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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Endangered
Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk)
Approx. >250 Speakers
0
4
1
Critically Endangered
Lake Miwok
Approx. 0 Speakers
0
0
1
Threatened
Western Apache
Approx. <14,000 Speakers
0
71
1
Severely Endangered
Washo
Approx. Several dozen Speakers
0
1
1
Awakening
Wappo
Approx. 0 Speakers
0
5
1
Critically Endangered
Upper Tanana
Approx. ~100 Speakers
1
4
1
Vulnerable
O'odham
Unknown number of Speakers
0
2
1
Critically Endangered
Upper Kuskokwim
Approx. ~40 Speakers
1
0
1
Critically Endangered
Tuscarora
Approx. 2-3 Speakers
0
5
1
Vulnerable
Xibe
Approx. <10,000 Speakers
0
1
1
Endangered
Evenki
Approx. <13,500 Speakers
0
7
1