This article is a list of languages and dialects that have no native speakers, no spoken descendants, and that diverged from their parent language in South America.
There are 176 languages listed.
Argentina According to Ethnologue 2024, the following languages of Argentina are currently believed or confirmed to be extinct: Abipón Chané Lule Selkʼnam Puelche Vilela Yámana
Bolivia
Brazil Ethnologue 2024 classifies the following Brazilian languages as extinct:
Chile Kakauhua Chono Selkʼnam
Colombia
Ecuador
French Guiana Yaio
Guyana Skepi Creole Dutch Berbice Creole Dutch
Peru
Southern Cone Kunza (Argentina & Chile) Yahgan (Argentina & Chile)
Uruguay Charrúa Güenoa
Venezuela
See also Extinct languages of the Marañón River basin List of unclassified languages of South America List of indigenous languages of South America
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