Endangered languages

Endangered languages

List of endangered languages in the world.

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Purubora

Language; Endangered languages

The Puruborá language of Brazil is one of the Tupian languages. It is also known as: Aurã, Cujubim, Burubora, Kuyubi, Migueleno, Miguelenho or Pumbora. Specifically it is spoken in the Brazilian ...

Sikiana

Language; Endangered languages

Sikiana is a Carib language that was spoken by 33 people in Brazil and 15 people in Suriname. It was spoken in Venezuela at one time and is now probably extinct there. Sikiana as a whole is near ...

Tariana

Language; Endangered languages

Tariana (also Tariano) is an endangered Maipurean language spoken along the Vaupés River in Amazonas, Brazil by approximately 100 people. Another approximately 1500 people in the upper and middle ...

Sirionó (also Mbia Chee, Mbya, Siriono) is a Tupian (Tupi–Guarani, Subgroup II) language spoken by about 400 speakers (50 are monolingual) in eastern Bolivia (eastern Beni and northwestern Santa Cruz ...

Pilagá

Language; Endangered languages

Pilagá is a language spoken by 6,000 people in the Bermejo and Pilcomayo River valleys, western Formosa Province. Even though Pilagá use in daily communication between adults connotes solidarity, ...

Puelche

Language; Endangered languages

Puelche is an extinct or nearly extinct language spoken by the Puelche people in the Pampas region of Argentina. The language is also known as Gününa Küne, Gennaken (Guenaken), Pehuenche, Northern ...

Santiago del Estero Quichua

Language; Endangered languages

Santiago del Estero Quichua or Santiagueño Quichua (Santiagen Quichua) is an Amerindian language spoken by ca. 60,000 people (estimates vary widely) in Argentina. It is spoken in the province of ...