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This is a partial list of extinct languages of South America, languages which have undergone language death, have no native speakers and no spoken descendant.
There are 176 languages listed.
Argentina
- 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
Brazil
- Acroá
- Amazon Mayoruna
- Arara
- Arawá
- Aroã
- Aroaqui
- Bororo of Cabaçal
- Cararí
- Custenau
- Guana
- Gueren
- Jaikó
- Jandiatuba Mayoruna
- Kaimbé
- Kamakan
- Kamba
- Kambiwá
- Kamurú
- Kanoé
- Kapinawá
- Kariaí
- Kariri-Xocó
- Koropó
- Kotoxó
- Malalí
- Manao
- Maritsauá
- Masakará
- Menién
- Mepuri
- Nukuini
- Oti
- Otuke
- Pankararé
- Paranawát
- Parawana
- Pataxó-Hãhaãi
- Potiguara
- Puri
- Sabujá
- Tapeba
- Tingui-Boto
- Truká
- Tukumanféd
- Turiwara
- Tuxá
- Tuxinawa
- Uamué
- Umotina
- Wakoná
- Wasu
- Wiraféd
- Xakriabá
- Yabaâna
Chile
Colombia
- Aarufi
- Andaqui
- Anserma
- Arma-Pozo
- Atanque
- Atunceta
- Barbacoas
- Cabre
- Calamari
- Chibcha
- Chitarero
- Ciaman
- Coanoa
- Cospique
- Duit
- Envuelto
- Guaca
- Guanaca
- Guane
- Guenta
- Hacaritama
- Idabaez
- Irra
- Jamundi
- Jitirijiti
- Lache
- Lili
- Macaguaje
- Masaya
- Mompox
- Morcote
- Muzo
- Nori
- Old Catio
- Opón
- Otegua
- Panche
- Pantágora
- Malibú
- Moconá
- Nutabe
- Pacabuey
- Papale
- Pasto
- Pijao
- Pubenza
- Quimbaya
- Quindío
- Sinú
- Tama
- Tamaní
- Tegua
- Timaná
- Yalcón
- Yamesí
- Yariguí
- Yauna
- Yenmu
- Yurumanguí
- Yupuá
- Zamirua
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guyana
Peru
Southern Cone
Unknown
Uruguay
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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