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A large number of languages known only from brief mentions are thought to have been Uto-Aztecan languages, but became extinct without being documented. The following list is based on Campbell (1997:133–135).
- Acaxee (Aiage): closely related to Tahue, a Cahitan language, linked with Tebaca and Sabaibo.
- Amotomanco (Otomoaco):[1] uncertain classification, possibly Uto-Aztecan. (See Troike (1988)[2] for more details.)
- Baciroa: closely connected to Tepahue
- Basopa
- Batuc: possibly an Opata dialect
- Cahuameto:[4] probably belongs with Oguera and Nio
- Cazcan (Caxcan): sometimes considered to be the same as Zacateca, although Miller (1983) would only consider these to be geographical classifications.
- Chínipa: may be a Tarahumaran language close to Ocoroni, since colonial sources claim the two are mutually intelligible. It may also instead be a local name for a variety of Guarijío.
- Coca: spoken near Lake Chapala.
- Colotlan: a Pimic language closely related to Tepehuan, or Teul and Tepecano
- Comanito: a Taracahitic language closely related to Tahue
- Concho:[5] probably a Taracahitic language (Troike 1988). Subdivisions include Chinarra[6], Abasopalme,[7] Chizo; Toboso is possibly related to Concho as well.
- Conicari:[8] a Taracahitic language closely related to Tahue
- Giamina/Omomil:[9] Kroeber (1907) and Lamb (1964) believe Giamina may constitute a separate branch of Northern Uto-Aztecan, although Miller (1983) is uncertain about this. It was spoken in Southern California.
- Guachichil: possibly a variant or close relative of Huichol[citation needed]
- Guasave: possibly a Taracahitic language, or may instead be non-Uto-Aztecan language possibly related to Seri due to the speakers' maritime economy (Miller 1983). Dialects include Compopori, Ahome, Vacoregue, and Achire.
- Guazapar (Guasapar):[10] probably a Tarahumara dialect, or it may be more closely related to Guarijío and Chínipa. Guazapar, Jova, Pachera, and Juhine may possibly all be dialects of Tarahumara.
- Guisca (Coisa)
- Hio: possibly a Taracahitic language
- Huite: closely related to Ocoroni, and may be Taracahitic
- Irritila: a Lagunero band
- Jova (Jobal, Ova):[11] most often linked with Opata, although some scholars classify it as a Tarahumara dialect. Miller (1983) considers it to be "probably Taracahitan."
- Jumano;[12] also Humano, Jumana, Xumana, Chouman (from a French source), Zumana, Zuma, Suma, and Yuma. Suma is probably the same language, while Jumano is possibly Uto-Aztecan. (Not to be confused with the Jumana language of Colombia.)
- Lagunero: may be the same as Irritila, and may also be closely related to Zacateco or Huichol.
- Macoyahui: probably related to Cahita.
- Mocorito: a Tahue language, which is Taracahitic.
- Naarinuquia (Themurete?): Uto-Aztecan affiliation is likely, although it may instead be non-Uto-Aztecan language possibly related to Seri due to the speakers' maritime economy.[13]
- Nacosura: an Opata dialect
- San Nicolás (Nicoleño): spoken on San Nicolas Island in California, thought to be a Takic language.
- Nio: completely undocumented, although it is perhaps related to Ocoroni.
- Ocoroni: most likely a Taracahitic language, and is reported to be mutually intelligible with Chínipa, and similar to Opata. Related languages may include Huite and Nio.
- Oguera (Ohuera)
- Patarabuey: unknown affiliation (Purépecha region near Lake Chapala), and is possibly a Nahuatl dialect.
- Tahue: may also include Comanito, Mocorito, Tubar, and Zoe. It is possibly a Taracahitic language, and is definitely not Nahuan.
- Tanpachoa:[14] unknown affiliation,[2] and was once spoken along the Río Grande. Only one word is known, which is ocae 'arrow'.[15]
- Tecuexe: speakers were possibly part of a "Mexicano" (Nahua) colony.
- Teco-Tecoxquin: an Aztecan language
- Tecual: closely related to Huichol. According to Sauer (1934:14), the "Xamaca, by another name called Hueitzolme [Huichol], all ... speak the Thequalme language, though they differ in vowels."
- Témori: may be a Tarahumara dialect.
- Tepahue: possibly a Taracahitic language. Closely related languages or dialects include Macoyahui, Conicari, and Baciroa.
- Tepanec: an Aztecan language.
- Teul (Teul-Chichimeca): a Pimic language, possibly of the Tepecano subgroup.
- Toboso: grouped with Concho.
- Topia: perhaps the same as Xixime (Jijime).
- Topiame: possibly a Taracahitic language.
- Totorame: grouped with Cora.
- Vanyume: a Takic language, closely related to Serrano, of California
- Xixime (Jijime): spoken by the Xiximes, possibly a Taracahitic language. Subdivisions are Hine and Hume. Its links with Acaxee are uncertain.
- Zacateco: often considered the same as Acaxee, although this is uncertain. It is possibly related to Huichol, although Miller (1983) leaves it as unclassified.
- Zoe: possibly a Taracahitic language, with Baimena as a subdivision. It is possibly affiliated with Comanito.
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