List of extinct languages of Central America and the Caribbean

Language Endangerment Status
by UNESCO *Atlas of the World's*
*Languages in Danger* category
Language Endangerment Status by UNESCO Atlas of the World's; Languages in Danger category
Extinct (EX)
Extinct (EX);	(lists);
Endangered
Critically Endangered (CR); Severely Endangered (SE); Definitely Endangered (DE); Vulnerable (VU);	(list); (list); (list); (list);
Safe
Safe (NE);	no list;
	Other categories
Revived (RE); Constructed (CL);	(list); (list);
	Related topics Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger; Endangered Languages Project; Ethnologue; Unclassified language; List of languages by total number of speakers;
	; UNESCO Atlas of the World's; Languages in Danger categories
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This is a list of extinct languages of Central America and the Caribbean, languages which have undergone language death, have no native speakers, and no spoken descendants.

There are 21 languages listed, 13 lost in Central America and 8 lost in the Caribbean.

Central America

Language name	Language family	Extinction date	Locations
Cacaopera	Misumalpan	20th century	El Salvador
Chicomuceltec	Mayan	1970s or 1980s	Guatemala, Mexico
Chiquimulilla	Xincan	1996	Guatemala
Chʼoltiʼ language	Mayan	late 18th century	Guatemala, Belize
Guazacapán	Xincan	1997	Guatemala
Jumaytepeque	Xincan	1997	Guatemala
Lenca	Lencan languages	20th century	Honduras, El Salvador
Mangue/Chorotega	Oto-Manguean	19th century	Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica
Matagalpa	Misumalpan	1997	Nicaragua
Sinacantán	Xincan	20th century	Guatemala
Subtiaba	Oto-Manguean	20th century	Nicaragua
Western Jicaque	Jicaquean	late 19th centuery	Honduras
Yupiltepeque	Xincan	1920s	Guatemala

Language name	Language family	Extinction date	Locations
Caquetio	Arawakan	1862	ABC islands (Leeward Antilles)
Ciguayo	unclassified	16th century	Hispaniola
Guanahatabey	unclassified	16th century	Cuba
Kalinago/Island Carib	Arawakan	1920s	Windward Islands (Guadeloupe to Grenada, except Barbados)
Macorix	unclassified	16th century	Hispaniola
Shebaya	Arawakan	19th century	Trinidad
Taino	Arawakan	19th century	Widespread throughout Caribbean
Yaio	Cariban	17th century	Trinidad, French Guiana

Language Endangerment Status by UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger category
Extinct (EX)
Extinct (EX)	(lists)
Endangered
Critically Endangered (CR) Severely Endangered (SE) Definitely Endangered (DE) Vulnerable (VU)	(list) (list) (list) (list)
Safe
Safe (NE)	no list
Other categories
Revived (RE) Constructed (CL)	(list) (list)
Related topics Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger Endangered Languages Project Ethnologue Unclassified language List of languages by total number of speakers
UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger categories
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