Beothuk language
| Beothuk | |
|---|---|
| Beothukan | |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | Newfoundland |
| Ethnicity | Beothuk |
| Extinct | June 6, 1829, with the death of Shanawdithit |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bue |
| Glottolog | beot1247 |
 Pre-contact distribution of Beothuk language | |
Beothuk (/biːˈɒtək/ or /ˈbeɪ.əθʊk/), also called Beothukan, is an extinct language isolate once spoken by the indigenous Beothuk people of Newfoundland. The Beothuk have been extinct since 1829, and there are few written accounts of their language. Hence, little is known about it, with practically no structural data existing for Beothuk.