An endangered language is a language that is at a risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its native speakers, it becomes an extinct language. UNESCO defines four levels of language endangerment between "safe" (not endangered) and "extinct": Vulnerable Definitely endangered Severely endangered Critically endangered

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The following table lists the 192 languages of India that are classified as vulnerable or endangered. +IndiaLanguageStatusCommentsISO 639-3SpeakersA'tong languageSeverely endangered aot (undated figure of 10,000, 4,600 in India)Adi languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Chinaadi 150,000 total for the various languages (2011 census)Aimol languageCritically endangered aim 6,000 (2001 census)Aiton languageSeverely endangered aio1,500 (2006)Anal languageVulnerable anm120,000 (2011 census)Angami languageVulnerable njm150,000 (2011 census)Angika languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Nepalanp(740,000 cited 1997–2011)Ao languageVulnerable ngo227,000 speakers(2011 census)Apatani languageVulnerable aptAsur languageDefinitely endangered asrBadaga languageDefinitely endangered bfqBaghati languageCritically endangered bfzBalti languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: PakistanbftBangani languageCritically endangered gbmBangni languageVulnerable  Bawm languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: BangladeshbgrBellari languageCritically endangered brwBhadravahi languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: PakistanbhdBhalesi languageDefinitely endangered bhdBharmauri languageDefinitely endangered gbkBhumij languageVulnerable bhuHalbi languageVulnerable bijBiete languageDefinitely endangered biuBirhor languageCritically endangered biyBishnupriya Manipuri languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: BangladeshbpyBodo languageVulnerable brxBokar languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: ChinaadiBori languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: ChinaadiBrokskat languageDefinitely endangered bkkBunan languageDefinitely endangered bfuByangsi languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: NepalbeeChambeali languageDefinitely endangered cdhChang languageVulnerable nbcChokri languageVulnerable nriChurahi languageDefinitely endangered cdjDakpa languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: BhutandkaDarma languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: NepaldrdDeori languageDefinitely endangered derDimasa languageVulnerable disGadaba languageCritically endangered gdb, gauGalo languageVulnerable adlGangte languageDefinitely endangered gnbGarhwali languageVulnerable gbmGeta? languageSeverely endangered gaqGondi languageVulnerable gonGorum languageDefinitely endangered pcjGutob languageVulnerable gbjHanduri languageCritically endangered hiiHill Miri languageDefinitely endangered mrgHmar languageVulnerable hmrHo languageVulnerable hocHrangkhol languageVulnerable hraHruso languageDefinitely endangeredAlso known as: AkahruIdu languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: ChinaclkIrula languageVulnerable iruJad languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: PakistanjdaJangshung languageDefinitely endangered jna, scu, sskJarawa languageCritically endangered angJaunsari languageDefinitely endangered jnsJuang languageDefinitely endangered junKabui languageVulnerable nkfKachari languageDefinitely endangered xacKanashi languageDefinitely endangered xnsKangdi languageDefinitely endangered xnrKarbi languageVulnerable mjwKhamba languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: ChinakbgKhampti languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Myanmar Kharia languageVulnerable khrKhasali languageDefinitely endangered  Kheza languageVulnerable nkhKhiamngan languageVulnerable nkyKhoirao languageVulnerable nkiKhowa languageDefinitely endangered bggKinnauri languageDefinitely endangered kns, kfk, cif, tpqKoch languageDefinitely endangered Also spoken in Bangladesh, NepalkdqKoda languageVulnerable cdzKodagu languageDefinitely endangered kfaKoireng languageCritically endangered nkdKokborok languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: BangladeshtrpKolami languageDefinitely endangered kfbKom languageDefinitely endangered kmmKonda languageDefinitely endangered kfcKonyak languageVulnerable nbeKoraga languageCritically endangered kfdKorku languageVulnerable kfqKoro languageDefinitely endangered  Korwa languageVulnerable kfpKota languageCritically endangered kfeKui languageVulnerable kxuKului languageDefinitely endangered kfxKumaoni languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: NepalkfyKundal Shahi languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: Pakistan Kurru languageDefinitely endangered yeuKuruba languageCritically endangered kfiKurukh languageVulnerable kruKutchi languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: PakistankfrKuvi languageDefinitely endangered kxvLadakhi languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Chinacna, lbj, tkkLamgang languageCritically endangered lmkLamongse languageCritically endangered nikLangrong languageCritically endangered  Lepcha languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: Bhutan, NepallepLotha languageVulnerable njhLiangmai languageVulnerable njnLimbu languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: NepallifLishpa languageDefinitely endangered  Luro languageCritically endangered tefMahasui languageDefinitely endangered bfzMalto languageDefinitely endangered kmjManchad languageVulnerable laeManda languageCritically endangered mhaMandeali languageDefinitely endangered mjlMao languageVulnerable nbiMara languageDefinitely endangered mrhMaram languageVulnerable nmaMaring languageVulnerable nngMiji languageDefinitely endangered  Miju languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: ChinamxjMilang languageDefinitely endangered adiMinyong languageVulnerable adiMising languageDefinitely endangered mrgMizo languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: MyanmarlusMotuo Menba languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: ChinatsjMoyon languageDefinitely endangered nmoMra languageCritically endangeredAlso spoken in: China Mundari languageVulnerable muwMuot languageCritically endangered ncbMzieme languageVulnerable nmeNa languageCritically endangeredAlso spoken in: China Nahali languageDefinitely endangered nlxNaiki languageCritically endangered nitNihali languageCritically endangered nllNocte languageVulnerable njbNruanghmei languageVulnerable nbuNyishi languageVulnerable dapOnge languageCritically endangered oonPadam languageVulnerable  Padri languageVulnerable bhdPaite languageVulnerable pck, smtPangvali languageCritically endangered pggParji languageCritically endangered pciPasi dialect of AdiDefinitely endangered adiPengo languageCritically endangered pegPhom languageVulnerable nphPochuri languageVulnerable npoPu languageCritically endangered caqPurik languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: PakistanprxPurum languageCritically endangered  Rabha languageVulnerable rahRemo languageSeverely endangered bfwRengma languageVulnerable nnl, nreRongpo languageVulnerable rnpSanenyo languageCritically endangered crvSangtam languageVulnerable nsaSentinelese languageCritically endangered stdSherdukpen languageVulnerable sdpSherpa languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: China, NepalxsrShompen languageCritically endangered silSimi languageVulnerable nsmSingpho languageDefinitely endangered sgpSirmaudi languageCritically endangered srxSora languageVulnerable srbSpiti languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: PakistansptSulung languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: ChinasuvSylheti languageEndangeredAlso spoken in: BangladeshsuvTagin languageVulnerable  Tai Nora languageCritically endangered  Tai Phake languageSeverely endangered phkTai Rong languageCritically endangered  Takahanyilang languageCritically endangered nikTamang languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Nepaltaj, tge, tmk, tsf, tdgTangam languageCritically endangered adiTangkhul languageVulnerable nmfTangsa languageVulnerable nstTarao languageCritically endangered troTaruang languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: China, MyanmarmhuTawang languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Bhutan, ChinatwmThado languageVulnerable tczTinan languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: ChinalbfTiwa languageDefinitely endangered laxToda languageCritically endangered tcxToto languageCritically endangered txoTshangla languageVulnerableAlso spoken in: Bhutan, ChinatsjTulu languageVulnerable tcyTuri languageDefinitely endangered trdSaurashtra languageVulnerable trdWancho languageVulnerable nnpYimchungru languageVulnerable yimZakhring languageDefinitely endangeredAlso spoken in: ChinazkrZangskari languageDefinitely endangeredzauZeme languageVulnerable nzm

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