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Breton
Celtic language spoken in France
Judaeo-Spanish
Judaeo-Spanish or Judeo-Spanish (autonym , Hebrew script: ), also known as Ladino or Judezmo, Sephardi or Spaniolit, is a Romance language derived from Castilian Old Spanish.
Nauruan
Austronesian language spoken in Nauru
Picard
Gallo-Romance language spoken in northern France and southern Belgium
Ingrian
Finnic language spoken by the Izhorians of Ingria, Russia
North Frisian
minority languages of Germany, spoken mostly by people in North Frisia
Rapa Nui
Eastern Polynesian language spoken on the island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island
Evenki
Tungusic language spoken by the Evenks in Siberia
Tokelauan
Polynesian language native to Tokelau
Ket
language isolate in Siberia
Provençal
dialect of the Occitan language
Gallo
regional language of France
Even
Tungusic language spoken by the Evens in Siberia
Istro-Romanian
Romance language of the Balkans
Udi
Northeast Caucasian language
Domari
language
Western Yugur
Turkic language spoken in China
Auvergnat
' (; ) or ' (endonym: ) is a northern dialect of Occitan spoken in central and southern France, in particular in the former administrative region of Auvergne.
Khinalug
Northeast Caucasian language of Azerbaijan
Oirat
Mongolic language spoken in Russia, China and Mongolia
Guernésiais
Guernésiais (), also known as Guerneseyese, Dgèrnésiais, Guernsey French, and Guernsey Norman French, is the variety of the Norman language spoken in Guernsey. It is sometimes known on the island simply as "patois". As one of the langues d'oïl, it has its roots in Latin, but has had strong influence from both Old Norse and English at different points in its history.
Xibe
Tungusic language spoken by members of the Xibe ethnic group in Xinjiang, China
Languedocian
Occitan dialect
Burgundian
Oïl language spoken in Burgundy and particularly in the Morvan area of the region
Limousin
Occitan dialect
Ili Turki
Turkic language spoken primarily in China
Griko
dialect of Italiot Greek
Calabrian Greek
variety of Italiot Greek spoken by the Griko people in Calabria
Judeo-Berber
group of languages
Walser German
language
Dyirbal
indigenous Australian language
Kosraean
language
Sonsorolese
Sonsorolese is a Micronesian language spoken in Palau, originally on the islands composing the state of Sonsorol, and spreading through migration elsewhere in the country. It is very close to Tobian.
Eastern Yugur
Mongolic language spoken in China
Mangareva
Polynesian language spoken in French Polynesia
Kapingamarangi
language
Ulithian
Oceanic language spoken in Micronesia
Woleaian
language in Yap, Micronesia
Otomi
language family
Slavomolisano
thumb|right|Bilingual street sign in Montemitro in Italian and Molise Croatian Slavomolisano, also known as Molise Slavic or Molise Croatian (; ), is a variety of Shtokavian Croatian spoken by Italian Croats in three villages – Montemitro (), Acquaviva Collecroce () and San Felice del Molise () – in the province of Campobasso, in the Molise Region of southern Italy. There are fewer than 1,000 active speakers, and fewer than 2,000 passive speakers.
Wa
language
Satawalese
Micronesian language
Puluwatese
Micronesian language
Kristang
creole language spoken by the Kristang people
Achawa
language
Judeo-Tunisian Arabic
language
Pingelapese
Micronesian language
Cofán
language of the Cofán people
Lafofa
dialect cluster spoken in the south of Sudan
A'Tong
Sino-Tibetan language spoken in southern Meghalaya, India
Transylvanian Saxon
dialect of West Central German
Asumboa
language
Achuar
Chicham language spoken in Peru and Ecuador
Namonuito
language
Ari
Papuan language
Acheron
language
Baraba Tatar
dialect
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
Algonquian language
Kangjia
language
Yimas
language