List of extinct languages of South America


This article is a list of languages and dialects that have no native speakers, no spoken descendants, and that diverged from their parent language in South America.
There are 176 languages listed.

Argentina

According to Ethnologue 2024, the following languages of Argentina are currently believed or confirmed to be extinct:

Brazil

Ethnologue 2024 classifies the following Brazilian languages as extinct:

Chile

French Guiana

Guyana

Southern Cone

Uruguay