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Extinct and ancient languages

631 entries that Wikidata classes as an extinct or historical language, led by Syriac. Sort the table to find the largest, the oldest-documented or the most endangered.

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LanguageISOFamilyCountriesSpeakersVitality
sycSyriacܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐsycAfroasiatic575,0009 · Second language only
naqKhoekhoeKhoekhoegowabnaqKhoisan250,0004 · Educational
sanSanskritसंस्कृतम्sanIndo-European14,1354 · Educational
latLatinLingua latinalatIndo-European3,5009 · Second language only
nilNilabahasa NilanilAustronesian60010 · Extinct
wamMassachusettwamAlgic4009 · Reawakening
zemZeemzemAfroasiatic4009 · Dormant
nayNgarrindjerinayAustralian Aboriginal languages3129 · Dormant
baeBarébaeUpper Amazon Arawakan2408b · Nearly Extinct
ureUruchhiw lüsñchi chhunure—2009 · Dormant
atwAtsugewiatw—2009 · Dormant
cbyCarabayocby—1506b · Threatened
yolYolayolIndo-European140Extinct
cuoCumanagotocuoCariban1129 · Dormant
ansAnsermaansChoco10010 · Extinct
ynuYaunaynuTucanoan959 · Dormant
prgOld PrussianPrūsiskanprgIndo-European509 · Dormant
wrhWiradjuriwrhAustralian Aboriginal languages308b · Nearly Extinct
lrgLaragiyalrgAustralian Aboriginal languages238b · Nearly Extinct
atcAtsahuacaatcPano-Tacanan20
yurYurokyurAlgic129 · Dormant
hukHulunghukAustronesian1010 · Extinct
pprPirubahasa PirupprAustronesian10Extinct
nczNatchezncz—69 · Reawakening
kxoKanoêkxo—58b · Nearly Extinct
xyaYaygirxyaAustralian Aboriginal languages510 · Extinct
oumOumaoumAustronesian410 · Extinct
wggWangganguruwggAustralian Aboriginal languages38b · Nearly Extinct
giyGiyuggiyAustralian Aboriginal languages210 · Extinct
livLivonianlīvõ kēļlivUralic19 · Dormant
yugYughyugYeniseian18b · Nearly Extinct
pbgParaujanopbgTa-Arawakan18b · Nearly Extinct
pejNorthern PomopejPomoan19 · Dormant
grcAncient GreekἈρχαία ἙλληνικήgrcIndo-European9 · Second language only
pliPali𑀧𑀸𑀴𑀺pli—9 · Second language only
copCopticϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓcopAfroasiatic9 · Second language only
gotGothicgotIndo-European+1Extinct
angOld EnglishÆnglisc sprǣcangIndo-European
egyEgyptianr n km.tegyAfroasiaticExtinct
akkAkkadianlišānum akkadītumakkAfroasiatic
aveAvestanaveIndo-European10 · Extinct
otaOttoman Turkishلسان عثمانىotaTurkic
suxSumerian𒅴𒂠sux—
nonOld NorsenonIndo-European+1
ettEtruscan𐌓𐌀𐌔𐌍𐌀ett—
hitHittite𒌷𒉌𒅆𒇷hitIndo-EuropeanExtinct
gezGe'ezግዕዝgezAfroasiaticExtinct
phnPhoenicianphnAfroasiatic
chgChagataichgTurkic10 · Extinct
enmMiddle EnglishenmIndo-European
dlmDalmatiandlmIndo-EuropeanExtinct
nrnNornnrnWest ScandinavianExtinct
poxPolabianWenskepoxIndo-European10 · Extinct
elxElamiteelx—Extinct
froOld FrenchfroIndo-European
lzhClassical Chinese文言文lzhSino-Tibetan
chuChurch SlavonicⰔⰾⱁⰲⱑⱀⱐⱄⰽⱏ ⱗⰸⱏⰺⰽⱏchuIndo-European+146b · Threatened
orvOld East SlavicorvIndo-EuropeanExtinct
peoOld PersianpeoIndo-European
palMiddle PersianpalIndo-European
sogSogdiansogIndo-European
ugaUgariticugaAfroasiatic
oscOscanoscIndo-European
hboBiblical Hebrewעִבְרִית מִקְרָאִיתhboAfroasiatic9 · Dormant
ubyUbykhubyNorth Caucasian10 · Extinct
xprParthianxprIndo-European
gohOld High GermanAlthochdeutschgohIndo-European
xbcBactrianxbcIndo-European
xpiPictishxpiIndo-European
txhThraciantxhIndo-European
sgaOld IrishsgaIndo-European
otkOld TurkicotkTurkic
mxiMozarabicmxiIndo-European
xpgPhrygianxpgIndo-European
xpuPunic𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌xpuAfroasiaticExtinct
xhuHurrianxhu—Extinct
xvnVandalicxvnIndo-European
siaAkkala SamisiaUralic9 · Dormant
osxOld SaxonosxIndo-European
xgaGalatianxgaIndo-European
xldLydian𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤶𐤯𐤦𐤳xldIndo-European
xebEblaitexebAfroasiatic
xhtHatticxht—
xumUmbrianxumIndo-European
eyaEyakI.ya.qeyaNa-Dene9 · Dormant
zkzKhazarzkzTurkic
gmyMycenaean GreekΜυκηναϊκή ελληνικήgmyIndo-European
xurUrartianxur—
kawKawikawAustronesian
gmhMiddle High GermangmhIndo-European
xceCeltiberianxceIndo-EuropeanExtinct
frkFrankish*FrenkiskfrkIndo-European
xasKamasкалмажи шəкəxasUralic10 · Extinct
xlpLeponticxlpIndo-European
xnoAnglo-NormanxnoIndo-European
xveVeneticxveIndo-European
frmMiddle FrenchfrmIndo-European
xfaFaliscanxfaIndo-European
xboBulgarxboTurkic
xcoKhwarezmianxcoIndo-European
xmeMedianxmeIndo-European
sjkKemi SamisjkUralicExtinct
xmkAncient MacedonianxmkIndo-European
xaaAndalusian Arabicعربية أندلسيةxaaAfroasiatic
xcrCarianxcrIndo-European
gncGuanchegncAfroasiaticExtinct
xclClassical ArmenianգրաբարxclIndo-European
lngLombardiclngIndo-European
mtmMatormtmUralic
cmsMessapiancmsIndo-European
ochOld ChineseochSino-Tibetan
xsvSudovianxsvIndo-European
zktKhitanzkt—
gmlMiddle Low GermangmlIndo-European
xrrRaeticxrr—
sqrSiculo-Arabicصقلية عربيةsqr—
xaqAquitanianxaqPaleo-European languages
pmlSabirpmlIndo-European10 · Extinct
akmAka-Boakm—10 · Extinct
obmMoabiteobmAfroasiatic
rrmMoriorirrmAustronesian
oacOrochoacTungusic8b · Nearly Extinct
xsaSabaeanxsaAfroasiatic
tnqTaínotnqTa-Arawakan+19 · Dormant
ahoAhomahoKra–Dai9 · Second language only
kjvKajkaviankjvIndo-European
xlgLigurianxlgIndo-European
mgaMiddle IrishGaoidhealgmgaIndo-European
ofsOld FrisianFryskofsIndo-European
txgTangut𗼇𗟲txgSino-Tibetan
tpwTupitpwTupian10 · Extinct
rtsYuratsrtsUralic
jucJurchenjucTungusic
ojpOld Japanese上代日本語ojpJaponic
smpSamaritan Hebrewעברית שומרונית‬smpAfroasiatic9 · Second language only
sxlSeloniansxlIndo-EuropeanExtinct
xzmSemigallianxzmIndo-European10 · Extinct
ysrSirenik Eskimoysr—10 · Extinct
xtzTasmanianxtzAustralian Aboriginal languages
xamǀXamxamKhoisan10 · Extinct
xdmEdomitexdmAfroasiatic
xmrMeroiticxmrNilo-Saharan
puqPuquinapuq—
ecrEteocretanecr—
krkKerekkrk—9 · Dormant
dumMiddle DutchdumIndo-European
ospOld SpanishospIndo-European
samSamaritan Aramaicsam—9 · Second language only
sdtShuaditJudeoprovençausdt—10 · Extinct
wiyWiyotwiyAlgic9 · Dormant
zrpZarphaticzrpIndo-European
emyClassic MayaemyCentral American Indian languages
xlsLusitanianxlsIndo-European
odtOld DutchodtIndo-European
yagYaghanHáusi Kútayag—8b · Nearly Extinct
nciClassical NahuatlNāhuatlahtōllinciUto-Aztecan
tmrJewish Babylonian Aramaictmr—9 · Second language only
apqA-PucikwarapqAndamanese10 · Extinct
itzItza’itzCentral American Indian languages8a · Moribund
ogeOld GeorgianogeKartvelianExtinct
ssfThaossfAustronesian9 · Dormant
xinXincanxin—9 · Reawakening
abjAka-BeaabjAndamanese10 · Extinct
lenLencanlen—9 · Dormant
omnMinoanomn—
onwOld NubianonwNilo-Saharan
bzgBabuzabzgAustronesian9 · Dormant
byqBasaybyqAustronesian10 · Extinct
xagCaucasian AlbanianxagNortheast Caucasian
xdkDharugxdkAustralian Aboriginal languages9 · Dormant
zkoKottzkoYeniseian
pmhMaharashtripmhIndo-European
ouiOld UyghurouiTurkic
onaOnaSelkʼnamčanonaChonan10 · Extinct
tqwTonkawatqw—9 · Dormant
bueBeothukbue—
kwzKwadikwzKhoisan10 · Extinct
okoOld Korean고대 한국어okoKoreanic
pyxPyupyx—Extinct
xsdSideticxsdIndo-European
fosSirayafosAustronesian9 · Dormant
cybCayuvavacyb—9 · Dormant
pgdGāndhārīpgd—
zkgGoguryeo고구려어zkgKoreanic
okmMiddle Korean중세 한국어okmKoreanic
proOld OccitanRomansproIndo-European
sdsSenedsdsAfroasiatic10 · Extinct
spxSouth PicenespxIndo-European
ynnYanaynn—
ackAka-KoraackAndamanese10 · Extinct
anbAndoaanbSaparo–Yawan10 · Extinct
atzArtaatzAustronesian8a · Moribund
aasAsaaasAfroasiatic8b · Nearly Extinct
aqpAtakapaaqp—
cazCanichanacaz—9 · Dormant
ctmChitimachactm—9 · Dormant
jutJutlandicJyskjutEast Scandinavian
miaMiami-IllinoismyaamiamiaAlgic9 · Reawakening
axmMiddle ArmenianaxmIndo-European
xqaKarakhanidxqaTurkic
klaKlamath-ModocklaPlateau Penutian9 · Dormant
dcrNegerhollandsdcrIndo-European10 · Extinct
otyOld Tamil𑀧𑀵𑀦𑁰𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰otyDravidian
pimPowhatanKikitowämakpimAlgic9 · Dormant
tgxTagishtgxNa-Dene9 · Dormant
xxtTamboraxxtWest Papuan
aciAka-CariaciAndamanese10 · Extinct
aclAkar-BaleaclAndamanese10 · Extinct
anaAndaquiana—9 · Dormant
pkcBaekjepkcKoreanic
boiBarbareñoboiChumashan9 · Reawakening
brcBerbice Creole DutchbrcDutch-based creole languages10 · Extinct
cobChicomucelteccobCentral American Indian languages9 · Dormant
hoiHolikachukhoiNa-Dene9 · Dormant
kaeKetagalankaeAustronesian10 · Extinct
xliLiburnianxliIndo-European
aplLipanaplNa-Dene9 · Dormant
xngMiddle MongolianxngMongolic
omcMochicaomc—Extinct
tunTunicatun—9 · Reawakening
xvsVestinianxvsIndo-European
akxAka-KedeakxAndamanese10 · Extinct
xcvChuvanxcvUralicExtinct
cmgClassical MongoliancmgMongolic
cupCupeñocupUto-Aztecan9 · Dormant
eloEl MoloeloAfroasiatic9 · Dormant
kzkKazukurukzkAustronesian10 · Extinct
luiLuiseñoluiUto-Aztecan9 · Dormant
mjyMahicanMã’eekaneeweexthowãakanmjyAlgic
omuOmuranoomu—10 · Extinct
apkPlains ApacheapkNa-Dene9 · Dormant
tolTolowatolNa-Dene9 · Reawakening
xgfTongvaxgfUto-Aztecan
yukYukiyuk—9 · Dormant
xzhZhang-ZhungxzhBodish
axbAbipónaxbGuaicuruan
agaAguanoaga—10 · Extinct
ajwAjawaajwAfroasiatic10 · Extinct
momChorotegamomCentral American Indian languages9 · Dormant
drqDuradrqSino-Tibetan9 · Dormant
huwHukuminabahasa BambaahuwAustronesian10 · Extinct
kbbKaxuiânakbbCariban8a · Moribund
chhLower Chinookchh—9 · Dormant
mpyMapiabahasa MapiampyAustronesian10 · Extinct
lhsMlahsôlhsAfroasiatic10 · Extinct
ppuPapora-HoanyaPaporappuAustronesian10 · Extinct
puePuelcheGününa KünapueChonan10 · Extinct
sisSiuslawsis—9 · Dormant
tmzTamanakutmz—10 · Extinct
tilTillamooktilSalishan10 · Extinct
waoWappowao—9 · Dormant
wicWichitawicCaddoan9 · Dormant
muuYaakumuu—8a · Moribund
yvtYaviteroyvtNorthern Maipuran10 · Extinct
bytBertibyt—10 · Extinct
cahCahuaranocahSaparo–Yawan10 · Extinct
hibHibitoŠiwihib—10 · Extinct
kskKansaKaáⁿzekskHoka-Sioux9 · Dormant
mbeMolalambe—10 · Extinct
myrMunichimyr—9 · Dormant
xntNarragansettxntAlgic9 · Dormant
obiObispeñoobiChumashan9 · Dormant
okjOko-JuwoiokjAndamanese10 · Extinct
ornOrang KanaqornAustronesian8b · Nearly Extinct
slnSalinansln—9 · Dormant
serSerranoMaarrênga'twichserUto-Aztecan9 · Dormant
txbTocharian BtxbIndo-European
veoVentureñoveoChumashan9 · Dormant
akyAka-KolakyAndamanese10 · Extinct
avsAushiriavsSaparo–Yawan10 · Extinct
ktwCahtoktwNa-Dene9 · Dormant
xcyCayusexcyPlateau PenutianExtinct
cidChimarikocid—10 · Extinct
chtCholónSeeptsácht—10 · Extinct
crzCruzeñocrzChumashan9 · Dormant
esqEsselenesqHoka-Sioux9 · Dormant
gbuGaagudjugbuAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
glyGuleglyNilo-Saharan9 · Dormant
uamHuamoéuam—9 · Dormant
kiiKitsaikiiCaddoan9 · Dormant
wkaKw'adzawkaAfroasiatic10 · Extinct
qwtKwalhioqua-ClatskanieqwtNa-Dene
mvbMattolemvbNa-Dene9 · Dormant
mysMesmesmysAfroasiatic9 · Dormant
optOpataoptUto-Aztecan10 · Extinct
psmPausernapsmTupian9 · Dormant
puyPurisimeñopuyChumashan9 · Dormant
tvxTaivoantvxAustronesian9 · Dormant
tmnTamantmn—6a · Vigorous
tniTandiatniAustronesian9 · Dormant
ashTequiracaash—10 · Extinct
tbuTubartbuUto-Aztecan10 · Extinct
tudTuxátud—9 · Dormant
unmUnamiunmAlgic9 · Reawakening
wlkWailakiwlkNa-Dene10 · Extinct
yeiYeniyei—10 · Extinct
sihZiresihAustronesian9 · Dormant
amgAmurdagamgAustralian Aboriginal languages8b · Nearly Extinct
bxvBerakubxvNilo-Saharan10 · Extinct
brkBirgidbrkNilo-Saharan10 · Extinct
cojCochimícojHoka-Sioux9 · Dormant
duzDuliduzNiger–Congo9 · Dormant
gceGalicegceNa-Dene10 · Extinct
hpoHponhpoSino-Tibetan9 · Dormant
kzlKayelikzlAustronesian9 · Dormant
llkLelakllkAustronesian10 · Extinct
xpqMohegan-PequotxpqAlgic9 · Dormant
nntNanticokenntAlgic9 · Dormant
nyvNyulnyulnyvNyulnyulan10 · Extinct
osnOld SundaneseosnAustronesian
otiOtiotiMacro-Jê10 · Extinct
pazPankararúpaz—9 · Dormant
sarSaravecasarParesi–Waura10 · Extinct
kquSeroakquKhoisan10 · Extinct
skwSkepi Creole DutchskwDutch-based creole languages10 · Extinct
xtoTocharian AxtoIndo-European
txcTsetsauttxcNa-DeneExtinct
wroWororawroWorrorran8b · Nearly Extinct
xegǁXegwixeg—10 · Extinct
acsAcroáacsMacro-Jê10 · Extinct
amaAmanayéamaTupian9 · Dormant
aitArikemaitTupian10 · Extinct
aohArmaaohChoco
atmAtaatmAustronesian8b · Nearly Extinct
awkAwabakalawkAustralian Aboriginal languages9 · Dormant
bjbBarngarlabjbAustralian Aboriginal languages9 · Dormant
chcCatawbachcHoka-Sioux9 · Reawakening
pooCentral PomopooPomoan9 · Dormant
cajChanécajSouthern MaipuranExtinct
xcgCisalpine GaulishxcgIndo-European
dsnDusnerbahasa DusnerdsnAustronesian9 · Dormant
eotEotileeotNiger–Congo8a · Moribund
cszHaniscsz—9 · Dormant
llfHermitllfAustronesian8b · Nearly Extinct
htiHotibahasa HotihtiAustronesian10 · Extinct
ilgIlgarilgAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
inzIneseñoinzChumashan9 · Dormant
dzeJiwarlidzeAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
ktgKalkatunguktgAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
ktkKanietktk—10 · Extinct
luwKasabeluwNiger–Congo10 · Extinct
zkvKrevinianzkvUralic
kofKubikofAfroasiatic9 · Dormant
lgbLaghulgbAustronesian10 · Extinct
zmhMakolkolzmhEast New Britain9 · Dormant
mjqMalaryanmjqDravidian9 · Dormant
axgMato Grosso Aráraaxg—9 · Dormant
vmbMbabaramvmbAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
vmsMokselavms—10 · Extinct
nmrNimbarinmrNiger–Congo9 · Dormant
nszNisenannszMaiduan9 · Dormant
ntwNottowayntwIroquoian9 · Dormant
nulNusa Lautbahasa Nusa Lautnul—9 · Dormant
nytNyawayginytAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
okiOgiekokiNilo-Saharan8b · Nearly Extinct
psyPiscatawaypsyAlgic10 · Extinct
rgkRangasrgkBodish9 · Dormant
shtShastashtHoka-Sioux10 · Extinct
xirShirianaxir—9 · Dormant
smuSomraysmuAustroasiatic8a · Moribund
tepTepecanotepUto-Aztecan10 · Extinct
tjnTonjontjnNiger–Congo10 · Extinct
tpkTupiniquimtpkTupian9 · Dormant
tuuTututnituuNa-Dene8b · Nearly Extinct
umrUmbugarlaumrAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
umoUmotínaumoMacro-Jê9 · Dormant
vilVilelavil—10 · Extinct
wkwWakawakawkwAustralian Aboriginal languages9 · Dormant
wrgWarrunguwrgAustralian Aboriginal languages9 · Dormant
wacWasco-Wishramwac—9 · Dormant
woyWeytowoy—9 · Dormant
xkrXakriabáxkrMacro-Jê9 · Dormant
bvvAbanebvv—10 · Extinct
gtuAghu TharrnggalagtuAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
ardArabanaardAustralian Aboriginal languages8b · Nearly Extinct
lazAribwatsalazAustronesian10 · Extinct
auxAuráauxTupian10 · Extinct
aydAyabadhuaydAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
bptBarrow PointbptAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
bjyBayalibjyAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
bzrBiribzrAustralian Aboriginal languages9 · Dormant
duyDicamay Agtaduy—10 · Extinct
difDieridifAustralian Aboriginal languages8b · Nearly Extinct
pebEastern PomopebPomoan9 · Dormant
gdjGurdjargdjAustralian Aboriginal languages9 · Dormant
homHomahom—10 · Extinct
kzxKamarianbahasa KamariankzxAustronesian9 · Dormant
xakMákuxak—10 · Extinct
mhgMarrgumhg—10 · Extinct
xmyMayi-KutunaxmyAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
ngvNagumingvNiger–Congo10 · Extinct
naeNaka'elabahasa Naka’elanaeAustronesian10 · Extinct
eliNdingeliNiger–Congo6b · Threatened
nmvNgamininmvAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
nxnNgawunnxnAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
xocO’chi’chi’xocNiger–Congo10 · Extinct
obtOld BretonobtIndo-EuropeanExtinct
omyOld MalayomyAustronesian
pitPitta PittapitAustralian Aboriginal languages10 · Extinct
bowRemabowMorehead and Upper Maro River8b · Nearly Extinct
400 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata