4. Ahom Language
Extinct: 19th – 20th Century
This language number 4 in our list of extinct languages in India and Asia used to be spoken in the region of Assam, India, and it belonged to the family of Tai-Kadai languages. The people who used it were also called Ahom people, and they actually originated in China, but they eventually migrated to this part of India. The interesting thing about this language is the fact that, even though it stopped being used as a spoken language in the 19th century, there were many strivings to revive it into the 20th century. The literature written in Ahom also played a great role in helping it to survive a little bit longer, since there were many traditional songs written in it, as well as poetry and prose.
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