11 Obscure Languages on the Verge of Extinction

By Nelson Lewis

Ho-ChunkWhere is it spoken?

Wisconsin & Nebraska How many speakers?

11, all of whom also speak English

MullukmullukWhere is it spoken?

Northern Australia How many speakers?

9 (as of 1988)

AkurioWhere is it spoken?

Suriname How many speakers?

10 (monolingual) 40 (bilingual)

El MoloWhere is it spoken?

Kenya How many speakers?

8 as of 1994, and most of them were elderly, so it could be extinct

Marti KeWhere is it spoken?

Northern Australia How many speakers?

3 (monolingual) Handful of elderly bilinguals

TuscaroraWhere is it spoken?

Ontario and Upstate New York How many speakers?

11 (seven on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, 4 in the US)

NjerepWhere is it spoken?

Northern Cameroon/Nigeria region How many speakers?

6

JabutíWhere is it spoken?

Brazil How many speakers?

5 fluent speakers, and roughly 30 who are conversational

TehuelcheWhere is it spoken?

Chile-Argentina border region How many speakers?

4 (as of 2000)

TiniguaWhere is it spoken?

Colombia How many speakers?

2

MapiaWhere is it spoken?

Mapia Islands How many speakers?

1