Home›South American Language Families›Reconstructed Ancestor›ReconstructedBrowse ByReconstructedFactsReconstructedSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Living LanguagesWell-attested600 1ReconstructedFilter Results11 entriesMacro-areaAllArawakan (1)Chibchan (3)Ge-Kaingang (Macro-Je) (1)Quechuan and Aymaran (1)South American Language Isolates and Small Families (1)Tupian (3)Witotoan Family (1)Speaker Count BandAll0 (1)1 to 570 (1)24,600 to 795,000 (2)798,400 to 3,238,000,000 (2)RegionAllArgentina (1)Bahia (1)Central America (1)Colombia (3)Ecuador (1)Mato Grosso (1)Minas Gerais (1)North America (2)Peru (1)South America (9)The Andes (1)Uruguay (1)Classification StatusAllEstablished (9)Number of LanguagesAll16 to 1,408 (5)3 to 5 (1)6 to 15 (3)In GroupAllArawakan (1)Chibchan (3)Ge-Kaingang (Macro-Je) (1)Quechuan and Aymaran (1)South American Language Isolates and Small Families (1)Tupian (3)Witotoan Family (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11ArawakanReconstructedBarbacoanReconstructedBetoi LanguageReconstructedCerrado languagesReconstructedCharruanReconstructedChibchanReconstructedMaweti-Guarani languagesReconstructedMunduruku languagesReconstructedQuechuanReconstructedTupianReconstructedWitotoanReconstructedSources1. Wikipedia: Indigenous Languages Of South AmericaWikimedia FoundationLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionAbout 600 indigenous languages are known from South America, Central America, and the Antilles (see List of indigenous languages of South America), although the actual number of languages that existed in the past may have been substantially higher.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.