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Mataguayan languages

Mataguayan is a language family with 7 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in South America. The largest by number of speakers are Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay, Wichí Lhamtés Nocten, and Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz. 7 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
Wichí Lhamtés GüisnayArgentina, Bolivia, Paraguay30,560Vulnerable
Wichí Lhamtés NoctenArgentina, Bolivia30,560Vulnerable
Wichí Lhamtés VejozArgentina, Bolivia, Paraguay30,560Vulnerable
NivacléArgentina, Bolivia, Paraguay8,800Threatened
Iyo'wujwa ChoroteArgentina, Bolivia, Paraguay2,057Threatened
Iyojwa'ja ChoroteArgentina, Paraguay2,057Threatened
MacaParaguay1,042Threatened

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.