List of unclassified languages of South America


The following lists of unclassified languages of South America are drawn from Campbell, Loukotka, Ethnologue, and Glottolog.

Campbell (2012)

lists the following 395 languages of South America as unclassified. Most are extinct. Many were drawn from Loukotka and Adelaar & Muysken. The majority are not listed in Ethnologue. The list is arranged in alphabetical order.
lists the following languages of South America as unclassified. Most are extinct unless otherwise noted.

Southern South America and Chacos Region

Divisions A and B :
Division C :
Division D :
Tropical North Central South America :
Tropical South Central South America :
Tropical Central South America :
Tropical Northeast South America :
Northern Andean region :
South Central Andean region :
Ethnologue 17 lists the following languages of South America as unclassified:
In addition to many of the languages above, Glottolog lists,
Some additional languages have not made in into the lists above.