Editing Languages of Pakistan (section)

== Endangered languages ==
[[File:Minor_languages_of_Pakistan_as_of_the_1998_census.png|thumb|Map showing some of the minor languages in Pakistan as of 1998.]]
Other languages spoken by linguistic minorities include the languages listed below, with speakers ranging from a few dozen to tens of thousands. A few are highly [[endangered languages]] that may soon have no speakers at all.<ref name="Gordon, Raymond 20052">Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (2005). Languages of Pakistan. In ''Ethnologue Languages of the World'' (15th ed.). Dallas, TX: SIL International.</ref> The [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] defines [[Endangered language#UNESCO definitions|five levels of language endangerment]] between "safe" (not endangered) and "extinct":<ref name="UNESCO">{{cite book |url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/endangered-languages/atlas-of-languages-in-danger/ |title=Atlas of the World' s Languages in Danger |publisher=UNESCO Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=978-92-3-104096-2 |editor-last=Moseley |editor-first=Christopher |edition=3rd |series=Memory of Peoples |location=Paris |access-date=2015-04-11}}</ref>

* Vulnerable - "most children speak the language, but it may be restricted to certain domains (e.g., home)"
* Definitely endangered – "children no longer learn the language as mother tongue in the home"
* Severely endangered – "language is spoken by grandparents and older generations; while the parent generation may understand it, they do not speak it to children or among themselves"
* Critically endangered – "the youngest speakers are grandparents and older, and they speak the language partially and infrequently"
* Extinct – "there are no speakers left; included in the Atlas if presumably extinct since the 1950s"

The list below includes the findings from the third edition of ''[[Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger]]'' (2010; formerly the ''Red Book of Endangered Languages''), as well as the online edition of the aforementioned publication, both published by UNESCO.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger |url=http://www.unesco.org/languages-atlas/index.php?hl=en&page=atlasmap# |website=www.unesco.org}}</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable" align="center" style="font-size:90%"
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!Language
!Status
!Comments
!ISO 639-3
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Balti language|Balti]]
|data-sort-value="4_vulnerable"|<!--Status-->Vulnerable<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->Also spoken in: India
|<!--ISO 639-3-->bft
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Bashkarik language|Bashkarik]]
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;
|<!--ISO 639-3-->gwc, xka
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Badeshi language|Badeshi]]
|data-sort-value="1_critically_endangered"|<!--Status-->Critically endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;Only three speakers remaining as of 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43194056 | title=Badeshi: Only three people speak this 'extinct' language | date=26 February 2018 }}</ref>
|<!--ISO 639-3-->bdz
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Bateri language|Bateri]]
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;
|<!--ISO 639-3-->btv
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Bhadravahi language|Bhadravahi]]
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->Also spoken in: India
|<!--ISO 639-3-->bhd
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Brahui language|Brahui]]
|data-sort-value="4_vulnerable"|<!--Status-->Vulnerable<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->Also spoken in: Afghanistan
|<!--ISO 639-3-->brh
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Burushaski language|Burushaski]]
|data-sort-value="4_vulnerable"|<!--Status-->Vulnerable<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;
|<!--ISO 639-3-->bsk
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Chilisso language|Chilisso]]
|data-sort-value="2_severely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Severely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;
|<!--ISO 639-3-->clh
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Dameli language|Dameli]]
|data-sort-value="2_severely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Severely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;
|<!--ISO 639-3-->dml
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Domaaki language|Domaaki]]
|data-sort-value="2_severely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Severely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;
|<!--ISO 639-3-->dmk
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Gawar-Bati language|Gawar-Bati]]
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->Also spoken in: Afghanistan
|<!--ISO 639-3-->gwt
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Gowro language|Gowro]]
|data-sort-value="2_severely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Severely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;
|<!--ISO 639-3-->gwf
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Jadgali language|Jadgali]]
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status--><!-- Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" /> -->
|<!--Comments-->
|<!--ISO 639-3-->jdg
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Kalasha-mun|Kalasha language]]
|data-sort-value="2_severely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Severely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;Not to be confused with [[Kalasha-ala language|Kalasha-ala]]
|<!--ISO 639-3-->kls
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Kalkoti language|Kalkoti]]
|data-sort-value="2_severely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Severely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;
|<!--ISO 639-3-->&nbsp;
|-
|<!--Language-->Kati ([[Kamkata-viri language|Kamkata-viri]],<br />[[Kata-vari dialect|Kata-vari]], [[Kamviri dialect|Kamviri]])
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->Also spoken in: Afghanistan
|<!--ISO 639-3-->bsh, xvi
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Khowar language|Khowar]]
|data-sort-value="4_vulnerable"|<!--Status-->Vulnerable<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;
|<!--ISO 639-3-->khw
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Kundal Shahi language|Kundal Shahi]]
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->Also spoken in: India
|<!--ISO 639-3-->&nbsp;
|-
|<!-- Language -->[[Kutchi language]]||<!-- Status -->Vulnerable<ref name=UNESCO />||<!-- Comments -->Also spoken in: India||<!--ISO 639-3 -->kfr||<!-- Speakers-->
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Maiya language|Maiya]]
|data-sort-value="4_vulnerable"|<!--Status-->Vulnerable<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;
|<!--ISO 639-3-->mvy
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Ormuri language|Ormuri]]
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->Also spoken in: Afghanistan
|<!--ISO 639-3-->oru
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Phalura language|Phalura]]
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;
|<!--ISO 639-3-->phl
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Purik language|Purik]]
|data-sort-value="4_vulnerable"|<!--Status-->Vulnerable<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->Also spoken in: India
|<!--ISO 639-3-->prx
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Savi language|Savi]]
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->Also spoken in: Afghanistan
|<!--ISO 639-3-->sdg
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Spiti language|Spiti]]
|data-sort-value="4_vulnerable"|<!--Status-->Vulnerable<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->Also spoken in: India
|<!--ISO 639-3-->spt
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Torwali language|Torwali]]
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;
|<!--ISO 639-3-->trw
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Ushojo language|Ushojo]]
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;
|<!--ISO 639-3-->ush
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Wakhi language|Wakhi]]
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->Also spoken in: China, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
|<!--ISO 639-3-->wbl
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Yidgha language|Yidgha]]
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->&nbsp;
|<!--ISO 639-3-->ydg
|-
|<!--Language-->[[Zangskari language|Zangskari]]
|data-sort-value="3_definitely_endangered"|<!--Status-->Definitely endangered<ref name="UNESCO" />
|<!--Comments-->Also spoken in: India
|<!--ISO 639-3-->zau
|-
|}