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List of extinct languages of South America

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Language Endangerment Status byUNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger category
Extinct (EX)
Extinct (EX)	(lists)
Endangered
Critically Endangered (CR) Severely Endangered (SE) Definitely Endangered (DE) Vulnerable (VU)	(list) (list) (list) (list)
Safe
Safe (NE)	(lists)
Other categories
Revived (RE) Constructed (CL)	(list) (list)
Related topics Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger Endangered Languages Project Ethnologue Unclassified language List of languages by total number of speakers
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This is a partial list of extinct languagesofSouth America, languages which have undergone language death, have no native speakers and no spoken descendant.

There are 176 languages listed.

Argentina[edit]

• Abipón
• Chané
• Cacán
• Het
• All languages of the Charruan family, as Chaná and Güenoa
• Henia-Camiare
• Huarpe languages: Allentiac and Millcayac
• Lule
• Ona
• Puelche
• Tehuelche
• Tonocoté

Bolivia[edit]

Brazil[edit]

Chile[edit]

• Kakauhua
• Chono
• Selk'nam

Colombia[edit]

Ecuador[edit]

French Guiana[edit]

• Yaio

Guyana[edit]

• Skepi Creole Dutch

Peru[edit]

Southern Cone[edit]

• Kunza (Argentina & Chile)
• Yahgan (Argentina & Chile)

Unknown[edit]

• Pawishiana

Uruguay[edit]

• Charrúa
• Güenoa

Venezuela[edit]

See also[edit]

• Extinct languages of the Marañón River basin
• List of unclassified languages of South America
• List of indigenous languages of South America