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750 Extinct and Endangered Languages
This is a list of more than 750 languages found designated by Ethnologue as already extinct or nearly extinct today. We have added a few more known to have vanished already. Of course, there are many more languages besides these in danger of extinction by the end of the century, many as yet undiscovered by Europeans. This list will give you an idea of where the majority of threatened languages are spoken, if not their exact number.
| Africa | Asia | Australia | Europe |
| Central America | North America | South America | Pacific |
Africa
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
- BIKYA (Cameroon)
- BISHUO (Cameroon)
- BUNG (Cameroon)
- BUSUU (Cameroon)
- DULI (Cameroon)
- GEY (Cameroon)
- LUO (Cameroon)
- NAGUMI (Cameroon)
- NDAI (Cameroon)
- NGONG (Cameroon)
- YENI (Cameroon)
- ZUMAYA (Cameroon)
Central African Republic
Chad
Côte d'Ivoire
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Lesotho
Morocco
Nigeria
- AJAWA
- AUYOKAWA
- BADE
- BASA-KADUNA
- BASSA-KONTAGORA
- BETE
- FALI OF BAISSA
- GAMO-NINGI
- GANA
- KIONG
- KPAN
- KPATI
- LUFU
- MAWA
- NJERUP
- ODUT
- PUTAI
- SHAU
- SHENI
- SOMYEWE
- TAURA
- TESHENAWA
- ZIRIYA
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Republic of Congo
Asia
China
India
- AHOM
- AKA-BEA (India)
- AKA-BO
- AKA-CARI
- AKA-JERU
- AKA-KEDE
- AKA-KOL
- AKA-KORA
- AKAR-BALE
- A-PUCIKWAR
- INDO-PORTUGUESE
- KHAMYANG
- OKO-JUWOI
- PALI
- TURUNG
Indonesia
- ALUNE
- AMAHAI
- APUTAI
- BOANO
- BONERIF
- BUNGKU
- DAMPAL
- DUSNER (Irian Jaya)
- FOYA
- HUKUMINA
- HULUNG
- IBU
- ILIUN
- KAMARIAN
- KAYELI
- KEMBRA
- KWERISA
- LENGILU (Kalimantan)
- LOM (Sumatra)
- LOUN
- LUHU
- MAKU'A (Nusa Tenggara)
- MANDER
- MAPIA
- MOKSELA
- NAKA'ELA
- NUSA LAUT
- PALUMATA
- PAULOHI
- PIDGIN, TIMOR (Nusa Tenggara)
- PIRU
- SAPONI
- TANDIA
- TERNATEÑO
- WORIA
Iran
Israel
Japan
Malaysia
Myanmar
Nepal
Palestinian West Bank and Gaza
Russia, Asiatic
- ALUTOR
- GILYAK
- INGRIAN
- KAMAS
- KEREK
- KET
- MATOR
- NEGIDAL
- OROK
- UDIHE
- YUGH
- YUKAGHIR, NORTHERN
- YUPIK, SIRENIK
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
- BABUZA
- BASAY
- HOANYA
- KANAKANABU
- KAVALAN
- KETANGALAN
- KULUN
- PAPORA
- PAZEH
- SAAROA
- SIRAIYA
- TAOKAS
- THAO
- TSOU
Thailand
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Viet Nam
Australia
- ADYNYAMATHANHA
- AGHU THARNGGALU
- AGWAMIN
- ALAWA
- ALNGITH
- AMARAG
- ANDEGEREBINHA
- ARABANA
- AREBA
- ARRARNTA
- ATAMPAYA
- AWABAKAL
- AYABADHU
- BAADI
- BANDJIGALI
- BANGGARLA
- BARROW POINT
- BAYALI
- BAYUNGU
- BIDYARA
- BILADABA
- BIRI
- BURARRA
- BURDUNA
- DARLING
- DAYI
- DHARGARI
- DHURGA
- DIERI
- DIRARI
- DJANGUN
- DJAWI
- DJINBA
- DJINGILI
- DJIWARLI
- DYAABUGAY
- DYABERDYABER
- DYANGADI
- DYIRBAL
- DYUGUN
- ERRE
- FLINDERS ISLAND
- GADJERAWANG
- GAGADU
- GAMBERA
- GANGGALIDA
- GANGULU
- GIYUG
- GOONIYANDI
- GUGADJ
- GUGU BADHUN
- GUGU WARRA
- GUNGABULA
- GUNYA
- GURDJAR
- GURENG GURENG
- GUWAMU
- JARNANGO
- KALARKO
- KALKUTUNG
- KAMILAROI
- KAMU
- KANJU
- KARADJERI
- KARIYARRA
- KOKATA
- KUKU-MANGK
- KUKU-MU'INH
- KUKU-UGBANH
- KUMBAINGGAR
- KUNGARAKANY
- KUNGGARA
- KUNGGARI
- KUTHANT
- KUWAMA
- LAMU-LAMU
- LARAGIA
- LARDIL
- LENINGITIJ
- LIMILNGAN
- MADNGELE
- MAGADIGE
- MALGANA
- MANDA
- MANDANDANYI
- MANGALA
- MANGERR
- MARA
- MARANUNGGU
- MARGANY
- MARGU
- MARIDAN
- MARIMANINDJI
- MARITHIEL
- MARIYEDI
- MARTU WANGKA
- MARTUYHUNIRA
- MAYAGUDUNA
- MAYKULAN
- MBARA
- MBARIMAN-GUDHINMA
- MIRIWUNG
- MIWA
- MULLUKMULLUK
- MULURIDYI
- MURRINH-PATHA
- MURUWARI
- NARRINYERI
- NARUNGGA
- NGADJUNMAYA
- NGALAKAN
- NGAMINI
- NGANDI
- NGANYAYWANA
- NGARLA
- NGARNDJI
- NGAWUN
- NGURA
- NGURMBUR
- NHUWALA
- NIJADALI
- NIMANBUR
- NUGUNU
- NUNGALI
- NYANGGA
- NYAWAYGI
- NYULNYUL
- NYUNGA
- PAKANHA
- PANYTYIMA
- PINI
- PINIGURA
- PITTA PITTA
- THAYORE
- THAYPAN
- THURAWAL
- TJURRURU
- TYARAITY
- UMBINDHAMU
- UMBUGARLA
- UMBUYGAMU
- URADHI
- URNINGANGG
- WADJIGINY
- WADJIGU
- WAGAYA
- WAKAWAKA
- WAMBAYA
- WAMIN
- WANDARANG
- WANGAAYBUWAN-NGIYAMBAA
- WANGGAMALA
- WANGGANGURU
- WARAY
- WARIYANGGA
- WARLUWARA
- WARRGAMAY
- WARUNGU
- WATJARI
- WIK-EPA
- WIK-KEYANGAN
- WIK-ME'ANHA
- WIKNGENCHERA
- WILAWILA
- WIRADHURI
- WIRANGU
- WORIMI
- WULIWULI
- WULNA
- WUNAMBAL
- YALARNNGA
- YANDRUWANDHA
- YANGMAN
- YAWARAWARGA
- YAWURU
- YIDINY
- YINDJILANDJI
- YINGGARDA
- YIR YORONT
- YUGAMBAL
Europe
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Greece
Indo-European Isolates
- PHRYGIAN
- LYCIAN
- LYDIAN
- LUWIAN
- ILLYRIAN
- THRACIAN
Italy
- JUDEO-ITALIAN
- ETRUSCAN
- UMBRIAN
Latvia
Russia, European
- SLAVONIC, OLD CHURCH
- VOD
Spain
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican State
Central America
Costa Rica
Dominica
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Surinam
North America
Canada
- ABNAKI-PENOBSCOT
- CHINOOK WAWA
- HAN
- LAURENTIAN
- MUNSEE
- NOVA SCOTIAN SIGN LANGUAGE
- PENTLATCH
- SALISH, STRAITS
- SECHELT
- SQUAMISH
- TAGISH
- TAHLTAN
- TUSCARORA
- WYANDOT
Mexico
- CHIAPANECO
- CHICOMUCELTEC
- CHONTAL OF OAXACA, HIGHLAND
- COCHIMÍ (Mexico)
- KILIWI
- KUMIÁI
- MATLATZINCA, ATZINGO
- MIXTECO, SINDIHUI
- NAHUATL, CLASSICAL
- NAHUATL, TABASCO
- NAHUATL, TLALITZLIPA
- ÓPATA
- OTOMÍ, TILAPA
- POPOLUCA, TEXISTEPEC
- TARAHUMARA, SOUTHWESTERN
- TEPECANO
- TLAPANECO, MALINALTEPEC
- TUBAR
- ZAPOTECO
- ZOQUE, TABASCO
USA
- ABNAKI-PENOBSCOT
- ACHUMAWI
- AHTENA
- APACHE, KIOWA
- APACHE, LIPAN
- ATAKAPA (USA)
- ATSUGEWI (USA)
- BILOXI (USA)
- CADDO (USA)
- CAHUILLA
- CATAWBA
- CHEHALIS, LOWER
- CHEROKEE
- CHETCO
- CHINOOK
- CHINOOK WAWA
- CHITIMACHA
- CHUMASH
- CLALLAM
- COEUR D'ALENE
- COOS
- COQUILLE
- COWLITZ
- CUPEÑO
- EYAK
- FLATHEAD-KALISPEL
- GALICE
- GROS VENTRE
- HAN
- HAWAI'I PIDGIN SIGN LANGUAGE
- HOLIKACHUK
- HUPA
- IOWA-OTO
- KALAPUYA
- KANSA
- KASHAYA
- KATO
- KAWAIISU
- KITSAI
- KOYUKON
- LUMBEE
- LUSHOOTSEED
- MAIDU, NORTHEAST
- MAIDU, NORTHWEST
- MAIDU, VALLEY
- MANDAN
- MARTHA'S VINEYARD SIGN
- MATTOLE
- MENOMINI
- MIAMI
- MIWOK
- MOBILIAN
- MOHEGAN
- MONO
- NANTICOKE
- NATCHEZ
- NISENAN
- NOOKSACK
- OFO
- OSAGE
- POMO
- POWHATAN
- QUAPAW
- QUILEUTE
- QUINAULT
- SALINAN
- SALISH
- SERRANO
- SHASTA
- SIUSLAW
- SNOHOMISH
- TANAINA
- TILLAMOOK
- TOLOWA
- TONKAWA
- TÜBATULABAL
- TUNICA
- TUSCARORA
- TUTELO
- TUTUTNI
- TWANA
- UNAMI
- WAILAKI
- WAMPANOAG
- WAPPO
- WASCO-WISHRAM
- WINTU
- WIYOT
- WYANDOT
- YANA
- YOKUTS
- YUKI
- YUROK
U.S. Virgin Islands
South America
Argentina
Bolivia
- BAURE
- CALLAWALLA
- CANICHANA
- ITONAMA
- JORÁ
- LECO
- MOVIMA
- PACAHUARA
- PAUSERNA
- REYESANO
- SARAVECA
- SHINABO
- CAYUBABA
- ITENE
- URU
Brazil
- ACROÁ (Brazil)
- ANAMBÉ
- ARÁRA, MATO GROSSO
- ARIKAPÚ
- ARUA
- ARUÁ
- ARUTANI
- GUANA
- JABUTÍ
- JÚMA
- KABIXÍ
- KAIMBÉ
- KAMAKAN
- KAMBA
- KAMBIWÁ
- KANOÉ
- KAPINAWÁ
- KARAHAWYANA
- KARIPÚNA
- KARIRI-XOCÓ
- KATAWIXI
- KATUKÍNA
- KIRIRÍ-XOKÓ
- KREYE
- MANITSAUÁ
- MIRITI
- MÚRA-PIRAHÃ
- NUKUINI
- OMAGUA
- OPAYÉ
- ORO WIN
- OTI
- OTUKE
- PANKARARÉ
- PANKARARÚ
- PARANAWÁT
- PATAXÓ-HÃHÃHÃI
- POTIGUÁRA
- PURI
- SIKIANA
- TAPEBA
- TARIANO
- TINGUI-BOTÓ
- TORÁ
- TREMEMBÉ
- TRIÓ
- TRUKÁ
- TUPARÍ
- TUPINAMBÁ
- TUPINIKIN
- TURIWÁRA
- TUXÁ
- TUXINÁWA
- UAMUÉ
- UMOTÍNA
- WAKONÁ
- WAPISHANA
- WASU
- WIRAFÉD
- XAKRIABÁ
- XETÁ
- XIPINÁWA
- YABAÂNA
- YARUMÁ
- MONDÉ
- TUKUMANFÉD
Chile
Colombia
- ANDAQUI
- ANDOQUE
- ANSERMA
- ARMA
- BARBACOAS
- CABIYARÍ
- CAGUA
- CHIBCHA
- CHIPIAJES
- COXIMA
- COYAIMA
- CUMERAL
- HUPDË
- MACAGUAJE
- NATAGAIMAS
- OMEJES
- PALENQUERO
- PIJAO
- PONARES
- RUNA
- TAMA
- TARIANO
- TOMEDES
- TUNEBO, ANGOSTURAS
- YAHUNA
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
- IÑAPARI
- ABISHIRA (Peru)
- AGUANO
- ATSAHUACA
- ANDOA
- AUSHIRI
- CHAMICURO
- CAHUARANO
- CHOLON
- HIBITO
- ISCONAHUA
- JAQARU
- MASHCO PIRO
- MUNICHE
- NOCAMAN
- OMAGUA
- OMURANO
- PANOBO
- QUECHUA, CLASSICAL
- QUECHUA, HUANCA, HUAYLLA
- QUECHUA, PACAROAS
- REMO
- RESÍGARO
- SENSI
- TAUSHIRO
- YAMEO
- DUTCH CREOLE (Puerto Rico)
Venezuela
- ARUTANI
- BANIVA
- BARÉ
- MAPOYO
- PARAUJANO
- SAPÉ
- SIKIANA
- YABARANA
- YAVITERO
- MOGHOLI (Afghanistan)
- TIRAHI (Afghanistan)
The Pacific
Philippines
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
- ABAGA
- ARIBWATSA
- BILAKURA
- BINA
- GETMATA
- GOROVU
- GURAMALUM
- HERMIT
- KAMASA
- KANIET
- KARAMI
- KAWACHA
- LAUA
- MAGORI
- MAKOLKOL
- MAPE
- MINANIBAI
- MULAHA
- OUMA
- SENE
- SUSUAMI
- TAULIL-BUTAM
- UNSERDEUTSCH
- URUAVA
- YOBA
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