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

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Language	ISO	Family	Vitality
swwSowa	`sww`	Austronesian	10 · Extinct
tveTe'unbahasa Te’un	`tve`	Austronesian	10 · Extinct
byjTiBin	`byj`	Niger–Congo	6a · Vigorous
tgyTogoyo	`tgy`	Niger–Congo	10 · Extinct
trzTorá	`trz`	Chapacuran	9 · Dormant
twaTwana	`twa`	Salishan	9 · Dormant
urfUradhi	`urf`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
urvUruava	`urv`	Austronesian	10 · Extinct
wrzWarray	`wrz`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
wguWirangu	`wgu`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
kdaWorimi	`kda`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
xooXukuru	`xoo`	—	9 · Dormant
ymeYameoNijyamïï Nikyejaada	`yme`	Saparo–Yawan	10 · Extinct
yuqYuqui	`yuq`	—	7 · Shifting
zirZiriya	`zir`	Niger–Congo	9 · Dormant
aidAlngith	`aid`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
aorAore	`aor`	Austronesian	10 · Extinct
ccrCacaopera	`ccr`	Misumalpan	10 · Extinct
kylCentral Kalapuya	`kyl`	—	10 · Extinct
vmvChico	`vmv`	Maiduan	10 · Extinct
nwcClassical Newariपुलाङ्गु नेपाल भाय्	`nwc`	Sino-Tibetan
csiCoast Miwok	`csi`	Yok-Utian	9 · Dormant
dhuDhurga	`dhu`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
dydDjugun	`dyd`	Nyulnyulan	10 · Extinct
aaqEastern Abenaki	`aaq`	Algic	9 · Dormant
horHoro	`hor`	Nilo-Saharan	10 · Extinct
lbyLamu-Lamu	`lby`	Australian Aboriginal languages	8b · Nearly Extinct
mrsMaragus	`mrs`	Austronesian	8b · Nearly Extinct
mtnMatagalpa	`mtn`	Misumalpan	9 · Dormant
mzoMatipuhy	`mzo`	Cariban	8a · Moribund
xykMayi-Kulan	`xyk`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
mvlMbara	`mvl`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
zmvMbariman-Gudhinma	`zmv`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
zmuMuruwari	`zmu`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
nyxNganyaywana	`nyx`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
nrkNgarla	`nrk`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
nucNukuini	`nuc`	Pano-Tacanan	9 · Dormant
pmcPalumata	`pmc`	Austronesian	Extinct
pthPataxó	`pth`	—	9 · Dormant
pijPijao	`pij`	—	9 · Dormant
pogPotiguára	`pog`	Tupian	9 · Dormant
pomSoutheastern Pomo	`pom`	Pomoan	8b · Nearly Extinct
sutSubtiaba	`sut`	Central American Indian languages	9 · Dormant
tmgTernateñobahasa Ternateño	`tmg`	—	10 · Extinct
twtTuriwára	`twt`	Tupian	9 · Dormant
yxgTurrubal	`yxg`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
iffUtaha	`iff`	Austronesian	10 · Extinct
wgaWagaya	`wga`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
wmiWamin	`wmi`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
pnoWariapano	`pno`	Pano-Tacanan	10 · Extinct
wwrWarrwa	`wwr`	Nyulnyulan	10 · Extinct
xwwWemba Wemba	`xww`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
yndYandruwandha	`ynd`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
yobYoba	`yob`	—	10 · Extinct
yubYugambal	`yub`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
avoAgavotaguerra	`avo`	—	10 · Extinct
amzAtampaya	`amz`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
bygBeigo	`byg`	Nilo-Saharan	9 · Dormant
tvyBidau Creole Portuguese	`tvy`	—	10 · Extinct
bmnBina	`bmn`	Austronesian	10 · Extinct
cowCowlitz	`cow`	Salishan	9 · Dormant
dybDjabirr-Djabirr	`dyb`	Nyulnyulan	10 · Extinct
drrDororo	`drr`	Austronesian	10 · Extinct
gnrGureng Gureng	`gnr`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
vkmKamakan	`vkm`	Macro-Jê	10 · Extinct
xmuKamu	`xmu`	Daly	10 · Extinct
xpnKapinawá	`xpn`	—	9 · Dormant
ktqKatabaga	`ktq`	Austronesian	Extinct
kpnKepkiriwát	`kpn`	Tupian	10 · Extinct
xutKuthant	`xut`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
ceaLower Chehalis	`cea`	Salishan	9 · Dormant
vmlMalgana	`vml`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
mspMaritsauá	`msp`	Tupian	10 · Extinct
mwuMittu	`mwu`	Nilo-Saharan	10 · Extinct
modMobilian Jargon	`mod`	—
nxuNaraubahasa Narau	`nxu`	—	Severely endangered
nnrNarungga	`nnr`	Australian Aboriginal languages	8b · Nearly Extinct
nwoNauo	`nwo`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
nigNgalakgan	`nig`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
nidNgandi	`nid`	Australian Aboriginal languages	8b · Nearly Extinct
jgbNgbee	`jgb`	—	10 · Extinct
pefNortheastern Pomo	`pef`	Pomoan	9 · Dormant
nypNyangia	`nyp`	Nilo-Saharan	8b · Nearly Extinct
obrOld Burmese	`obr`	Sino-Tibetan
otuOtuke	`otu`	Macro-Jê	10 · Extinct
pwiPatwin	`pwi`	Wintuan	8b · Nearly Extinct
ptwPentlatch	`ptw`	Salishan	Extinct
depPidgin Delaware	`dep`	—	10 · Extinct
remRemo	`rem`	Pano-Tacanan	10 · Extinct
sbvSabine	`sbv`	Indo-European
smcSom	`smc`	Trans–New Guinea	7 · Shifting
tenTama	`ten`	Tucanoan	10 · Extinct
tebTeteté	`teb`	Tucanoan	10 · Extinct
umdUmbindhamu	`umd`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
umgUmbuygamu	`umg`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
cjhUpper Chehalis	`cjh`	Salishan	9 · Dormant
xupUpper Umpqua	`xup`	Na-Dene	Extinct
wnmWanggamala	`wnm`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
wndWarndarang	`wnd`	Mangarrayi-Maran	10 · Extinct
wyiWoiwurrung	`wyi`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
wluWuliwuli	`wlu`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
ylrYalarnnga	`ylr`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
yiyYir-Yoront	`yiy`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
gcdYukulta	`gcd`	Macro-Pama–Nyungan	9 · Dormant
awgAnguthimri	`awg`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
arjArapaso	`arj`	Tucanoan	9 · Dormant
aeaAreba	`aea`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
ctcChetco	`ctc`	—	9 · Dormant
dgwDaungwurrung	`dgw`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
djwDjawi	`djw`	Nyulnyulan	10 · Extinct
errErre	`err`	—	10 · Extinct
flnFlinders Island	`fln`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
kbaGalaagu	`kba`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
gmaGambera	`gma`	Worrorran	10 · Extinct
wrwGugu Warra	`wrw`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
jorJorá	`jor`	—	10 · Extinct
tjuJurruru	`tju`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xarKarami	`xar`	—	10 · Extinct
gkoKok-Nar	`gko`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xxrKoropó	`xxr`	—	10 · Extinct
ggkKungarakany	`ggk`	Australian Aboriginal languages
ukyKuuk Yak	`uky`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
lljLedji-Ledji	`llj`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
lmcLimilngan	`lmc`	—	10 · Extinct
lnjLinngithigh	`lnj`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
nsbLower Nossob	`nsb`	Khoisan	Extinct
memMangarla	`mem`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
zmlMatngele	`zml`	Daly	10 · Extinct
cnxMiddle Cornish	`cnx`	Indo-European
mmvMiriti	`mmv`	Tucanoan	9 · Dormant
mfwMulaha	`mfw`	—	10 · Extinct
nwgNgayawung	`nwg`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xulNgunnawal	`xul`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
nmpNimanburru	`nmp`	Nyulnyulan	10 · Extinct
nolNomlaki	`nol`	Wintuan	8b · Nearly Extinct
nokNooksack	`nok`	Salishan	9 · Dormant
nugNungali	`nug`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
nnyNyangga	`nny`	Macro-Pama–Nyungan	10 · Extinct
ocmOld Cham	`ocm`	Austronesian
pmdPallanganmiddang	`pmd`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
sniSensi	`sni`	Pano-Tacanan	10 · Extinct
szdSeru	`szd`	—	Extinct
sgmSinga	`sgm`	Niger–Congo	10 · Extinct
nhcTabasco Nahuatl	`nhc`	Uto-Aztecan	8b · Nearly Extinct
tclTaman	`tcl`	Sino-Tibetan	9 · Dormant
xtvThawa	`xtv`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
tuxTutxiunaua	`tux`	Pano-Tacanan	10 · Extinct
urcUrningangg	`urc`	—	10 · Extinct
xwdWadi Wadi	`xwd`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
wwbWakabunga	`wwb`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xwkWangkumara	`xwk`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
wrbWarluwara	`wrb`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
yilYindjilandji	`yil`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xthYitha Yitha	`xth`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
yxuYuyu	`yxu`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
dthAdithinngithigh	`dth`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
gwmAwngthim	`gwm`	Australian Aboriginal languages
jbiBadjiri	`jbi`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xxbBoro	`xxb`	Niger–Congo	Extinct
xbgBungandidj	`xbg`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
dgnDagoman	`dgn`	—	10 · Extinct
xgmDarumbal	`xgm`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
gjmDhauwurd Wurrung	`gjm`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
ditDhirari	`dit`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
djaDjadjawurrung	`dja`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
djfDjangun	`djf`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
gnlGangulu	`gnl`	Australian Aboriginal languages
xgdGudang	`xgd`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
ikrIkarranggal	`ikr`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
janJandai	`jan`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
kgmKaripuna	`kgm`	—	10 · Extinct
kzwKariri-Xocó	`kzw`	—	9 · Dormant
kglKunggari	`kgl`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
axlLower Arrernte	`axl`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
xbbLower Burdekin	`xbb`	Australian Aboriginal languages
dmdMadhi Madhi	`dmd`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
zmkMandandanyi	`zmk`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
zmeMangerr	`zme`	—	10 · Extinct
vmiMiwa	`vmi`	Worrorran	10 · Extinct
dgtNdra'ngith	`dgt`	—	10 · Extinct
juiNgadjuri	`jui`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xniNgarigo	`xni`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
tgzTagalaka	`tgz`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
rmdTraveller Danish	`rmd`	Indo-European	10 · Extinct
gkuǂUngkue	`gku`	Khoisan	10 · Extinct
uruUrumi	`uru`	Tupian	10 · Extinct
nlwWalangama	`nlw`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
wthWathawurrung	`wth`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
ywwYawarawarga	`yww`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
axeAyerrerenge	`axe`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
rbpBarababaraba	`rbp`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xbeBigambal	`xbe`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xbdBindal	`xbd`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
myzClassical Mandaic	`myz`	Afroasiatic	9 · Second language only
ddrDhudhuroa	`ddr`	Australian Aboriginal languages
xgwGuwa	`xgw`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
lkmKalaamaya	`lkm`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xrqKarranga	`xrq`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
lkuKungkari	`lku`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xpjMpalitjanh	`xpj`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xnkNganakarti	`xnk`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
nrrNora	`nrr`	Kra–Dai	10 · Extinct
ocoOld Cornish	`oco`	Indo-European
xpaPirriya	`xpa`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
iinThiin	`iin`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xtqTumshuqese𑀕𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀰𑁆𑀤𑀺	`xtq`	Indo-European
ydaYanda	`yda`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
yxmYinwum	`yxm`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xajArarandewára	`xaj`	Tupian	10 · Extinct
xggGoreng	`xgg`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
rxwKaruwali	`rxw`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
xrgMineng	`xrg`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
rnrNari Nari	`rnr`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
hrpNhirrpi	`hrp`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
pnjPinjarup	`pnj`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xptPunthamara	`xpt`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xwjWajuk	`xwj`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
weaWewaw	`wea`	Sino-Tibetan	10 · Extinct
jbwYawijibaya	`jbw`	Worrorran	9 · Dormant
ljxYuru	`ljx`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
rkwArakwal	`rkw`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xbpBibbulman	`xbp`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xbjBirrpayi	`xbj`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
ddaDadi Dadi	`dda`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
xjtJaitmatang	`xjt`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
eaaKarenggapa	`eaa`	Australian Aboriginal languages	9 · Dormant
okgKoko Babangk	`okg`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xytMayi-Thakurti	`xyt`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xyjMayi-Yapi	`xyj`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct
xunUnggaranggu	`xun`	Worrorran	10 · Extinct
xwtWotjobaluk	`xwt`	Australian Aboriginal languages	10 · Extinct

231 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata