals conceptually identifying them in particular languages. As a result, containment of various anomalies is impossible for individuals or groups which think in particular languages.
Affected Objects Log: Abridged log of various anomalous objects affected by SCP-LA-001. Full log is available upon request.
| Designation | CRL1 |
|---|---|
| SCP-LA-001-1 | Russian |
| SCP-LA-001-2 | Japanese |
| SCP-LA-001-3 | Chinese |
| SCP-LA-001-4 | Russian |
| SCP-LA-001-5 | Spanish |
| SCP-LA-001-6 | Japanese |
| SCP-LA-001-7 | Spanish |
| SCP-LA-001-8 | German |
| SCP-LA-001-9 | Japanese |
Addendum LA-001.1: 3 months after the discovery of SCP-LA-001, 18 SCP-LA-001-affected objects were found, with a Spanish CRL. As a result, the Spanish division was created for the containment of Spanish-CRL anomalies. Shortly following the incident, divisions were created for every CRL.
Addendum LA-001.2: 11 months after the discovery of SCP-LA-001, O5-8 sent the following request to the rest of the O5 Council:
Issue: Almost 600 SCP-LA-001-affected anomalies have been found. Individual divisions are incapable of dealing with the increase in SCP-LA-001. SCP-LA-001-affected objects may soon constitute a majority of SCP objects.
Proposal: Division of the SCP Foundation into different branches for every CRL.
Results:
- Support: 7
- Oppose: 6
MOTION PASSED
Protocol 001-Alpha has been initiated. See Addendum LA-001.3.
Addendum LA-001.3: Protocol 001-Alpha could not be successfully initiated, as SCP-LA-001 was found to be partially affected by itself. The following proposal was made to correct this:
Issue: SCP-LA-001 is affected by SCP-LA-001.
Proposal: Creation of SCP branch to contain SCP-LA-001 using its CRL.
Results:
- Support: 8
- Oppose: 5
MOTION PASSED
To allow for the successful initiation of Protocol 001-Alpha, a branch of the SCP Foundation has been created for SCP-LA-001's CRL, Latin. SCP-LA-001 has been redesignated to match this.
Addendum LA-001.4: The following is a complete count of all anomalies that are affected by SCP-LA-001, arranged by CRL. English is considered the "default" branch, and refers to unaffected anomalies.
| CRL | Contained Anomalies |
|---|---|
| English (Unaffected) | 10,844 |
| Russian | 8,316 |
| Japanese | 7,640 |
| Chinese | 7,412 |
| Spanish | 6,991 |
| Korean | 6,058 |
| French | 5,672 |
| German | 5,184 |
| Italian | 4,315 |
| Thai | 4,209 |
| Polish | 3,916 |
| Ukranian | 3,863 |
| Portuguese | 3,337 |
| Czech | 2,984 |
| Latin | 843 |