List of extinct languages

This is a list of languages that currently have no speakers to which it is mother tongue.

Table of contents

1 North America

1.1 United States
1.2 Canada

2 South America

2.3 Peru
2.4 Brazil
2.5 Colombia
2.6 Venezuela

3 Africa

3.7 Egypt
3.8 Tanzania
3.9 Nigeria
3.10 Guinea
3.11 South Africa
3.12 Sudan

4 Asia

4.13 Former Soviet Union
4.14 Indonesia
4.15 India
4.16 Iran
4.17 Iraq
4.18 Israel
4.19 Turkey

5 Australia
6 Oceania

6.20 Philippines
6.21 Papua New Guinea
6.22 Taiwan

7 Europe

7.23 Italy
7.24 Romania
7.25 England
7.26 Spain
7.27 Germany

North America

United States

Alsea
Atakapa
Barbare�o
Biloxi
Mutsun, California

Canada

Beothuk

South America

Peru

Abshira
Aguano
Andoa
Atsahuca
Aushiri

Brazil

Acro�
Ar�ra, Mato Grasso
Arua

Colombia

Andaqui
Anserma
Arma
Barbacoas

Venezuela

Baniva

Africa

Egypt

Egyptian

Tanzania

Aas�x

Nigeria

Ajawa
Auyokawa
Basa-Gumna

Guinea

Baga Kaloum
Baga Soban�

South Africa

Seroa
Xam

Sudan

Baygo
Berti
Birked

Asia

Former Soviet Union

Chagatai

Indonesia

Kawi
Sar

India

Ahom
Aka-Bea
Aka-Bo
Aka-Cari
Aka-Jeru
Aka-Kede
Aka-Kol
Aka-Kora
Akar-Bale

Iran

Avestan

Iraq

Sumerian (Mesopotamia)

Israel

Babylonian Talmudic Aramaic
Bijil Neo-Aramaic

Turkey

Ubykh, Tevfik Esen�, Turkey (October 1992) (but efforts to revive it are underway)

Australia

Aghu Tharnggalu
Agwamin
Awabakal
Banggarla
Bayali
Tasmanian (late 1800s)

Oceania

Philippines

Agta, Dicamay
Ayta, Tayabas

Papua New Guinea

Aribwatsa
Bina

Taiwan

Basay

Europe

Italy

Camunic
Dalmatian, Italy, Croatia
Etruscan
Faliscan
Latin, Rome and the Roman Empire. Probably the most famous dead language of all (but it is still used for technical terms)
Oscan
Umbrian

Romania

Dacian, Romania, Moldova

England

Cornish, Cornwall
Manx, (1974) (but is being revived as a second language)

Spain

Gothic, Iberia

Germany

Prussian Province of Prussia

Please move these languages to the appropiate category

Obodirits, Wends, Polabians Meklemburg, Rugen
Catawba
Kakadu (Gagadju), Big Bill Neidjie (July 2002)
Shuadit or Judeo-Proven�al

See also: endangered language, list of endangered languages