List of unclassified languages of South America

The following purported languages of South America are listed as unclassified in Campbell (2012), Loukotka (1968), Ethnologue, and Glottolog. Nearly all are extinct. It is likely that many of them were not actually distinct languages, only an ethnic or regional name.





== Campbell & Grondona (2012) ==



Campbell & Grondona (2012:116–130) lists the following 395 languages of South America as unclassified. Most are extinct. Many were drawn from Loukotka (1968) and Adelaar & Muysken (2004). The majority are not listed in Ethnologue. The list is arranged in alphabetical order.



Aarufi – Colombia

Aburuñe – Bolivia

Acarapi – Brazil

Aconipa (Tabancal, Tabancara) – Ecuador; only 5 words known

Aguano (Awano, Ahuano, Uguano, Aguanu, Santa Crucino) – Peru

Alarua – Brazil

Alon – Peru

Amasifuin – Peru

Amikoana (Amikuân) – Brazil

Amoeca – Brazil

Amuimo – Brazil

Anetine – Bolivia

Angara – Peru

Anicun – Brazil

Anserma (including Caramanta, Cartama) – Colombia, likely Choco

Aparea – Argentina

Apitupá – Brazil

Apiyipán – Bolivia

Aracadaini – Brazil

Arae – Brazil

Aramayu – Brazil

Aramurú – Brazil

Arapoá – Brazil

Arara do Beiradão (Arara do Rio Branco, Arara do Aripuanã) – Brazil

Ararau – Brazil

Arda – Peru, Colombia (a purported language isolate called "Arda" has no relation, but was a misidentified vocabulary of the West African language Popo (Gen))

Arma-Pozo – Colombia (cf. Arma)

Aroásene – Brazil

Artane – Bolivia

Atavila – Peru

Aticum (Araticum) – Brazil

Atunceta – Colombia

Aueiko – Brazil

Avis – Brazil

Axata Darpa – Paraguay

Ayacore – Peru

Bagua – Peru; only 3 words known, possibly Cariban

Baixóta – Brazil

Bakurönchichi – Brazil

Bauá – Brazil

Bikutiakap – Brazil

Bixarenren – Brazil

Boimé (Poyme) – Brazil

Bolona – Ecuador

Bracamoro (Papamuru) – Peru

Buritiguara – Brazil

Caapina – Brazil

Cachipuna – Peru

Cafuana – Brazil

Cagua – Colombia

Caguan (Kaguan) – Argentina

Cahan – Brazil

Cajamarca – Peru

Cajatambo – Peru

Camana (Maje) – Peru

Camaraxo – Brazil

Camaré – Brazil

Campaces – Ecuador; possibly Barbacoan, with Tsafiki, but unconfirmed

Canelo – Ecuador

Cañacure – Bolivia

Capueni – Brazil

Capua – Brazil

Cara (Scyri, Caranqui, Otavalo) – Ecuador; possibly Barbacoan

Carabayo (Yuri, "Amazonas Macusa")

Caraguata – Brazil

Carapacho – Peru

Carára – Brazil

Carari – Brazil, Amazonas.