List of endangered languages in Colombia


An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its native speakers, it becomes an extinct language. UNESCO defines four levels of language endangerment between "safe" and "extinct":
LanguageStatusCommentsISO 639-3
A'ingae, Cofán languageSeverely endangered con
Achagua languageSeverely endangered aca
Andoke languageSeverely endangered ano
Aruaco languageVulnerable arh
Awa Cuaiquer languageCritically endangered kwi
Baníwa do Içana languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Brazil, Venezuelabwi
Bara languageCritically endangered pok, bao
Barasana languageCritically endangered bsn
Barí languageVulnerable mot
Bora languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Peruboa
Cabiyarí languageCritically endangered cbb
Cacua languageSeverely endangered cbv
Camsá languageDefinitely endangered kbh
Carapana languageDefinitely endangered cbc
Carijona languageCritically endangered cbd
Chimila languageSeverely endangered cbg
Cubeo languageVulnerable cub
Cuiba languageSeverely endangeredAlso spoken in: Venezuelacui
Damana languageDefinitely endangered mbp
Desano languageDefinitely endangered des
Embera languageVulnerable emp, cmi, cto, sja, bdc, tdc, crf
Guajiro languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Venezuelaguc
Guambiano languageDefinitely endangered gum
Guayabero languageDefinitely endangered guo
Huitoto languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: Peruhto, huu, hux
Hupda languageDefinitely endangered jup
Inga languageSeverely endangered inb, inj
Jitnu languageDefinitely endangered mbn
Kogui languageVulnerable kog
Koreguaje languageDefinitely endangered coe
Kuna languageSeverely endangered kvn, cuk
Kurripako languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: Venezuelakpc
Macuna languageDefinitely endangered myy
Miraña languageSeverely endangered boa
Muinane languageDefinitely endangered bmr
Nonuya languageCritically endangered
Nukak languageDefinitely endangered mbr
Ocaina languageSeverely endangered oca
Páez languageDefinitely endangered pbb
Palenque Creole languageDefinitely endangered pln
Piapoko languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: Venezuelapio
Piaroa languageDefinitely endangered pid
Piratapuya languageCritically endangered pir
Pisamira languageCritically endangered tuo
Puinave languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: Venezuelapui
Romani languageVulnerable
Sáliba languageSeverely endangeredAlso spoken in: Venezuelaslc
San Andres Creole languageVulnerable icr
Sikuani languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Venezuelaguh, gob
Siona / Secoya languageCritically endangered sey, snn
Siriano languageDefinitely endangered sri
Tanimuca-Letuama languageSeverely endangered tnc
Tariana languageCritically endangered tae
Tatuyo languageDefinitely endangered tav
Ticuna languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: Brazil, Perutca
Tinigua languageCritically endangered tit
Totoró languageCritically endangered ttk
Tucano languageVulnerable tuo
Tunebo languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: Venezuelatnd, tbn, tuf, tnb
Tuyuca languageDefinitely endangered tue
Wanano / Kotiria languageDefinitely endangered gvc
Waunana languageVulnerable noa
Yucuna languageDefinitely endangered ycn
Yuhup languageDefinitely endangered yab
Yurutí languageDefinitely endangered yui