diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/archive/R.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/archive/R.java
index b2ebacbd7..69290144a 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/archive/R.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/archive/R.java
@@ -1420,6 +1420,7 @@ public final class R {
          */
         public static final int lang_label=0x7f0600c6;
         public static final int lang_name_fmt=0x7f0602c1;
+        public static final int lang_unknown=0x7f0602c2;
         public static final int langdict_label=0x7f0600c7;
         public static final int list_group_default=0x7f06026c;
         public static final int list_group_delete=0x7f06026a;
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
index dc0bc240d..a9884b8fe 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
   </string-array>
 
   <string-array name="language_names">
-    <item></item> <!-- Unknown -->
+    <item>@string/lang_unknown</item> <!-- Unknown -->
     <item>English</item> <!-- 1 -->
     <item>French</item>  <!-- 2 -->
     <item>German</item>  <!-- 3 -->
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
index 63cfab092..f4be87e46 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2268,4 +2268,6 @@
     <string name="note_none">(None)</string>
     <string name="dict_on_server">Downloadable</string>
     <string name="lang_name_fmt">%1$s (%2$d wordlists)</string>    
+
+    <string name="lang_unknown">Unknown</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ba_CK/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ba_CK/strings.xml
index e88c31ecf..77709cddf 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ba_CK/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ba_CK/strings.xml
@@ -1941,4 +1941,5 @@
   <string name="note_none">)Enon(</string>
   <string name="dict_on_server">Elbadaolnwod</string>
   <string name="lang_name_fmt">%1$s (%2$d )stsildrow</string>
+  <string name="lang_unknown">Nwonknu</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ca_PS/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ca_PS/strings.xml
index f08f497e4..4330147c1 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ca_PS/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ca_PS/strings.xml
@@ -1941,4 +1941,5 @@
   <string name="note_none">(NONE)</string>
   <string name="dict_on_server">DOWNLOADABLE</string>
   <string name="lang_name_fmt">%1$s (%2$d WORDLISTS)</string>
+  <string name="lang_unknown">UNKNOWN</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DictLangCache.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DictLangCache.java
index 6b2487fa3..bae7d9382 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DictLangCache.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DictLangCache.java
@@ -184,7 +184,11 @@ public class DictLangCache {
         DictAndLoc[] dals = DictUtils.dictList( context );
         for ( DictAndLoc dal : dals ) {
             DictInfo info = getInfo( context, dal );
-            if ( null != info && code == info.langCode ) {
+            int langCode = info.langCode;
+            if ( langCode >= s_langNames.length ) {
+                langCode = 0;
+            }
+            if ( null != info && code == langCode ) {
                 al.add( dal );
             }
         }