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1 (National)
Spanish
[spa]
1 (National). De facto national language. 39,500,000 in Argentina (2011).
4 (Educational)
Welsh
[cym]
4 (Educational). 25,000 in Argentina (1998 A. Leaver).
5 (Developing)
Chorote, Iyo’wujwa
[crq]
5 (Developing). 1,500 in Argentina (Crevels 2007). 50% monolinguals. Population total all countries: 2,150. Ethnic population: 2,000 ethnic Chorote, both [crt] and [crq] (Crevels 2007).
Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz
[wlv]
5 (Developing). 25,000 (1991 UBS). 28,600 Wichí Güisnay [mzh], Wichí Nocten [mtp] and Wichí Vejoz (2004 INDEC). Ethnic population: 40,000 Wichí Güisnay, Wichí Vejoz and Wichí Nocten (2004 INDEC).
6a (Vigorous)
Argentine Sign Language
[aed]
6a (Vigorous).
Quichua, Santiago del Estero
[qus]
6a (Vigorous). 60,000 (2000 SIL), decreasing. No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 50,000 to 60,000.
Wichí Lhamtés Nocten
[mtp]
6a (Vigorous). 100 in Argentina. A high number of monolinguals. 28,600 Wichí Güisnay [mzh], Wichí Nocten and Wichí Vejoz [wlv](2004 INDEC). Ethnic population: 40,000 Wichí Güisnay, Wichí Vejoz and Wichí Nocten (2004 INDEC).
6b (Threatened)
Aymara, Central
[ayr]
6b (Threatened). 30,000 in Argentina.
Chorote, Iyojwa’ja
[crt]
6b (Threatened). 800 (Crevels 2007). 2,000 ethnic Chorote [crt] and [crq] (Crevels 2007).
Guaraní, Mbyá
[gun]
6b (Threatened). 4,000 in Argentina (2008 CTI). Ethnic population: 8,200 (INDEC).
Guaraní, Western Argentine
[gui]
6b (Threatened). 15,000 in Argentina (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 21,000 (Crevels 2007).
Pilagá
[plg]
6b (Threatened). 4,000 (2004 FEL). Ethnic population: 4,000 (2004).
Toba
[tob]
6b (Threatened). 40,000 in Argentina (Crevels 2007). No monolinguals. Population total all countries: 41,510. Ethnic population: 69,500 (2004 INDEC).
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
[mzh]
6b (Threatened). 15,000 (1999). 28,600 Wichí Güisnay, Wichí Nocten [mtp] and Wichí Vejoz [wlv] (2004 INDEC). Ethnic population: 40,000 Wichí Güisnay, Wichí Vejoz and Wichí Nocten (2004 INDEC).
7 (Shifting)
Chiripá
[nhd]
7 (Shifting). 8,940 in Argentina (2004 census). Ethnic population: 21,800.
Mocoví
[moc]
7 (Shifting). 3,000 (2011 E. Zugasti). A few elderly monolinguals. Ethnic population: 12,100 (2004 INDEC).
Quechua, South Bolivian
[quh]
7 (Shifting). 5,120 in Argentina (2004 census). Ethnic population: 70,500 (2004 INDEC).
8a (Moribund)
Mapudungun
[arn]
8a (Moribund). 8,410 in Argentina (2004 census). Ethnic population: 114,000 (2004).
Nivaclé
[cag]
8a (Moribund). 220 in Argentina (2004 INDEC). Ethnic population: 550 (2001 INDEC).
Tapieté
[tpj]
8a (Moribund). 180 in Argentina (2004 census). Ethnic population: 520 (2004 INDEC).
9 (Dormant)
Tehuelche
[teh]
9 (Dormant). (Crevels 2007). No known L1 speakers. Last speaker died in the 1960s or 1970s (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 10,600 (2004 INDEC).
10 (Extinct)
Abipon
[axb]
10 (Extinct). No remaining speakers.
Ona
[ona]
10 (Extinct). (Crevels 2007). No remaining speakers. The ethnic group disintegrated by early 20th century; last speakers died in the 1970s (Crevels 2007).
Puelche
[pue]
10 (Extinct). No remaining speakers. The last L1 speaker was Trruúlmani, a woman who died in 1934.
Vilela
[vil]
10 (Extinct). (Crevels 2007). No remaining speakers. 45 households, 2 semi-speakers (Crevels 2007).
Yámana
[yag]
10 (Extinct). (Crevels 2007). No remaining speakers in Argentina. In the last decades of the 20th century the language became extinct in Argentina (Crevels 2007).
