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This article is a '''list of language families'''. This list only includes primary [[Social:Language family|language families]] that are accepted by the current [[Philosophy:Scientific consensus|academic consensus]] in the field of [[Social:Linguistics|linguistics]]; for language families that are not accepted by the current academic consensus in the field of linguistics, see the article "[[Social:List of proposed language families|List of proposed language families]]".

==List of language families==
===Spoken language families===
[[File:Primary Human Languages Improved Version.png|300px|thumb|The language families of the world]]
[[File:Africa ethnic groups 1996.jpg|thumb|300px|The language families of Africa]]
[[File:Austronesia Map.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of the Austronesian languages]]
[[File:Dravidian subgroups.png|thumb|300px|Map of major Dravidian languages]]
[[File:Indo-European Language Family Branches in Eurasia.png|thumb|300px|Distribution of the Indo-European language family branches across [[Earth:Eurasia|Eurasia]]]]
[[File:Area of Papuan languages.svg|300px|thumb|Area of the Papuan languages]]
[[File:Australian language families.png|thumb|300px|Map of the Australian languages]]
[[Image:Langs N.Amer.png|thumb|300px|Distribution of language families and isolates north of Mexico at first contact]]
[[File:SouthAmerican families 02.png|thumb|300px|The major South American language families]]
[[File:Ethnolinguistic Groups of Mainland Southeast Asia.png|thumb|right|300px|Ethnolinguistic groups of mainland Southeast Asia]]
[[File:Caucasian Peoples and Languages as of 1990-2010.gif|thumb|300px|[[Social:Languages of the Caucasus|Caucasian languages]]]]
[[File:Linguistic map of the Altaic, Turkic and Uralic languages (en).png|thumb|300px|Distribution of the [[Social:Uralic languages|Uralic]], Altaic, and Yukaghir languages]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Family name
!data-sort-type=number | Languages
!data-sort-type=number | Current speakers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/guides/largest-families|title=What are the largest language families?|date=May 25, 2019|website=Ethnologue}}</ref>
!Location
!Proposed parent family
|-
|[[Social:Afroasiatic languages|Afroasiatic languages]]
|366
|499,294,669
|Africa, Eurasia
|
|-
|[[Social:Atlantic–Congo languages|Atlantic–Congo languages]]
|1,453
|500,000,000
|Africa
|[[Social:Niger–Congo languages|Niger–Congo]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Mande languages|Mande languages]]
|50
|27,003,000
|Africa
|[[Social:Niger–Congo languages|Niger–Congo]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Kru languages|Kru languages]]
|38
|3,800,000
|Africa
|[[Social:Niger–Congo languages|Niger–Congo]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Dogon languages|Dogon languages]]
|19
|630,820
|Africa
|[[Social:Niger–Congo languages|Niger–Congo]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Ijoid languages|Ijoid languages]]
|10
|3,221,650
|Africa
|[[Social:Niger–Congo languages|Niger–Congo]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Songhay languages|Songhay languages]]
|11
|3,228,000
|Africa
|[[Social:Nilo-Saharan languages|Nilo-Saharan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Saharan languages|Saharan languages]]
|10
|10,940,500
|Africa
|[[Social:Nilo-Saharan languages|Nilo-Saharan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Fur languages|Fur languages]]
|2
|786,900
|Africa
|[[Social:Nilo-Saharan languages|Nilo-Saharan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Maban languages|Maban languages]]
|9
|1,115,260
|Africa
|[[Social:Nilo-Saharan languages|Nilo-Saharan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Central Sudanic languages|Central Sudanic languages]]
|65
|9,145,280
|Africa
|[[Social:Nilo-Saharan languages|Nilo-Saharan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Khoe–Kwadi languages|Khoe-Kwadi languages]]
|12
|337,337
|Africa
|[[Social:Khoisan languages|Khoisan]] (obsolete)
|-
|[[Social:Kx'a languages|Kx'a languages]]
|4
|104,000
|Africa
|[[Social:Khoisan languages|Khoisan]] (obsolete)
|-
|[[Social:Tuu languages|Tuu languages]]
|2
|2,500
|Africa
|[[Social:Khoisan languages|Khoisan]] (obsolete)
|-
|[[Social:Kadu languages|Kadu languages]]
|6
|120,600
|Africa
|[[Social:Nilo-Saharan languages|Nilo-Saharan]] (disputed)
|-
|Talodi languages
|8
|112,250
|Africa
|[[Social:Niger–Congo languages|Niger–Congo]] (disputed)
|-
|Heiban languages
|10
|276,690
|Africa
|[[Social:Niger–Congo languages|Niger–Congo]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Rashad languages|Rashad languages]]
|2
|126,000
|Africa
|[[Social:Niger–Congo languages|Niger–Congo]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Katloid languages|Katla-Tima languages]]
|3
|25,000
|Africa
|[[Social:Niger–Congo languages|Niger–Congo]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Taman languages|Taman languages]]
|4
|128,800
|Africa
|[[Social:Eastern Sudanic languages|Eastern Sudanic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Daju languages|Daju languages]]
|7
|261,000
|Africa
|[[Social:Eastern Sudanic languages|Eastern Sudanic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Nubian languages|Nubian languages]]
|13
|842,050
|Africa
|[[Social:Eastern Sudanic languages|Eastern Sudanic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Nyima languages|Nyima languages]]
|2
|162,000
|Africa
|[[Social:Eastern Sudanic languages|Eastern Sudanic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Eastern Jebel languages|Eastern Jebel languages]]
|4
|104,600
|Africa
|[[Social:Eastern Sudanic languages|Eastern Sudanic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Temein languages|Temein languages]]
|2
|14,400
|Africa
|[[Social:Eastern Sudanic languages|Eastern Sudanic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Nilotic languages|Nilotic languages]]
|55
|33,306,780
|Africa
|[[Social:Eastern Sudanic languages|Eastern Sudanic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Surmic languages|Surmic languages]]
|11
|544,680
|Africa
|[[Social:Eastern Sudanic languages|Eastern Sudanic]] (disputed)
|-
|Kresh-Aja languages
|3
|48,200
|Africa
|[[Social:Central Sudanic languages|Central Sudanic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Kuliak languages|Kuliak languages]]
|3
|14,070
|Africa
|[[Social:Nilo-Saharan languages|Nilo-Saharan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Bʼaga languages|Bʼaga languages]]
|5
|253,680
|Africa
|[[Social:Nilo-Saharan languages|Nilo-Saharan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Mao languages|Blue Nile Mao languages]]
|4
|24,300
|Africa
|[[Social:Afroasiatic languages|Afroasiatic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Dizoid languages|Dizoid languages]]
|3
|88,840
|Africa
|[[Social:Afroasiatic languages|Afroasiatic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Koman languages|Koman languages]]
|5
|94,000
|Africa
|[[Social:Nilo-Saharan languages|Nilo-Saharan]] (disputed)
|-
|Ta-Ne-Omotic languages
|19
|7,359,020
|Africa
|[[Social:Afroasiatic languages|Afroasiatic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Aroid languages|Aroid languages]]
|5
|438,100
|Africa
|[[Social:Afroasiatic languages|Afroasiatic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Indo-European languages|Indo-European languages]]
|448
|3,237,999,904
|Eurasia
|
|-
|[[Social:Uralic languages|Uralic languages]]
|37
|20,716,457
|Eurasia
|
|-
|[[Social:Turkic languages|Turkic languages]]
|35
|179,945,933
|Eurasia
|[[Social:Altaic languages|Altaic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Hurro-Urartian languages|Hurro-Urartian languages]]
|2
|extinct
|Eurasia
|
|-
|[[Social:Northwest Caucasian languages|Abkhazo-Adyghean languages]] 
|4
|1,655,000
|Eurasia
|[[Social:North Caucasian languages|Caucasian]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Northeast Caucasian languages|Nakh-Daghestanian languages]] 
|29<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/subgroups/north-caucasian-1|title=North Caucasian|website=Ethnologue|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702003822/http://www.ethnologue.com/subgroups/north-caucasian-1|archive-date=July 2, 2016|access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref>
|4,155,258
|Eurasia
|[[Social:North Caucasian languages|Caucasian]], [[Social:Alarodian languages|Alarodian]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Kartvelian languages|Kartvelian languages]]
|5
|4,850,000
|Eurasia
|
|-
|[[Social:Dravidian languages|Dravidian languages]]
|84
|252,807,610
|Eurasia
|
|-
|[[Social:Great Andamanese languages|Great Andamanese languages]] 
|10
|3
|Eurasia
|
|-
|[[Social:Ongan languages|Ongan languages]] 
|2
|296
|Eurasia
|
|-
|[[Social:Yeniseian languages|Yeniseian languages]]
|2
|211
|Eurasia
|[[Social:Dené–Yeniseian languages|Dené–Yeniseian]] (possible)
|-
|[[Social:Yukaghir languages|Yukaghir languages]]
|2
|740
|Eurasia
|
|-
|[[Social:Sino-Tibetan languages|Sino-Tibetan languages]]
|453
|1,385,995,195
|Eurasia
|
|-
|[[Social:Hmong–Mien languages|Hmong–Mien languages]]
|38
|9,332,070
|Eurasia
|Miao–Dai (?)
|-
|[[Social:Kra–Dai languages|Kra–Dai languages]]
|94
|81,549,828	
|Eurasia
|[[Social:Austro-Tai languages|Austro-Tai]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Austroasiatic languages|Austroasiatic languages]]
|169
|116,323,040
|Eurasia
|
|-
|[[Social:Austronesian languages|Austronesian languages]]
|1,223
|325,862,510
|Africa, Eurasia, Oceania
|[[Social:Austro-Tai languages|Austro-Tai]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Tungusic languages|Tungusic languages]] 
|11
|55,800
|Eurasia
|[[Social:Altaic languages|Altaic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Mongolic languages|Mongolic languages]] 
|13
|7,269,480
|Eurasia
|[[Social:Altaic languages|Altaic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Koreanic languages|Koreanic languages]] 
|2
|77,269,890
|Eurasia
|[[Social:Altaic languages|Altaic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Nivkh languages|Nivkh languages]]
|2
|200
|Eurasia
|[[Social:Chukotko-Kamchatkan–Amuric languages|Nivkh–Kamchukotic]] (?)
|-
|[[Social:Japonic languages|Japonic languages]] 
|13
|129,240,180
|Eurasia
|[[Social:Altaic languages|Altaic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Ainu languages|Ainu languages]] 
|3
|2 <!-- 5+ (2008) at [[Social:Ainu language|Ainu language]] -->
|Eurasia
|[[Social:Altaic languages|Altaic]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages|Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages]]
|5
|6,875
|Eurasia
|[[Social:Chukotko-Kamchatkan–Amuric languages|Nivkh–Kamchukotic]] (?)
|-
|[[Social:Trans–New Guinea languages|Trans–New Guinea]]
|317
|3,540,024
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Torricelli languages|Torricelli languages]]
|55
|113,705
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Sepik languages|Sepik languages]]
|36
|162,704
|New Guinea
|
|-
|Ramu – Lower Sepik languages
|30
|65,830
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Timor–Alor–Pantar languages|Timor–Alor–Pantar languages]]
|23
|380,120
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Lakes Plain languages|Lakes Plain languages]]
|20
|8,455
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Yam languages|Yam languages]]
|19
|7,677
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Anim languages|Anim languages]]
|17
|32,898
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Border languages (New Guinea)|Border languages]]
|15
|17,080
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:North Halmahera languages|North Halmahera languages]]
|15
|279,035
|New Guinea
|[[Social:West Papuan languages|West Papuan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Angan languages|Angan languages]]
|13
|103,739
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Ndu languages|Ndu languages]]
|13
|100,770
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Orya–Tor languages|Orya–Tor languages]]
|13
|8,345
|New Guinea
|
|-
|Geelvink Bay languages
|10
|8,005
|New Guinea
|
|-
|Sko languages
|10
|5,665
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Dagan languages|Dagan languages]]
|9
|18,555
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:South Bougainville languages|South Bougainville languages]]
|9
|68,700
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Kwerbic languages|Kwerbic languages]]
|8
|7,000
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Koiarian languages|Koiarian languages]]
|8
|25,690
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Mailuan languages|Mailuan languages]]
|8
|11,700
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Bosavi languages|Bosavi languages]]
|7
|14,105
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Baining languages|Baining languages]]
|6
|13,800
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:East Strickland languages|East Strickland languages]]
|6
|3,780
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Goilalan languages|Goilalan languages]]
|6
|47,330
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Kiwaian languages|Kiwaian languages]]
|6
|38,030
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Left May languages|Left May languages]]
|6
|2,005
|New Guinea
|[[Social:Left May – Kwomtari languages|Left May – Kwomtari]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:South Bird's Head languages|South Bird's Head languages]]
|6
|8,200
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Eleman languages|Eleman languages]]
|5
|45,240
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Keram languages|Keram languages]]
|5
|11,970
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Nimboran languages|Nimboran languages]]
|5
|8,500
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Pauwasi languages|Pauwasi languages]]
|5
|3,880
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:West Bird's Head languages|West Bird's Head languages]]
|5
|20,090
|New Guinea
|[[Social:West Papuan languages|West Papuan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Yareban languages|Yareban languages]]
|5
|3,100
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Yuat languages|Yuat languages]]
|5
|7,700
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Arafundi languages|Arafundi languages]]
|5
|1,960
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Eastern Trans-Fly languages|Eastern Trans-Fly languages]]
|4
|6,760
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:North Bougainville languages|North Bougainville languages]]
|4
|10,020
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Demta–Sentani languages|Demta–Sentani languages]]
|4
|36,680
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Gogodala–Suki languages|Gogodala–Suki languages]]
|4
|30,160
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Turama–Kikorian languages|Turama–Kikorian languages]]
|4
|6,210
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Walio languages|Walio languages]]
|4
|856
|New Guinea
|
|-
|East Bird's Head languages
|3
|34,800
|New Guinea
|[[Social:West Papuan languages|West Papuan]] (disputed)
|-
|Kamula-Elevala languages
|3
|28,700
|New Guinea
|
|-
|Kayagaric languages
|3
|14,500
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Kolopom languages|Kolopom languages]]
|3
|5,300
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Kwalean languages|Kwalean languages]]
|3
|2,240
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Mairasi languages|Mairasi languages]]
|3
|4,385
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:West Bomberai languages|West Bomberai languages]]
|3
|6,840
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Amto–Musan languages|Amto–Musan languages]]
|2
|720
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Fas languages|Baibai-Fas languages]]
|2
|2,840
|New Guinea
|[[Social:Left May – Kwomtari languages|Left May – Kwomtari]], [[Social:Kwomtari–Fas languages|Kwomtari–Fas]] (disputed)
|-
|Bayono-Awbono languages
|2
|400
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Monumbo languages|Bogia-Monumbo languages]]
|2
|860
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Bulaka River languages|Bulaka River languages]]
|3
|520
|New Guinea
|
|-
|Doso-Turumsa languages
|2
|2,395
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:East Kutubuan languages|East Kutubuan languages]]
|2
|7,300
|New Guinea
|
|-
|Hatam-Mansim languages
|2
|16,000
|New Guinea
|[[Social:West Papuan languages|West Papuan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Inanwatan–Duriankere languages|Inanwatan–Duriankere languages]]
|2
|1,130
|New Guinea
|
|-
|Kaure-Kosare languages
|2
|700
|New Guinea
|
|-
|Konda-Yahadian languages
|2
|1,000
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Kwomtari languages|Kwomtari languages]]
|3
|1,510
|New Guinea
|[[Social:Left May – Kwomtari languages|Left May – Kwomtari]], [[Social:Kwomtari–Fas languages|Kwomtari–Fas]] (disputed)
|-
|Lepki-Murkim-Kembra
|3
|840
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Manubaran languages|Manubaran languages]]
|2
|3,350
|New Guinea
|
|-
|Mombum-Koneraw languages
|2
|1,450
|New Guinea
|
|-
|Namla-Tofanma languages
|2
|280
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Pahoturi languages|Pahoturi languages]]
|2
|4,050
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Piawi languages|Piawi languages]]
|2
|2,600
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Senagi languages|Senagi languages]]
|2
|2,960
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Somahai languages|Somahai languages]]
|2
|2,200
|New Guinea
|
|-
|Taulil-Butam languages
|2
|2,000
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Teberan languages|Teberan languages]]
|2
|15,800
|New Guinea
|
|-
|[[Social:Yawa languages|Yawa-Saweru]]
|2
|10,300
|New Guinea
|[[Social:West Papuan languages|West Papuan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Pama–Nyungan languages|Pama–Nyungan languages]]
|250
|23,539
|Australia
|
|-
|[[Social:Gunwinyguan languages|Gunwinyguan languages]]
|5
|1314
|Australia
|
|-
|[[Social:Western Daly languages|Western Daly languages]]
|3
|21 <!-- thereof: Marrithiyel language "15 (2016 census)" The Marri Amu dialect is part of a language revival project -->
|Australia
|
|-
|[[Social:Nyulnyulan languages|Nyulnyulan languages]]
|3
|94
|Australia
|
|-
|[[Social:Worrorran languages|Worrorran languages]]
|3
|108
|Australia
|
|-
|[[Social:Mirndi languages|Mirndi languages]]
|3
|261
|Australia
|
|-
|[[Social:Iwaidjan languages|Iwaidjan languages]]
|4
|491
|Australia
|[[Social:Arnhem Land languages|Arnhem Land]] (disputed)
|-
|Mangarrayi-Maran languages
|4
|10
|Australia
|
|-
|[[Social:Maningrida languages|Maningrida languages]]
|4
|1,434
|Australia
|[[Social:Arnhem Land languages|Arnhem Land]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Tangkic languages|Tangkic languages]]
|4
|73
|Australia
|
|-
|Giimbiyu languages
|3
|extinct
|Australia
|[[Social:Arnhem Land languages|Arnhem Land]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Jarrakan languages|Jarrakan languages]]
|3
|130
|Australia
|
|-
|Yangmanic languages
|3
|50
|Australia
|
|-
|[[Social:Bunuban languages|Bunuban languages]]
|2
|100
|Australia
|
|-
|[[Social:Eastern Daly languages|Eastern Daly languages]]
|2
|extinct
|Australia
|
|-
|Garrwan languages
|2
|130
|Australia
|
|-
|Limilngan-Wulna
|2
|23
|Australia
|
|-
|Marrku-Wurrugu languages
|2
|extinct
|Australia
|
|-
|[[Social:Northeastern Tasmanian languages|Northeastern Tasmanian languages]]
|2
|extinct
|Australia
|
|-
|Northern Daly languages
|2
|8
|Australia
|
|-
|Southeastern Tasmanian languages
|2
|extinct
|Australia
|
|-
|[[Social:Southern Daly languages|Southern Daly languages]]
|2
|1980
|Australia
|
|-
|[[Social:Western Tasmanian languages|Western Tasmanian languages]]
|2
|extinct
|Australia
|
|-
|[[Social:Eskimo–Aleut languages|Inuit–Yupik–Unangan languages]]
|10
|108,705
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]], Eurasia
|
|-
|[[Social:Na-Dene languages|Na-Dene languages]] 
|44
|208,552
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Dené–Yeniseian languages|Dené–Yeniseian]] (possible)
|-
|Haida languages 
|2
|13
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Tsimshianic languages|Tsimshianic languages]]
|4
|2,910
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Penutian languages|Penutian]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Wakashan languages|Wakashan languages]]
|6
|710
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Salishan languages|Salishan languages]]
|25
|1,969
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Chimakuan languages|Chimakuan languages]]
|2
|<!-- 3 --> extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Chinookan languages|Chinookan languages]]
|4
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Penutian languages|Penutian]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Kalapuyan languages|Kalapuyan languages]]
|3
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Penutian languages|Penutian]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Coosan languages|Coosan languages]]
|2
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Penutian languages|Penutian]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Sahaptian languages|Sahaptian languages]]
|5
|225
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Plateau Penutian languages|Plateau Penutian]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Shastan languages|Shastan languages]]
|4
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Hokan languages|Hokan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Yuki–Wappo languages|Yuki–Wappo languages]]
|2
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Pomoan languages|Pomoan languages]]
|7
|47
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Hokan languages|Hokan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Wintuan languages|Wintuan languages]]
|2
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Penutian languages|Penutian]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Palaihnihan languages|Palaihnihan languages]]
|2
|10
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Hokan languages|Hokan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Maiduan languages|Maiduan languages]]
|4
|3 <!-- Konkow was reported to have 3 elderly speakers in 2007: "three remaining elders who learned to speak it as a first language, one of whom is deaf" Since 2002, a dialect which could be called "Modern Konkow," -->
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Penutian languages|Penutian]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Utian languages|Utian languages]]
|13
|18
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Yok-Utian languages|Yok-Utian]], [[Social:Penutian languages|Penutian]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Chumashan languages|Chumashan languages]]
|6
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Yokuts language|Yokutsan languages]]
|4
|50
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Yok-Utian languages|Yok-Utian]], [[Social:Penutian languages|Penutian]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Uto-Aztecan languages|Uto-Aztecan languages]]
|58
|1,910,442
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Aztec–Tanoan languages|Aztec–Tanoan]] (possible)
|-
|[[Social:Yuman–Cochimí languages|Yuman–Cochimí languages]]
|12
|3,710
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Hokan languages|Hokan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Siouan languages|Siouan–Catawban languages]]
|14
|33,399
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Algic languages|Algic languages]]
|41
|214,768
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|Keres languages
|2
|10,670
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Tanoan languages|Tanoan–Kiowa languages]]
|6
|6,000
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Aztec–Tanoan languages|Aztec–Tanoan]] (possible)
|-
|[[Biology:Caddoan languages|Caddoan languages]]
|5
|46
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Totonacan languages|Totonacan languages]]
|12
|282,250
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Totozoquean languages|Totozoquean]] (possible)
|-
|Tarascan languages
|2
|225,100
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Oto-Manguean languages|Oto-Manguean languages]]
|176
|1,678,214
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|Huavean languages
|4
|14,670
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Mixe–Zoque languages|Mixe–Zoque languages]]
|17
|153,612
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Totozoquean languages|Totozoquean]] (possible)
|-
|[[Social:Tequistlatecan languages|Tequistlatecan languages]]
|3
|5,494
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Hokan languages|Hokan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Muskogean languages|Muskogean languages]]
|6
|15,640
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Gulf languages|Gulf]] (possible)
|-
|[[Social:Mayan languages|Mayan languages]]
|31
|6,522,182
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Xincan languages|Xincan languages]]
|(5)
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Macro-Chibchan languages|Macro-Chibchan]] (?)
|-
|[[Social:Jicaquean languages|Jicaquean languages]]
|2
|500
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Hokan languages|Hokan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Lencan languages|Lencan languages]]
|2
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Macro-Chibchan languages|Macro-Chibchan]], [[Social:Hokan languages|Hokan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Misumalpan languages|Misumalpan languages]]
|5
|709,000
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|[[Social:Macro-Chibchan languages|Macro-Chibchan]], [[Social:Hokan languages|Hokan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Iroquoian languages|Iroquoian languages]]
|9
|14,543
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Arawakan languages|Arawakan languages]]
|54
|699,709
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]], [[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Chibchan languages|Chibchan languages]]
|20
|306,267
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]], [[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Macro-Chibchan languages|Macro-Chibchan]] (?)
|-
|[[Social:Choco languages|Choco languages]]
|7
|114,600
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]], [[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|Carib languages
|29
|67,376
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|North America]], [[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Je–Tupi–Carib languages|Je–Tupi–Carib]] (possible)
|-
|[[Social:Barbacoan languages|Barbacoan languages]]
|3
|24,800 	
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Macro-Paesan languages|Macro-Paesan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Jivaroan languages|Jivaroan languages]]
|4
|89,630
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Biography:Quechuan languages|Quechuan languages]]
|45
|7,768,820
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Aymaran languages|Aymaran languages]]
|3
|2,808,740
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Uru–Chipaya languages|Uru–Chipaya languages]]
|2
|1,200
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Huarpean languages|Huarpean languages]]
|3
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Araucanian languages|Araucanian languages]]
|2
|262,000
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Chonan languages|Chonan languages]]
|(6)
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Moseten–Chonan languages|Moseten–Chonan]], [[Social:Macro-Panoan languages|Macro-Panoan]] (possible)
|-
|[[Social:Alacalufan languages|Alacalufan languages]]
|1
|12
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Guajiboan languages|Guajiboan languages]]
|5
|39,290
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|Kakua-Nukak languages
|2
|610
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Macro-Puinavean languages|Macro-Puinavean]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Otomákoan languages|Otomákoan languages]]
|2
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Macro-Otomákoan languages|Macro-Otomákoan]] (disputed)
|-
|Piaroa–Saliban languages
|3
|18,630
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Nadahup languages|Nadahup languages]]
|4
|2,894
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Macro-Puinavean languages|Macro-Puinavean]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Yanomaman languages|Yanomaman languages]]
|4
|31,670
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Tucanoan languages|Tucanoan languages]]
|23
|30,308
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Boran languages|Boran languages]]
|2
|1,500
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Bora–Witoto languages|Bora–Witoto]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Witotoan languages|Witotoan languages]]
|7
|17,478
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Bora–Witoto languages|Bora–Witoto]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Peba–Yaguan languages|Peba–Yaguan languages]]
|1
|5,700
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Saparo–Yawan languages|Saparo–Yawan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Zaparoan languages|Zaparoan languages]]
|3
|90
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Saparo–Yawan languages|Saparo–Yawan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Hibito–Cholon languages|Hibito–Cholon languages]]
|2
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Cahuapanan languages|Cahuapanan languages]]
|2
|10,370
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Ticuna–Yuri languages|Ticuna–Yuri languages]]
|2
|48,580
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Pano-Tacanan languages|Pano-Tacanan languages]]
|45
|51,539
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Macro-Panoan languages|Macro-Panoan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Arawan languages|Arawan languages]]
|8
|5,870
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Katukinan languages|Katukinan languages]]
|2
|10
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Harákmbut–Katukinan languages|Harákmbut–Katukinan]], [[Social:Macro-Puinavean languages|Macro-Puinavean]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Harákmbut languages|Harákmbut languages]]
|2
|2,220
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Harákmbut–Katukinan languages|Harákmbut–Katukinan]], [[Social:Macro-Otomákoan languages|Macro-Otomákoan]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Tupian languages|Tupian languages]]
|66
|5,026,502
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Je–Tupi–Carib languages|Je–Tupi–Carib]] (possible)
|-
|[[Social:Chapacuran languages|Chapacuran languages]]
|4
|2,019
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Wamo–Chapakura languages|Wamo–Chapakura]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Nambikwaran languages|Nambikwaran languages]]
|6
|1,068
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Bororoan languages|Bororoan languages]]
|3
|1,392
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Macro-Jê languages|Macro-Jê]] (disputed)
|-
|Chiquitano languages
|2
|4,670
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Zamucoan languages|Zamucoan languages]]
|2
|5,900
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|
|-
|[[Social:Mascoian languages|Mascoian languages]]
|6
|20,728
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Mataco–Guaicuru languages|Mataco–Guaicuru]] (?)
|-
|[[Social:Matacoan languages|Matacoan languages]]
|7
|60,280
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Mataco–Guaicuru languages|Mataco–Guaicuru]] (?)
|-
|[[Social:Guaicuruan languages|Guaicuruan languages]]
|4
|49,350
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Mataco–Guaicuru languages|Mataco–Guaicuru]] (?)
|-
|[[Social:Macro-Jê languages|Macro-Jê languages]]
|30
|51,093
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Je–Tupi–Carib languages|Je–Tupi–Carib]] (possible)
|-
|[[Social:Charruan languages|Charruan languages]]
|(3)
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Mataco–Guaicuru languages|Mataco–Guaicuru]] (?)
|-
|[[Social:Kamakã languages|Kamakã languages]]
|4
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Macro-Jê languages|Macro-Jê]] (disputed)
|-
|[[Social:Purian languages|Purian languages]]
|2
|extinct
|[[Social:Indigenous languages of the Americas|South America]]
|[[Social:Macro-Jê languages|Macro-Jê]] (disputed)
|}

===Sign language families===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Family Name
! scope="col" | Location 
! scope="col" | Number of Languages
|-
| French Sign || Europe, the Americas, Francophone Africa, parts of Asia || Over 50
|-
| British Sign || {{wipe|United Kingdom}}, {{wipe|Australia}}, [[Earth:New Zealand|New Zealand]], {{wipe|South Africa}} || 4–10
|-
| Arab Sign || Much of the Arab World || 6–10
|-
| Japanese Sign || {{wipe|Japan}}, [[Place:Korea|Korea]], Taiwan || 3
|-
| German Sign || {{wipe|Germany}}, {{wipe|Poland}}, [[Place:Israel|Israel]] || 3
|-
| Swedish Sign || Sweden, {{wipe|Finland}}, Portugal || 3
|-
| [[Social:Chinese Sign Language|Chinese Sign]] || {{wipe|China}} (including [[Place:Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] and [[Place:Macau|Macau]]) || 2
|}

== See also ==

* {{annotated link|Constructed language}}
* [[Social:Ethnologue#Language families|Ethnologue]]
* {{annotated link|Social:Extinct language}}
* Index of language articles
* {{annotated link|Social:Intercontinental Dictionary Series}}
* {{annotated link|International auxiliary language}}
* [[Social:Glottolog#Language families|Glottolog]]
* [[Social:Language isolate#List of language isolates by continent|Language isolate]]
* Lists of languages
* [[Social:List of proposed language families|List of proposed language families]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://glottolog.org/glottolog/family Glottolog]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20011005193846/http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp Ethnologue]
*[http://new.multitree.org/home MultiTree Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124732/http://new.multitree.org/home |date=2016-03-04 }} <!-- Updated link -->
*[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Swadesh_lists Comparative Swadesh list tables of various language families] (from Wiktionary)
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