A large number of languages known only from brief mentions are thought to have been

Uto-Aztecan languages The Uto-Aztecan languages are a family of native American languages, consisting of over thirty languages. Uto-Aztecan languages are found almost entirely in the Western United States and Mexico. The name of the language family reflects the common ...

, but became extinct without being documented. The following list is based on . * (Aiage): closely related to Tahue, a Cahitan language, linked with Tebaca and Sabaibo. * Amotomanco (Otomoaco): uncertain classification, possibly Uto-Aztecan. (See Troike (1988) for more details.) *Baciroa: closely connected to Tepahue *Basopa *Batuc: possibly an

Opata Opata may refer to: * Opata people, an ethnic group of Mexico * Opata language, their language * Aleš Opata, Czeck military officer * Zoltán Opata, Hungarian football player and manager See also

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dialect *Cahuameto: probably belongs with Oguera and Nio * Cazcan (Caxcan): sometimes considered to be the same as Zacateca, although would only consider these to be geographical classifications. *Chínipa: may be a Tarahumaran language close to Ocoroni, since colonial sources claim the two are mutually intelligible. It may also instead be a local name for a variety of Guarijío. *Coca: spoken near

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. *Colotlan: a Pimic language closely related to Tepehuan, or Teul and Tepecano *Comanito: a Taracahitic language closely related to Tahue *Concho/Conchi: probably a Taracahitic language (Troike 1988). Subdivisions include Chinarra, Abasopalme, Chizo; Toboso is possibly related to Concho as well. *Conicari: a Taracahitic language closely related to Tahue *Giamina/Omomil: Kroeber (1907) and Lamb (1964) believe Giamina may constitute a separate branch of Northern Uto-Aztecan, although Miller (1983) is uncertain about this. It was spoken in Southern California. *

Guachichil The Guachichil, Cuauchichil, or Quauhchichitl are an exonym for an Indigenous people of Mexico. Prior to European contact, they occupied the most extensive territory of all the Indigenous Chichimeca tribes in pre-Columbian central Mexico. The ...

: possibly a variant or close relative of Huichol *Guasave: possibly a Taracahitic language, or may instead be non-Uto-Aztecan language possibly related to

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due to the speakers' maritime economy (Miller 1983). Dialects include Compopori, Ahome, Vacoregue, and Achire. *Guazapar (Guasapar): probably a Tarahumara dialect, or it may be more closely related to Guarijío and Chínipa. Guazapar, Jova, Pachera, and Juhine may possibly all be dialects of Tarahumara. *Guisca (Coisa) *Hio: possibly a Taracahitic language *Huite: closely related to Ocoroni, and may be Taracahitic *Irritila: a Lagunero band * Jova (Jobal, Ova): most often linked with Opata, although some scholars classify it as a Tarahumara dialect. Miller (1983) considers it to be "probably Taracahitan." *

Jumano The Jumanos were a tribe or several tribes, who inhabited a large area of western Texas, New Mexico, and northern Mexico, especially near the Junta de los Rios region with its large settled Indigenous population. They lived in the Big Bend area ...

; also Humano, Jumana, Xumana, Chouman (from a French source), Zumana, Zuma, Suma, and Yuma. Suma is probably the same language, while Jumano is possibly Uto-Aztecan. (Not to be confused with the Jumana language of Colombia.) *Lagunero: may be the same as Irritila, and may also be closely related to

Zacateco The Zacatecos (or Zacatecas) are an indigenous group, one of the peoples called Chichimecas by the Aztecs. They lived in most of what is now the state of Zacatecas and the northeastern part of Durango. They have many direct descendants, but most ...

Huichol The Huichol () or Wixárika () are an Indigenous people of Mexico living in the Sierra Madre Occidental range in the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Durango, with considerable communities in the United States, in the states of Califo ...

. *Macoyahui: probably related to Cahita. *Mocorito: a Tahue language, which is Taracahitic. *Naarinuquia (Themurete?): Uto-Aztecan affiliation is likely, although it may instead be non-Uto-Aztecan language possibly related to

due to the speakers' maritime economy. *Nacosura: an Opata dialect * San Nicolás (Nicoleño): spoken on

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in California, thought to be a Takic language. *Nio: completely undocumented, although it is perhaps related to Ocoroni. *Ocoroni: most likely a Taracahitic language, and is reported to be mutually intelligible with Chínipa, and similar to Opata. Related languages may include Huite and Nio. *Oguera (Ohuera) *Patarabuey: unknown affiliation (

Purépecha The Purépecha ( ) are a group of Indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of Michoacán, Mexico, mainly in the area of the cities of Cherán and Pátzcuaro. They are also known by the derogatory term " Tarascan", an exonym, app ...

region near

), and is possibly a

Nahuatl Nahuatl ( ; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahuas, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller popul ...

dialect. *Tahue: may also include Comanito, Mocorito, Tubar, and Zoe. It is possibly a Taracahitic language, and is definitely not Nahuan. *Tanpachoa: unknown affiliation, and was once spoken along the Río Grande. Only one word is known, which is ''ocae'' 'arrow'. *

Tecuexe The Tecuexe were an Indigenous peoples of Mexico, who lived in the eastern part of present-day Guadalajara. History It is believed that the Tecuexe derived from the dispersion of Zacateco groups from La Quemada. Like the Zacatecos, the Tecuexe w ...

: speakers were possibly part of a "Mexicano" (Nahua) colony. *

Teco-Tecoxquin The Altavista petroglyph complex is located near the village and beach-town of Chacala, south of the Compostela Municipality, in Nayarit, Mexico. The area is known as "La Pila del Rey", "Chacalán", "El Santuario", "The Petroglyphs” or "the ...

: an Aztecan language *

Tecual The Huichol () or Wixárika () are an Indigenous people of Mexico living in the Sierra Madre Occidental range in the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Durango, with considerable communities in the United States, in the states of Califor ...

: closely related to Huichol. According to Sauer (1934:14), the "Xamaca, by another name called Hueitzolme uichol all ... speak the Thequalme language, though they differ in vowels." *Témori: may be a Tarahumara dialect. *Tepahue: possibly a Taracahitic language. Closely related languages or dialects include Macoyahui, Conicari, and Baciroa. *

Tepanec The Tepanecs or Tepaneca are a Mesoamerican people who arrived in the Valley of Mexico in the late 12th or early 13th centuries.The dates vary by source, including 1152 CE in Anales de Tlatelolco, 1210 from Chimalpahin, and 1226 from Ixtlilxo ...

: an Aztecan language. * Teul (Teul-Chichimeca): a Pimic language, possibly of the Tepecano subgroup. * Toboso: grouped with Concho. *Topia: perhaps the same as Xixime (Jijime). *Topiame: possibly a Taracahitic language. * Totorame: grouped with

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. *

Vanyume The Vanyume or Desert Serrano are an Indigenous people of Southern California. Traditional Vanyume territory extended along the Mojave River from the Eastern Mojave Desert to present day Victorville and may have included portions of southern ...

: a Takic language, closely related to Serrano, of California *Xixime (Jijime): spoken by the

Xiximes The Xixime were an indigenous people who inhabited a portion of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in the present day states of Durango and Sinaloa, Mexico. The Xixime are noted for their reported practice of human cannibalism, cannibalism and ...

, possibly a Taracahitic language. Subdivisions are Hine and Hume. Its links with Acaxee are uncertain. *

: often considered the same as Acaxee, although this is uncertain. It is possibly related to Huichol, although Miller (1983) leaves it as unclassified. *Zoe: possibly a Taracahitic language, with Baimena as a subdivision. It is possibly affiliated with Comanito.

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