List of extinct languages and dialects of Europe

This article is a list of languages and dialects that have no native speakers, no spoken descendants, and that diverged from their parent language in Europe.

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Currently extinct

Language/dialect	Family	Date of extinction	Region	Ethnic group(s)
Aeolic Greek	Indo-European	300 BC[citation needed]	Aeolis, Boeotia, Lesbos, Thessaly	Aeolians
Aequian	Indo-European	200s BC[1]	East-central Italy	Aequi
Akkala Sámi	Uralic	29 December 2003[2]	Southwest Kola Peninsula	Akkala Sámi
Alavese	Basque (language isolate)	[data missing]	Álava	Alavese Basques
Ancient Belgian	Indo-European	[data missing]	Nordwestblock	Belgae
Ancient Macedonian	Indo-European	0–300s AD[3]	Macedonia	Ancient Macedonians
Andalusi Arabic	Afroasiatic	1600s AD[4]	Al-Andalus	Andalusi Muslims
Andalusi Romance	Indo-European	1300s AD[5]	Al-Andalus	Mozarabs and Muladí
Antrim Irish	Indo-European	25 February 1983[6]	County Antrim	Irish
Arcadocypriot Greek	Indo-European	300 BC[citation needed]	Arcadia and Cyprus	Arcadocypriot Greeks
Armeno-Kipchak	Turkic	1600 AD[7]	Crimea	Crimean Armenians
Army Slavic	German–Czech pidgin	1918 AD[8]	Austria-Hungary	Austro-Hungarian Army
Arran Gaelic	Indo-European	1977 AD[9]	Isle of Arran	Arran Gaels
Auregnais	Indo-European	1960s AD[10]	Alderney	Channel Islanders of Alderney
Basque–Icelandic pidgin	Basque–Icelandic pidgin	1600s AD[11]	Westfjords	Basque whalers and Icelanders
Bohemian Romani	Indo-European	1939–1945[12]	Bohemia	Bohemian Romani
Borgarmålet	Swedish–Sámi pidgin	1700s AD[13]	Swedish Sápmi	Swedes and Sámi
British Latin	Indo-European	700s AD[14]	Roman Britain; later Anglo-Saxon England	British Romans
Bulgar	Turkic	1200s AD[15]	Danubian Bulgaria and Volga Bulgaria	Bulgars
Buri	Indo-European	[data missing]	western Slovakia	Buri tribe
Burgundian	Indo-European	500s AD[16]	Kingdom of the Burgundians	Burgundians
Camunic	Unclassified	500–0s BC[17]	Val Camonica	Camunni
Celtiberian	Indo-European	100s AD[18]	Iberia	Celtiberians
Cimmerian	Indo-European	620–580s BC[19]	North Caucasus	Cimmerians
Cisalpine Gaulish	Indo-European	50s BC[20]	Cisalpine Gaul	Cisalpine Gauls
Crimean Gothic	Indo-European	1700s AD[21]	Crimea	Crimean Goths
Cromarty	Indo-European	2 October 2012[22]	Cromarty	Scots
Cuman	Turkic	1770 AD[23]	Cumania and Hungary	Cumans
Cumbric	Indo-European	1100s AD[24]	Cumbria	Cumbrians
Curonian	Indo-European	1500s AD[25]	Courland	Curonians
Dacian	Indo-European	500s AD[26]	Dacia	Dacians
Dalmatian	Indo-European	10 June 1898[27]	Dalmatia	Dalmatae
Dardanian	Indo-European	[data missing]	Kingdom of Dardania	Dardani
Deeside Gaelic	Indo-European	18 March 1984[28]	Aberdeenshire	Gaels of Aberdeenshire
East Sutherland Gaelic	Indo-European	2020[29][30]	Sutherland	Gaels, Scottish people
Eastern Navarrese	Basque (language isolate)	1991[31]	Navarre	Basques
Eiderstedt Frisian	Indo-European	mid-1800s AD[32]	Eiderstedt	Eiderstedt Frisians
Elymian	Indo-European	500–0s BC[33]	Western Sicily	Elymians
Eteocretan	Unclassified	200s BC[34]	Crete	Eteocretans
Eteocypriot	Unclassified	300s BC[35]	Cyprus	Eteocypriots
Etruscan	Tyrsenian	0s AD[36]	Etruria	Etruscans
Faliscan	Indo-European	100s BC[37]	Northern Lazio	Falisci
Fingallian	Indo-European	1840–1860s[citation needed]	Fingal	Fingallians
Franco-Italian	Indo-European	1300s AD[38]	Northern Italy	North Italian writers
Gallaecian	Indo-European	[data missing]	Gallaecia	Gallaeci
Galwegian Gaelic	Indo-European	1760 AD[39]	Galloway	Galwegian Gaels
Gaulish	Indo-European	500s AD[40]	Gaul	Gauls
Gelonian	Indo-European	[data missing]	Gallaecia	Vorskla
Golyad	Indo-European	1100s AD[41]	Protva basin	Eastern Galindians
Gothic	Indo-European	1700s AD[42]	Throughout Europe	Goths
Harlingerland Frisian	Indo-European	1700s AD[43]	Harlingerland	East Frisians
Hernican	Indo-European	1000–0s BC[44]	Southeast Latium	Hernici
Herulian	Indo-European	after 500s AD[citation needed]	Middle Danube	Heruli
Hiberno-Latin	Indo-European	1100s AD[45]	Ireland	Irish monks
Hunnic	Unclassified	400s AD[46]	Hunnic Empire	Huns
Iazychie	Indo-European	1900s[47]	Halychyna, Bukovina, Zakarpattia	Ukrainian and Carpatho-Rusyn Moskvophiles
Iberian	Unclassified	0–500s AD[48]	Iberia	Iberians
Illyrian	Indo-European	100s AD[49]	Illyria	Illyrians
Istrian Albanian	Indo-European	1800s AD[50]	Istria	Istrian Albanians
Jassic	Indo-European	1400s AD[51]	Jászság	Jász
Judaeo-Aragonese	Indo-European	after 1492 AD[citation needed]	Aragon	Aragonese Jews
Judaeo-Catalan	Indo-European	after 1492 AD[citation needed]	Catalan Countries	Catalonian Jews
Judaeo-Piedmontese	Indo-European	[data missing]	Piedmont	Piedmontese Jews
Judaeo-Portuguese	Indo-European	1800–1820s AD[52]	Portugal	Portuguese Jews
Judaeo-Provençal	Indo-European	mid 20th-century[53]	Provence	Provençal Jews
Judeo-Venetian	Indo-European	1900s[54]	Venice	Venetian Jews
Kainuu Sámi	Uralic	1700s AD[55]	Kainuu	Kainuu Sámi
Karamanli Turkish	Turkic	1800s[citation needed]	Greece, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Romania	Karamanlides
Kemi Sámi	Uralic	by 1900s[56]	Southern Finnish Lapland	Kemi Sámi
Khazar	Turkic	1100s AD[57]	Khazar Khaganate	Khazars
Klezmer-loshn	Indo-European	1900s[citation needed]	Eastern Europe	Klezmorim
Knaanic	Indo-European	1600s AD[58]	Central Europe	West Slavic Jews
Kraasna	Uralic	1935-1939 AD[59]	Krasnogorodsk	Kraasna Estonians
Krevinian	Uralic	1800s AD[60]	Latvia	Kreevins
Lachoudisch	Indo-European	2022 AD[61]	Schopfloch	Jews of Bavaria
Laiuse Romani	Mixed Romani–Estonian	1940s AD[62]	Laiuse	Romani of Laiuse
Lanuvian	Indo-European	500s BC[citation needed]	Lanuvium	Lanuvians
Leinster Irish	Indo-European	[data missing]	Leinster	Irish of Leinster
Leivu	Uralic	1988 AD[63]	Gauja	Gauja Estonians
Lemnian	Tyrsenian	400s BC[64]	Lemnos	Lemnians
Lepontic	Indo-European	0s BC[65]	Cisalpine Gaul and Raetia	Lepontii
Liburnian	Indo-European	200s BC-300s AD[66]	Liburnia	Liburnians
Ligurian	Unclassified	100s AD[67]	Liguria	Ligures
Locrian Greek	Indo-European	[data missing]	Locris	Locrians
Lombardic	Indo-European	800s AD[68]	Pannonia and Italy	Lombards
Ludza	Uralic	2006[69] or 2014	Latgale	Ludza Estonians
Lusitanian	Indo-European	100s AD[70]	Lusitania	Lusitanians
Malkh	Northeast Caucasian	[data missing]	North Caucasus	Malkh
Marsian	Indo-European	150s BC[71]	Marsica	Marsi
Marrucinian	Indo-European	200s BC[72]	Chieti	Marrucini
Merya	Uralic	by 1700s AD[73]	Upper Volga region	Meryans
Meshchera	Uralic	1500s AD[74]	Meshchera Lowlands	Meshchera
Messapic	Indo-European	100s BC[75]	Salento	Messapians
Southern Goesharde Frisian	Indo-European	1981[76]	Southern Goesharde	Frisians of South Goesharde
Minoan	Unclassified	1450s BC[77]	Crete	Minoans
Moselle Romance	Indo-European	1000s AD[78]	The Moselle	People along the Moselle
Muromian	Uralic	900s AD[79]	Oka basin	Muromians
Mycenaean Greek	Indo-European	1200s BC[80]	Mycenaean Greece	Mycenaean Greeks
Mysian	Indo-European	0s BC[81]	Balkans	Mysians
Noric	Indo-European	100s AD[82]	Noricum	Norici
Norn	Indo-European	1850 AD[83]	Northern Isles and Caithness	Norse settlement of Northern Isles and Caithness
North Picene	Unclassified	1000–0s BC[84]	North Picenum	North Picentes
Northern Manx	Indo-European	1940s AD[85]	Northern part of the Isle of Man	Northern Manx
Oenotrian	Indo-European	400s BC[86]	Southern Italy	Oenotrians
Old Novgorod	Indo-European	1500s AD[87]	Novgorod Republic	Novgorodians
Old Prussian	Indo-European	1700s AD[88]	Prussia	Old Prussians
Oscan	Indo-European	0s AD[89]	Campania and Latium adiectum	Osci
Paelignian	Indo-European	100s BC[90]	Valle Peligna	Paeligni
Paeonian	Indo-European	[data missing]	Paeonia	Paeonians
Paleo-Corsican	Unclassified	[data missing]	Corsica	Ancient Corsi
Paleo-Sardinian	Unclassified	100s AD[citation needed]	Sardinia	Nuragic peoples
Pamphylian Greek	Indo-European	[data missing]	Pamphylia	Pamphylians
Pannonian Avar	Unclassified	600s AD[citation needed]	Pannonian Basin	Pannonian Avars
Pannonian Romance	Indo-European	1100s AD[91]	Pannonia	Latin Pannonians
Pecheneg	Turkic	1100s AD[92]	Eastern Europe	Pechenegs
Pelasgian	Unclassified	[data missing]	Aegean Islands	Pelasgians
Phrygian	Indo-European	after 400 AD[93]	Balkans	Bryges
Pictish	Indo-European	1000s AD[94]	Northern Scotland	Picts
Polabian	Indo-European	3 October 1756 AD[95]	Northeastern Germany	Polabian Slavs
Praenestinian	Indo-European	500s BC[citation needed]	Palestrina	Praenestinians
Pre-Samnite	Indo-European	500s BC[96]	Campania	Pre-Samnites
Punic	Afroasiatic	600s AD[97]	Iberia, Malta, Sicily, Sardinia and the Balearic Islands	Carthaginians
Rhaetic	Tyrsenian	0s BC[98]	Raetia	Raeti
Rotvælsk	Indo-European	1900s[99]	Denmark	Natmændsfolk
Rugian	Indo-European	[data missing]	Lower Austria	Rugii
Russenorsk	Russian–Norwegian pidgin	1900s[100]	Northern Norway	Pomors and Norwegians
Sabine	Indo-European	300s-200s BC[101]	Sabina	Sabines
Sabir	Romance-based Pidgin	1800s AD[102]	Mediterranean Basin	Medieval traders and Crusaders
Selonian	Indo-European	1500s AD[103]	Selonia	Selonians
Semigallian	Indo-European	1500s AD[104]	Semigallia	Semigallians
Shirvani Arabic	Afroasiatic	1850–1890s AD[citation needed]	Shirvan	Shirvani
Sicanian	Unclassified	by 300s BC[105]	Central Sicily	Sicani
Siculian	Indo-European	300s BC[106]	Eastern Sicily	Sicels
Sidicini	Indo-European	[data missing]	Sidicinum	Sidicini
Skalvian	Indo-European	1200s AD[citation needed]	Scalovia	Skalvians
Skirian	Indo-European	[data missing]	North of the Middle Danube	Sciri
Slovincian	Indo-European	1900s[107]	Northwestern Kashubia	Slovincians
Solombala English	English–Russian pidgin	1800s AD[108]	Solombala Shipyard	English and Russian traders
Sorothaptic	Indo-European	100s AD[citation needed]	Catalan Countries	Urnfield culture
South Picene	Indo-European	300s BC[109]	South Picenum	South Picentes
Sudovian	Indo-European	1500s AD[110]	Yotvingia	Yotvingians
Suebian	Indo-European	500s AD[citation needed]	Elbe basin and northwestern Iberia	Suebi
Tartessian	Unclassified	100s BC[111]	Tartessos	Tartessians
Thracian	Indo-European	500s AD[112]	Thracia	Thracians
Ubykh	Northwest Caucasian	7 October 1992[113]	Ubykhia	Ubykh
Umbrian	Indo-European	0s BC[114]	Umbria	Umbri
Upgant Frisian	Indo-European	mid-1600s[citation needed]	Upgant-Schott	Frisians of Upgant-Schott
Vandalic	Indo-European	500s AD[115]	Vandal kingdoms	Vandals
Värmland Savonian	Uralic	1969 AD[116]	Värmland	Forest Finns
Venetic	Indo-European	0s BC[117]	Veneto	Adriatic Veneti
Vestinian	Indo-European	100s BC[118]	Abruzzo	Vestini
Volscian	Indo-European	200s BC[119]	Volscia	Volsci
Wangerooge Frisian	Indo-European	22 November 1950[120]	Wangerooge	Wangerooge Frisians
Welsh Romani	Indo-European	1950 AD[121]	Wales	Romani
West Galindian	Indo-European	1300s AD[122]	Prussia	Western Galindians
Wursten Frisian	Indo-European	1810–1830s AD[citation needed]	Land Wursten	Frisians of Land Wursten
Yola	Indo-European	1800s AD[123]	Forth and Bargy	Irish of Forth and Bargy
Zarphatic	Indo-European	1300s AD[124]	Northern France and west-central Germany	French Jews

Formerly extinct

Language/dialect	Family	Date of extinction	Date of revival	Region	Ethnic group
Cornish	Indo-European	1700s AD[125]	1900s	Cornwall	Cornish people
Livonian	Uralic	2 June 2013[126]	2020	Livonian Coast	Livonians
Manx	Indo-European	27 December 1974[127]	1970s	Isle of Man	Manx people

See also

• Europe portal
• Language portal

• Lists of extinct languages
• List of endangered languages in Europe

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110. "Sudovian". LINGUIST List. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2024. Until 16th century?
111. "Tartessian". LINGUIST List. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2024. c 700 BC - 100 BC.
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119. "Volscian - MultiTree". LINGUIST List. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2023. 3rd century BC.
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122. "Galindan". LINGUIST List. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2024. Until 14th century.
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