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 Chapacura-Wanham languages - Definition 

The Chapacura-Wanham languages are a nearly extinct Native American language family of South America. There are three living Chapacura-Wanham languages, which are spoken in the southeastern Amazon Basin of Brazil and Bolivia. The languages in the family are classified into the Madeira and Guapore groups, based on genetic relationships. All of the languages in the Guapore group are probably extinct, and of the three languages in the Madeira group, two, Oro Win and Torá, have fewer than 100 speakers.

Chapacura-Wanham languages

  • Guapore languages (extinct)
    • Chapacura language
    • Cujuna language
    • Cumana language
    • Itene language
    • Kabixí language (probably extinct)
    • Mataua language
    • Quitemoca language
    • Urunumaca language
    • Wanham language (Uanham language)
  • Madeira languages
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