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	FREELANG - Language Families   The linguists usually count around 7,000 languages, and several thousands dialects can also be added. The table below (which shows about 800 main languages) is only a glimpse of the huge diversity of languages. To find a language in the table, you can use the Edit, Search function of your browser. Extinct languages are usually not cited. Please note that the number of speakers is for information only, as it is very hard to know the exact number of speakers of a language. If you have more accurate information, please contact us.  Families and languages (below, comprehensive table)  Families only (summary table)   For a comprehensive classification of all existing languages, we recommend the website of the Summer Institute of Linguistics in Texas. It is the biggest database available on the web concerning languages and their classification. Our other sources: - Centre international de recherche en aménagement linguistique (Laval University, Quebec) - Bibliothèque publique d'information (French Ministry of Culture) - Krysstal (personal website) Summary of this page   FAMILIES: Indo-European | Basque | Dravidian Uralic | Caucasian | Altaic Japanese | Ainu | Korean Sino-Tibetan (Sino-Thai) | Austro-Asiatic Afro-Asiatic (Chamito-Semitic) | Nilo-Saharan Nigero-Kordofanian (Niger-Congo, Bantu) Khoisan Austronesian | Papuan | Australian Creoles and Pidgins | Amerindian Na-Dene | Eskimo-Aleut | Paleo-Siberian MAPS: Map of languages in India Map of language families in Africa   Classification of languages by families   Indo-European family (1.6 billion speakers) Indo-Iranian group (600 million speakers) Indic / Indo-Aryan branch (540 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Sanskrit extinct language Bengali 180 million Bangladesh Hindi 400 million India Marathi 64 million India Gujarati 40 million India Bihari 40 million India (nord-est) Oriya 31 million India Pendjabi 80 million India, Pakistan (Pendjab) Radjashatni 20 million India Assamese 14.6 million India Bundeli 8 million India Pahari 6 million India Konkani 2 million India Nepali 12 million Népal, India Urdu 150 million India, Pakistan Sindhi 19.6 million Pakistan Sinhala 12 million Sri Lanka Tsigane (Romani) 10 million Europe Iranian branch (60 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Avestic extinct language Persian (Farsi) 26.5 million Iran Persian (Dari) 7 million Afghanistan, Pakistan Afghan (Pashtu) 20 million Pakistan, Afghanistan Balutchi 1.6 million Pakistan Tajik 4.3 million Tadjikistan Ossetic 600 000 Russia, Georgia Kurdish 25 million Turkey, Iran, Irak, Syrie Other languages: Talysh, Tat (Azerbaidjan) Greek group (15 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Ancient Greek extinct language Modern Greek 15 million Greece Italic (Latin) group (430 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Latin extinct language Portuguese Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Portuguese 182 million Portugal, Brazil Galician 4 million Spain (Galice) Mirandese 10 000 Portugal Spanish Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Spanish (Castillan) 392 million Spain, South America Asturian 100 000 Spain Other languages: Leonese, Andalou, Aragonese (11 000), Extremaduran, Judeo-Spanish (Israel) Catalan Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Catalan 10 million Spain, France Occitan Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Occitan 10 million France, Italy Northern-Occitan: Limousin, Auvergnat, Provençal alpin Southern-Occitan: Languedocian, Provençal, Gascon, Niçois French / Oil languages Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area French 110 million France + TOM, Switzerland, Belgium, Quebec, French-speaking Africa... Wallon   Belgium, France Oïl languages: Picard, Haut normand, Champenois, Lorrain, South-East (Bouguignon, Bourbonnais, Franc-comtois), Central (Francien, Orléanais, Berrichon), North-Western (Gallo, Anglo-Normand, Bas Normand, Mayennais, Manceau, Angevin, Tourangeau), South-Western (Poitevin, Saintongeais) North America: Québécois, Acadien Italian Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Italian 64 million Italy Sicilian 4.6 million Sicilia Corse 150 000 Corse Other languages: Piemontese, Lombard, Ligurian, Emilian, Bolognese, Venitian, Istrian, Toscan, Calabrese, Lucanian, Abruzzian, Marches, Pouilles Sardinian Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Sardinian 1.5 million Sardinia Other languages: Campidanian, Logoudorian, Gallurian Rheto-Roman Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Romanche 50 000 Switzerland (Grisons) Ladin 10 000 Italy (North) Frioulan 450 000 Italy (Frioul) Romanian Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Romanian 20 million Romania Other languages: Macedo-Romanian (Balkans), Migleno-Romanian (Greece), Istrio-Romanian (Croatia) Celtic group (2 million speakers) Brittonic branch Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Breton 250 000 France (Bretagne) Welsh 800 000 Wales Gaelic branch Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Irish 1 million Ireland Scottish 70 000 Scotland Manx 600 Man Island Germanic group (480 million speakers) Western branch Anglo-Frisian Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area English 470 million UK, USA, Canada, Australia... Frisian 730 000 Netherlands, Germany Germano-Dutch Low Saxon / Niederdeutsch Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Dutch 21 million Netherlands, Belgium (Flemish) Afrikaans 10 million South Africa, Namibia Other languages: Northern German, Low-Saxon High German / Hochdeutsch (121 million speakers) Middle German Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Moselle Franconian   Nied area Rhenisch Franconian   coal basin until Alsace Luxembourgeois 410 000 Luxembourg, Thionville area Other languages: Ripuarian Franconian, Upper Saxon Upper German Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area German 90 million Germany Other languages: Eastern Franconian, Southern Franconian, Bavarian, Alemannic (Alsacian, Swabian, Schwyzerdütsch), Yiddish (Ashkenazi) and Pensilfaanisch (Amish in USA) Northern / Scandinavian branch Western sub-group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Icelandic 250 000 Iceland Norwegian (bokmål ou riksmål) 5 million Norway Norwegian (landsmål ou nynorsk) 726 000 Norway Faroese 50 000 Faroe Islands Eastern sub-group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Danish 5 million Denmark Swedish 9 million Sweden Baltic group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Latvian 2.5 million Latvia Lithuanian 5 million Lithuania Slavic group (250 million speakers) Western branch Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Polish 44 million Poland Czech 12 million Czech Republic Slovak 5 million Slovakia Sorbian (Lusatian, Wendish) 500 000 Lusace (Germany, Poland) Southern branch Western sub-group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Serbian 11 million Serbia Croatian 6 million Croatia Bosnian 4 million Bosnia Slovenian 2.5 million Slovenia Eastern sub-group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Bulgarian 9 million Bulgaria Macedonian 4 million Macedonia Eastern branch Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Russian 288 million Russia Ukrainian 41 million Ukraine Belarusan 12 million Belarus Armenian group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Armenian 5 million Armenia, Turkey Albanian group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Albanian 5 million Albania, Kosovo 2 main dialects: Tosh (South of Albania) and Gheg (North)     Basque family Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Basque 800 000 Basque Country (Spain, France)     Dravidian family (150 million speakers) Northern group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Brahui 1.5 million Pakistan Other languages: Malto, Kurux (Nepal), Sauria Central group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Telugu 57 million India (Andhra Pradesh) Gondi 1 million India Other languages: Konda, Kui, Manda, Parji, Gadaba, Kolami, Pengo, Naiki, Kuvi Southern group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Tamil 70 million India (Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka Malayalam 34.6 million India Kannada 33 million India Tulu 1 million India Other languages: Kodagu, Toda, Kota     Uralic family (25 million speakers) Finno-Ugric group Finnic branch Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Finnish 6 million Finland Estonian 1.5 million Estonia Karelian   Karelia (Russia) Sami 40 000 Norway, Sweden, Finland Other languages: Veps (Onega lake), Cheremis/Mari and Mordvin, Votiak/Udmurt et Zyrian/Komi (North-East of Russia), Ludian, Permyak Ugric branch Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Hungarian 15.5 million Hungary Other languages: Ostiak et Vogul (Ob valley, Siberia (North-West)) Samoyed group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Selkup   Siberia (North-West) Nenets   Siberia (North-West)     Caucasian family (10 million speakers) Caucasian group North-Western Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Cherkes   Russia Abkhaz   Georgia North-Eastern Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Avar   Russia Chechen-Ingush 2 million Chechen Ingushetia Other languages: Lezgi Kartvelian group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Georgian 5.5 million Georgia     Altaic family (75 million speakers) Turkic group (70 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Turkish 59 million Turquie, Balkans Azeri 14 million Azerbaïdjan, nord-ouest de l'Iran Kazakh 10 million Kazakhstan Uzbek 17 million Ouzbékistan Turkmenian 3 million Turkmenistan Kirghiz 3 million Kirghizstan Tatar 7 million Turkey, Balkans, ex-URSS, China Uyghur 7 million Xinjiang Autonomous Region (China) Yakut 360 000 Siberia (North-East) Other languages: Gagauz, Karakalpak, Bachkir, Chuvash (2 million) Mongolian group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Mongol (Khalkha) 6 million Mongolia, China Kalmyk   Kalmoukia (Russia) Other languages: Oirat, Yugur Manchou-Tungus group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Manchou   China Evenki   China, ex-URSS lamout   close to Okhotsk sea Tungus   Eastern Siberia     Japanese family Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Japanese 126 million Japan Okinawa dialect 1 million Japan     Ainu family Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Ainu nearly extinct Japan     Korean family Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Korean 75 million Korea     Sino-Tibetan / Sino-Thai family (1.5 billion speakers) Chinese group (1 billion speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Chinese (Mandarin) 835 million China (Northern Yantze, South-West) Cantonese 75 million China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macao) Wu 77.1 million China (Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou) Xiang 36 million China (Hunan) Yue 46.3 million China (Guangxi, Guangdong) Min (Minnan) 77 million China (Fujian, Hainan), Taiwan Kejia (Hakka) 25.4 million China (South-East, Taiwan) Gan 20.5 million China (Jiangxi) Tibeto-Burman group Tibetan branch Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Tibetan 6 million Tibet, China, Nepal, Bouthan Other languages: Itszu Burman branch Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Burmese 40 million Burma Other languages: Kachin, Karen, Chin, Naga, Yin Tai-Kadai / Daic group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Thai 60 million Thailand Shan   Burma Lao 5 million Laos Zhuang 15 million China (Guangxi, Yunnan) Other languages: Yuan, Dong, Li Miao-Yao (Hmong-Mien) group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Miao (Hmong Njua) 1 million China (South), Vietnam, Laos Yao   China (South) Other languages: Hmong Daw (White Miao)     Austro-Asiatic family (80 million speakers) Mon-Khmer group (74 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Khmer 10 million Cambodia Vietnamese 75 million Vietnam Môn 1 million Burma, Thailand Nicobarese few thousands Nicobar Islands Other languages: Senoic, Bahnaric, Katuic, Pearic Munda group (6 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Santali 4 million India Mundari 2 million India Other languages: Korku, Kharia, Gorum     Afro-Asiatic family (200 million speakers) Chamitic group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Ancient Egyptian extinct language Semitic group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Arabic (standard, classical) 150 million Maghreb, Near East Hebrew 6 million Israel Amharique 20 million Ethiopia Tigrinya 6 million Ethiopia, Erythrea Maltese 300 000 Malta Arabic dialects: Algerian, Eyptian, Irakian, Jordanian, Lebanese, Libyan, Moroccan, Mauritanian, Omanese, Palestinian, Saoudian, Syrian, Chadian, Tunisian, Yemeni Other languages: Aramaic, Assyrian (Akkadian), Tigré, Argobba Berber group (11 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Tamazight 3 million Morocco Rifain 2 million Morocco Tachelhite / chleuh 3 million Morocco Kabyle 3 million Algeria Chaouia 1.4 million Algeria (Kabylia) Mozabit (tumzabt, mzab) 70 000 Algeria (Mzab valley) Tamachek 300 000 Sahara (Touaregs) Other languages: Jerban, Judeo-Berber Cushitic group (13 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Somali 8.3 million Somalia Galla   Kenya, Southern Ethiopia Other languages: Sidamo, Afar, Gedeo, Bedja, Bedawi Omotic group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Wolaytta 2 million Ethiopia Gamo 780 000 Ethiopia Melo 80 000 Ethiopia Basketto 82 000 Ethiopia Seze 109 000 Ethiopia Yemsa 500 000 Ethiopia Chadic group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Haoussa 45 million Niger, Nigeria Other languages: Mandara, Ngala, Bana     Nilo-Saharan family (26 million speakers) Songhai group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Songhai-Zarma 1.5 million Mali, Niger Kanouri 1.5 million Nigeria, Chad Other languages: Forian (1 million) Chari-Nile group (20 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Dinka 1.3 million Sudan Other languages: Nuer, Chillouk, Diour (Luo), Bari, Toposa, Nuba, Bongo, Burun, Dagik, Daju, Didinga Maban group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Maba   Chad Runga   Chad Mimi   Chad Fur group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Fur   Ethiopia, Sudan Other languages: Amdang, Bagirmi, Bedjonde, Berakou, Bideyat, Fulfulde Koman group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area gule   Ethiopia, Sudan Other languages: Komo, Kwama, Opuuo, Uduk     Nigero-Kordofanian family Kordofanian languages Kadugli group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Kanga   Sudan Other languages: Tulish, Tumma, Krongo, Tumtum, Keiga Kordofanian group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Warnang   Sudan Other languages: Heiban, Laro, Logol, Otoro, Shwai, Moro, Tegali, Tingal Niger-Congo languages Benue-Congo branch Bantoid sub-group (9 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Tiv   Nigeria Birom   Nigeria Bantu languages (400 languages, 100 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Fang 560 000 Cameroon, Gabon Boulou   Cameroon Ewondo   Cameroon Douala 400 000 Cameroon Bamileke 2 million Cameroon Luva 6.3 million Congo-Kinshasa Tshiluba 6 million Congo-Kinshasa Lingala 8 million Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa Kikongo 6 million Angola, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa Kituba 5 million Congo (South) Luganda 4 million Uganda Makoua   Uganda Kinyarwanda-Kirundi 15 million Rwanda, Burundi Swahili 30 million Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Congo DR, Rwanda, Burundi Kikouyou 4.6 million Kenya Sukuma   Tanzania Bemba   Zambia Nyanja (chewa, chinyanja) 3.2 million Malawi, Zambia Kimbundu 3 million Angola Umbundu 4 million Angola Shona 10 million Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe Sotho 3.5 million South Africa Tswana 3 million South Africa, Botswana Zulu 5 million South Africa Ndebele 1 million Zimbabwe, South Africa Xhosa 4 million South Africa Comorian languages 900 000 Comoros Eastern Adamawa group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Zande   Northern Congo Ngbandi   Central African Republic Sango 350 000 Central African Republic Ngbaka (Bwaka) 40 000 Congo DR, Central African Republic Kwa group (32 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Efik   Nigeria Yoruba 20 million Nigeria, Benin Igbo 20 million Nigeria Ew 2.7 million Togo, Ghana Fanti   Ghana Twi (Akan, Fante and Ashanti) 4 million Ghana Anyi   Ivory Coast Baoule 1 million Ivory Coast Bassa (Basaa) 800 000 Cameroon Krou   Liberia Other languages: Bino-Edo, Akan, Gurma, Gwa, Abe, Ari, Ga, Ijo, Igala Gur group (12 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area More (Mossi) 5 million Burkina-Faso, Togo, Ghana Dogon 500 000 Mali Other languages: Senoufo, Koulango, lobi West-Atlantic group (17 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Wolof 4 million Senegal, Gambia Temne   Sierra Leone Peul (or Fula, Fulani, Fulfude) 13 million Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Nigeria (East), Cameroon Other languages: Serere, Kissi, Baga, Bulom, Banda, Sere Mande group (12 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Bambara 12 million Mali Dioula   Ivory Coast Malinke (or Maninka, Mandingo) 3 million Guinea Sosso (or Soussou) 600 000 Guinea Soninke (or Sarakhole) 1 million Mauritania, Senegal, Mali Kpelle   Liberia     Khoisan family (100 000 speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Hottentot (Nama) 25 000 Southern Africa Sandawe 23 000 North-Eastern Tanzania Hatsa few thousands North-Eastern Tanzania other languages: bochiman     Austronesian family (300 million speakers) Formosan group (450 000 speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Amis 130 000 Taiwan Atayal 63 000 Taiwan Bunun 34 000 Taiwan Paiwan 81 000 Taiwan Pyuma 7 200 Taiwan Rukai 8 000 Taiwan Saisiyat 3 200 Taiwan Taroko 28 000 Taiwan Tsou 5 000 Taiwan Yami 3 000 Taiwan Western Malayo-Polynesian group / Indonesian (265 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Malay 20 million Malaisia Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) 200 million Indonesia Tagalog (Filipino) 72 million Philippines Bikol 2.5 million Philippines Sasak 2.1 million Philippines Magindanaw 1 million Philippines Pampangan 2 million Philippines Pangasinan 2 million Philippines Javanese 80 million Indonesia Balinese 3.5 million Indonesia Sundanese 25 million Indonesia Visayan 15 million Indonesia Banjar 3 million Indonesia Batak Dairi 1.2 million Indonesia Lampung 1.5 million Indonesia Bouguinais 4 million Indonesia Madurese 10 million Indonesia Batak Toba 2 million Indonesia Minangkabaw 7 million Indonesia Makassar 2 million Indonesia Ilongo 7 million Indonesia Ilocano 8 million Indonesia Malagasy 8 million Madagascar Chamorro   Guam Island Cham Bahnar   Vietnam Jarai   Vietnam Rade   Vietnam Roglai   Vietnam Western Cham   Cambodia Cham languages   Thailand Tsat   China Other languages (Indonesia): Cebuano, Dayak (Borneo), Palauan, Yapese Central Malayo-Polynesian group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Tetum 300 000 Indonesia (Timor) Kisar 20 000 Indonesia (Moluccas) Kei 86 000 Indonesia (Moluccas) Makian 35 000 Indonesia (Moluccas) Hitu 16 000 Indonesia (Moluccas) Manusela 7 000 Indonesia (Moluccas) Other languages (Indonesia): Kemak, Galoli, Damar, Seram, Buru, Selwasan, Aru Eastern Malayo-Polynesian group Southern Halmahera branch (150 000 speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Ambai 10 000   Eastern Makiam 20 000   Biak 40 000   Other languages: Buli, Maba, Patani, Weda, Giman, Marau, Makiam Dalam Oceanic branch (3 million speakers) Melanesian languages (1 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Fidjian 285 000 Fidji Drehu 15 000 New Caledonia Nengone 6 100 New Caledonia Paicî 5 500 New Caledonia Ajië 5 000 New Caledonia Xârâcùù 5 000 New Caledonia Belep 1 100 New Caledonia (Belep Islands) Other languages: Ïaaï Polynesian languages (1 million speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Samoan 300 000 Samoa Tahitian 220 000 French Polynesia Maori 200 000 New-Zealand, Cook Islands Rarotonga 37 000 Cook Islands Tuamotu 14 400 French Polynesia Niuan 11 800 Niue Island Marquisian 8 000 French Polynesia Wallisian 19 500 Wallis-and-Futuna Futunian 6 600 Wallis-et-Futuna Hawaiian 2 000 Hawaï Tuvaluan   Tuvalu Islands Tongian 108 000 Tonga Islands Rapanui   Easter Island Rotuman, Faga-Uvea, Tekelauan Micronesian languages (500 000 speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Kiribati 64 000   Marshallese 29 000   Nauruan 6 000   Trukese 38 000   Ponape 27 700   Kosraean 6 900   Carolinian 2 500       Indopacific family (Papuan languages) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Enga 180 000 Papua New Guinea Kuanua 80 000 Papua New Guinea Melpa 75 000 Papua New Guinea Kuman 70 000 Papua New Guinea Huli 65 000 Papua New Guinea Other languages: Wantoat, Telefol, Iatmul, Asmat     Australian languages Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Warlpiri 3000 Northern Territory Western Arunta 1000 Northern Territory Eastern Arunta 1500-2000 Northern Territory Murrinbata 1000 Northern Territory Anindilyakwa 1000 Northern Territory and Gulf of Carpentaria Alyawarra 1500 Northern Territory and Queensland Wik-Mungkan 1000 Queensland Kala Lagaw 3000-4000 Torres Strait islands and Queensland Pitjantjara 2500 Southern Australia     Creoles or Pidgin languages Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area West Indian Creole 650 000 Martinique, Guadeloupe Haitian Creole 7 million Haiti Mauritian Creole 600 000 Mauritius Island Creole from Reunion 600 000 La Réunion Bichlamar (Melanesian Pidgin) 190 000 Vanuatu Other languages: Papiamentu Creole (Dutch West Indies), Neomelanesian Creole from New-Guinea     Amerindian family (25 million speakers) Araucanian group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Arauacan 200 000 Chili Other languages: Huilliche, Mapudungun Quechuan group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Quechua (Runa Simi) 9 million Equador, Peru, Bolivia Other languages: Chiquian, Corongo, Huaylas, Huallaga, Panao, Huaylla, Jauja, Chachapoyas Aymaran group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Aymara 1.5 million Bolivia Tupi-Guarani group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Guarani 3 million Paraguay Tupi   Brazil Other languages: Ariqueme, Kawahib, Oyampi Arawakan group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Arawak   Caribean coast Other languages: Chapacuran, Arauan, Chamicura, Gahiban, Mahipuran, Purus Chibchan group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Miskito   Honduras, Nicaragua Cuna   Panama Other languages: Isthmien, Abura, Talamanca, Barbacoa, Paezan, Coconucoan, Popayanen Mayan group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Yucatec (Maya) 500 000 Mexico Other languages: Kekchi, Quiche, Mam, Tzotzil, Cakchiquel, Chol, Itza, Jacalteco, Yocatan, Ixil Oto-Manguean group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Otomi     Other languages: Mixtec, Zapotec, Chiquihuitlan Mazatec, Mazahua, Choco, Oaxaca, Mangue Uto-Aztecan group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Nahuatl 900 000 Central America Other languages: Hopi, Comanche, Luiseno, Cahuilla, Cupeno, Papago, Ute, Mono, Paiute, Pima Wakashan group (1500 speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Haisla   Canada Other languages: Heiltsuk, Kwakiutl, Makah, Nootka Siouan group (90 000 speakers) Missouri River Group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Crow     Other languages: Hidatsa Mandan Group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Mandan     Mississippi Valley Group Dakotan subgroup Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Sioux (Dakota-Lakota-Nakota)     Other languages: Assiniboine, Stoney Chiwere-Winnebago subgroup Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Chiwere (Ioway-Otoe-Missouria)     Other languages: Ho-chunk (Winnebago) Dhegiha (Dhegihan) subgroup Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Omaha-Ponca     Other languages: Kansa (Kaw)-Osage, Quapaw (Arkansas) Ohio Valley Group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Tutelo     Other languages: Occaneechi Muskogean group (10 000 speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Choctaw 10 000 North America (Oklahoma) Muskogee (Creek)     Other languages: Alabama, Koasati, Mikasuki, Chickasaw Iroquoian group (45 000 speakers) Northern branch Susquehannock Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Mohawk   Québec, New York Oneida   New York, Ontario, Wisconsin Onondaga   New York, Ontario Seneca   New York, Ontario Cayuga   New York, Ontario Susquehannock   Susquehana valley Wendat Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Wendat   Ontario, Oklahoma Tuscarora langue nombre estimé de locuteurs zone géographique principale Tuscarora   Ontario Southern branch Cherokee Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Cherokee 40 000 North Carolina, Oklahoma Algonquian group (130 000 speakers) Central branch Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Sac-Fox-Kickapoo     Shawnee     Other languages: Menomini, Peoria-Miami-Illini Cree Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Cree     Montagnais     Naskapi     Other languages: Atikamekw, Oji-Cree Ojibwa Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Ojibwa (Chippewa) 40 000   Other languages: Algonquin, Ottawa, Potawatomi Eastern branch Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Abenaki     Micmac     Other languages: Malicite, Delaware Plains branch Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Arapaho     Blackfoot     Cheyenne         Na-Dene family Athapaskan group (200 000 speakers) Northern Athapaskan Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Ahtna     Dena'ina (Tanaina)     Other languages: Deg Hit'an (Ingalik, Deg Xinag), Holikachuk (Innoko), Koyukon, Kolchan (Upper Kuskokwim), Lower Tanana, Tanacross, Upper Tanana, Southern Tutchone, Northern Tutchone, Gwich'in (Kutchin), Hän, Tagish, Tahltan, Kaska, Sekani, Dunneza (Beaver), Slavey (Slave), Mountain, Bearlake, Hare, Dogrib, Dene Suline (Chipewyan), Tsetsaut, Babine (North Carrier), Dakelh (Carrier), Chilcotin (Tsilhqot'in), Nicola (Stuwix), Tsuut'ina (Sarsi), Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie (Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanie) Pacific Coast Athapaskan Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Hupa (Hoopa-Chilula)     Other languages: Mattole-Bear River, Eel River, Upper Umpqua, Rogue River (Tututni), Galice-Applegate, Tolowa Southern Athapaskan (Apachean) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Plains Apache (Kiowa-Apache)     Navajo     Other languages: Chiricahua, Mescalero, Western (Coyotero) Apache, Jicarilla, Lipan     Eskimo-Aleut family Aleut group Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Aleut 2 000 Aleutian Islands Eskimo (Inuit) group Inuit branch (60 000 speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Inuktitut   Canada Inuktitut (Kalaallisut)   Greenland Inuktitut (Inupiak) 40 000 Alaska Yupik branch Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Yupik 17 000 Alaska and Siberia (different dialects)     Paleo-Siberian languages (10 languages, 23 000 speakers) Language Approx. number of speakers Main geographic area Ket 990 Lenissei Youkaghir 150 Arctic Siberia Other languages: Chukchi, Gilyak, Koryak, 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