Languages

Learn more about the world’s endangered languages, with reliable information from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Catalogue of Endangered Languages. 

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Vulnerable
Ubi
Approx. 1,100 Speakers
0
0
1
Awakening
Boruca
Approx. 3 (Adelaar 2007). 30–35 nonfluent speakers. Ethnic population: 1,000 (1991). Speakers
0
5
1
Vulnerable
Southern Emberá
Approx. 5,510 Speakers
0
6
1
Endangered
Emerillon
Approx. 400 Speakers
0
0
1
Critically Endangered
Sáliva
Approx. 1,560 Speakers
0
1
1
Threatened
Saliba
Approx. 2,500 Speakers
0
0
1
Threatened
South Marquesan
Approx. 2,100 Speakers
0
0
1
Severely Endangered
Jaminjung
Approx. 30 Speakers
0
0
1
Critically Endangered
Ninzo
Approx. 35,000 Speakers
0
0
1
Severely Endangered
Papi
Approx. 70 Speakers
0
1
1
Endangered
Piu
Approx. 100 Speakers
0
0
1