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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

• DETI-KHWE (Botswana)
• GABAKE-NTSHORI (Botswana)

Burkina Faso

• 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

• BIRRI
• BODO

Chad

• BERAKOU
• BUSO
• MASSALAT
• MUSKUM
• NIELLIM
• NOY
• SOKORO
• TUNIA

Côte d'Ivoire

• ESUMA (Côte d'Ivoire)

Egypt

• COPTIC

Eritrea

• GEEZ

Ethiopia

• AGAW, WESTERN
• BIRALE
• GAFAT
• GANZA
• GEEZ
• RER BARE
• WEYTO

Kenya

• EL MOLO
• OKIEK
• OMOTIK
• YAAKU

Lesotho

• SEROA

Morocco

• GHOMARA
• SENHAJA DE SRAIR

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

• BULLOM SO

Somalia

• BOON

South Africa

• KORANA
• NG'HUKI
• SEROA
• /XAM
• //XEGWI
• XIRI

Sudan

• BAYGO
• BERTI
• BIRKED
• FONGORO
• GULE
• HOMA
• JUR MODO
• KELO
• MITTU
• MOROKODO
• TOGOYO
• TORONA

Tanzania

• AASÁX
• KW'ADZA

Uganda

• SINGA

Republic of Congo

• BARAMBU
• BOGURU
• MANGBELE
• NGBINDA

Asia

China

• JURCHEN

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

• MANDAIC, CLASSICAL

Israel

• HEBREW, ANCIENT
• YEVANIC (Israel)

Japan

• AINU

Malaysia

• BESISI
• MALACCAN CREOLE PORTUGUESE
• SEMELAI
• SERU

Myanmar

• JINGPHO
• PALI

Nepal

• CHHINTANG
• CHUKWA
• KUSANDA
• LINGKHIM
• MEOHAN
• NACHERING
• PONGYONG
• SAAM
• VAYU
• WALING

Palestinian West Bank and Gaza

• SAMARITAN
• SAMARITAN ARAMAIC

Russia, Asiatic

• ALUTOR
• GILYAK
• INGRIAN
• KAMAS
• KEREK
• KET
• MATOR
• NEGIDAL
• OROK
• UDIHE
• YUGH
• YUKAGHIR, NORTHERN
• YUPIK, SIRENIK

Singapore

• MALACCAN CREOLE PORTUGUESE

Sri Lanka

• PALI

Syria

• MLAHSÓ
• SYRIAC

Taiwan

• BABUZA
• BASAY
• HOANYA
• KANAKANABU
• KAVALAN
• KETANGALAN
• KULUN
• PAPORA
• PAZEH
• SAAROA
• SIRAIYA
• TAOKAS
• THAO
• TSOU

Thailand

• MOK

Turkey

• SYRIAC
• TOCHARIAN (Turkey)
• UBYKH

Turkmenistan

• CHAGATAI

Viet Nam

• TAY BOI (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

• GOTHIC (Bulgaria)

Croatia

• DALMATIAN

Czech Republic

• KNAANIC (Czech Republic)

France

• LIGURIAN
• SHUADIT
• ZARPHATIC

Germany

• FRISIAN
• POLABIAN
• SORBIAN

Greece

• GREEK, ANCIENT (Greece)

Indo-European Isolates

• PHRYGIAN
• LYCIAN
• LYDIAN
• LUWIAN
• ILLYRIAN
• THRACIAN

Italy

• JUDEO-ITALIAN
• ETRUSCAN
• UMBRIAN

Latvia

• LIV (Latvia)

Russia, European

• SLAVONIC, OLD CHURCH
• VOD

Spain

• GUANCHE
• MOZARABIC

Ukraine

• GOTHIC (Ukraine)

United Kingdom

• CORNISH
• MANX
• OLD KENTISH SIGN LANGUAGE

Vatican State

• LATIN

Central America

Costa Rica

• BORUCA
• CHOROTEGA

Dominica

• CARIB, ISLAND

Guatemala

• CHICOMUCELTEC
• CHORTÍ
• ITZÁ
• XINCA

El Salvador

• CACAOPERA
• LENCA
• PIPIL

Honduras

• LENCA
• PECH
• PIPIL
• TOL

Nicaragua

• MATAGALPA
• MONIMBO
• RAMA
• SUBTIABA

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

• CARIB (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)

Surinam

• AKURIO
• HINDI, CARIBBEAN

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

• DUTCH CREOLE

South America

Argentina

• CHANÉ
• ONA
• TEHUELCHE
• VILELA
• PUELCHE

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

• KAKAUHUA
• KAWESQAR
• YÁMANA
• KUNZA

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

• TETETE
• ZÁPARO

Guyana

• BERBICE CREOLE DUTCH
• SKEPI CREOLE DUTCH
• WAPISHANA

Paraguay

• EMOK (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

• AGTA, DICAMAY
• AGTA, ISAROG
• ATA
• ATI
• AYTA
• CHAVACANO
• KATABAGA

New Caledonia

• HAEKE
• VAMALE
• WAAMWANG
• ZIRE

New Zealand

• MAORI

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

Solomon Islands

• DORORO
• GULIGULI
• KAZUKURU
• LAGHU
• RENNELLESE SIGN LANGUAGE
• SA'A
• TANEMA
• VANO

Tonga

• NIUATOPUTAPU

Vanuatu

• AORE
• ETON
• IFO
• MARAGUS
• NASARIAN
• SAKAO
• SOWA
• URA
• VATRATA

Based on Ethnologue, 13th Edition, Barbara F. Grimes, Editor.