List of language families
Language families (non-sign)
In the following, each bullet item is a known or suspected language family. Phyla with historically wide geographical distributions but comparatively few current-day speakers include Eskimo–Aleut, Na-Dené, Algic, Quechuan and Nilo-Saharan.

List of language families

Section Title: Language families (non-sign)
Table Section Text: In the following, each bullet item is a known or suspected language family. Phyla with historically wide geographical distributions but comparatively few current-day speakers include Eskimo–Aleut, Na-Dené, Algic, Quechuan and Nilo-Saharan.

Family name	Languages	Current speakers	Location	Proposed parent family

Afroasiatic languages	366	380,000,000	Africa, Asia, Europe

Niger–Congo languages	1,524	437,000,000	Africa

Nilo-Saharan languages	199	42,800,000	Africa

Khoe languages	12	337,337	Africa	Khoisan (discredited)

Tuu languages	2	2,500	Africa	Khoisan (discredited)

Kx'a languages	4	104,000	Africa	Khoisan (discredited)

Ubangian languages	27	2,500,000	Africa	Niger–Congo

Mande languages	50	27,003,000	Africa	Niger–Congo

Songhay languages	11	3,228,000	Africa	Nilo-Saharan

Kadu languages	6	120,600	Africa	Nilo-Saharan

Koman languages	4	50,000	Africa	Nilo-Saharan

Kuliak languages	3	7,500	Africa	Nilo-Saharan

Berta languages	3	1,800,000	Africa	Nilo-Saharan

Mongolic languages	13	6,900,000	Asia	Altaic (discredited)

Tungusic languages	11	55,800	Asia	Altaic (discredited)

Turkic languages	39	170,000,000	Asia, Europe	Altaic (discredited)

Northeast Caucasian languages	29	4,155,258	Asia, Europe	Caucasian, Alarodian

Northwest Caucasian languages	4	1,655,000	Asia, Europe	Caucasian

Yeniseian languages	2	211	Asia	Dené–Yeniseian family

Dravidian languages	84	290,000,000	Asia

Indo-European languages	437	3,200,000,000	Asia, Europe

Kartvelian languages	5	4,850,000	Asia, Europe

Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages	5	6,875	Asia

Uralic languages	37	20,600,000	Asia, Europe

Yukaghir languages	2	740	Asia

Nivkh languages	2	200	Asia

Japonic languages	12	130,000,000	Asia

Austroasiatic languages	169	103,000,000	Asia

Austronesian languages	1,223	386,000,000	Africa, Asia, Oceania	Austronesian–Ongan

Ongan languages	2	296	Asia	Austronesian–Ongan

Kra–Dai languages	94	80,800,000	Asia	Austro-Tai

Hmong–Mien languages	38	9,330,000	Asia

Siangic languages	2	3,500	Asia	Sino-Tibetan

Digaro languages	2	46,000	Asia	Sino-Tibetan

Kho-Bwa languages	5	9,000	Asia	Sino-Tibetan

Sino-Tibetan languages	453	1,268,000,000	Asia

Koreanic languages	2	77,200,000	Asia

Baining languages	6	13,800	New Guinea

Border languages	15	17,080	New Guinea

Central Solomon languages	4	14,810	New Guinea

East Bird's Head – Sentani languages	8	71,730	New Guinea	Extended West Papuan

Eastern Trans-Fly languages	4	6,760	New Guinea

Fas languages	2	2,840	New Guinea	Left May – Kwomtari, Kwomtari–Fas

East Geelvink Bay languages	12	8,005	New Guinea

Lakes Plain languages	19	8,455	New Guinea

Left May languages	6	2,005	New Guinea	Left May – Kwomtari

Kwomtari languages	3	1,510	New Guinea	Left May – Kwomtari, Kwomtari–Fas

Mairasi languages	3	4,385	New Guinea

Nimboran languages	5	8,500	New Guinea

North Bougainville languages	4	10,020	New Guinea

Piawi languages	2	2,600	New Guinea

Ramu – Lower Sepik languages	32	65,830	New Guinea

Senagi languages	2	2,960	New Guinea

Sepik languages	55	162,704	New Guinea

Skou languages	8	5,665	New Guinea

South Bougainville languages	9	68,700	New Guinea

Tor–Kwerba languages	24	16,195	New Guinea

Torricelli languages	57	113,705	New Guinea

Trans-Fly – Bulaka River languages	22	16,312	New Guinea

Trans–New Guinea	476	3,540,024	New Guinea

West New Britain languages	3	6,550	New Guinea

West Papuan languages	23	269,425	New Guinea

Yuat languages	6	7,700	New Guinea

Bunuban languages	2	100	Australia

Wagaydyic languages	2	5	Australia

Western Daly languages	3	21	Australia

Southern Daly languages	2	1980	Australia

Limilngan languages	1	23	Australia

Jarrakan languages	3	130	Australia

Nyulnyulan languages	3	94	Australia

Worrorran languages	3	108	Australia

Mirndi languages	3	261	Australia

Arnhem Land languages (proposed)	7	1811	Australia

Gunwinyguan languages	5	1314	Australia

Pama–Nyungan languages	300	23,539	Australia

Algic languages	41	214,768	North America

Caddoan languages	5	46	North America

Chimakuan languages	1	10	North America

Eskimo–Aleut languages	10	108,705	North America

Hokan languages	21	7,171	North America

Iroquoian languages	9	14,543	North America

Keres languages	2	10,670	North America

Mayan languages	31	6,522,182	North America

Mixe–Zoque languages	17	153,612	North America	Totozoquean

Muskogean languages	6	15,640	North America

Na-Dene languages	44	208,552	North America	Dené–Yeniseian

Oto-Manguean languages	176	1,678,214	North America

Penutian (proposed)	16	3,513	North America

Salishan languages	25	1,969	North America

Siouan languages	14	33,399	North America

Tanoan languages	6	6,000	North America

Totonacan languages	12	282,250	North America	Totozoquean

Uto-Aztecan languages	58	1,910,442	North America

Wakashan languages	6	710	North America

Wintuan languages	1	extinct	North America

Yok-Utian languages	42	35	North America	Penutian

Yuki-Wappo languages	2	extinct	North America

Alacalufan languages	1	12	South America

Arawan languages	8	5,870	South America

Araucanian languages	2	262,000	South America

Arawakan languages	54	699,709	South America

Arutani–Sape languages (proposed)	2	47	South America

Aymaran languages	3	2,808,740	South America

Barbacoan languages	3	24,800	South America

Cahuapanan languages	2	10,370	South America

Carib languages	29	67,376	South America

Catacaoan languages	(3)	extinct	South America

Chapacuran languages	4	2,019	South America

Charruan languages	(10)	extinct	South America

Chibchan languages	20	306,267	South America

Chimuan languages	(3)	extinct	South America

Choco languages	7	114,600	South America

Chonan languages	(6)	extinct	South America

Esmeralda–Yaruroan languages (proposed)	1	6,000	South America

Guaicuruan languages	4	49,350	South America	Mataco–Guaicuru

Hibito–Cholon languages	2	extinct	South America

Jê languages	13	44,335	South America	Macro-Jê

Jicaquean languages	1	350	South America

Jirajaran languages	3	extinct	South America

Jivaroan languages	4	89,630	South America

Katembri–Taruma languages	1	10	South America

Katukinan languages	2	10	South America

Lencan languages	2	extinct	South America

Lule–Vilela languages	1	10	South America

Mascoian languages	6	20,728	South America

Maxakalían languages	2	1,270	South America

Matacoan languages	7	60,280	South America

Misumalpan languages	4	192,050	South America

Mosetenan languages	1	5,320	South America

Mura languages	1	360	South America

Nadahup languages	4	2,894	South America

Nambikwaran languages	6	1,068	South America

Otomákoan languages	2	extinct	South America	Macro-Otomákoan

Pano–Tacanan languages (proposed)	27	42,014	South America

Peba–Yaguan languages	1	5,700	South America

Puinavean languages	1	3,000	South America

Quechuan languages	45	8,946,020	South America

Piaroa–Saliban languages	3	18,630	South America

Tequiraca–Canichana languages	(2)	extinct	South America

Timotean languages	(2)	extinct	South America

Tiniguan languages	2	1	South America

Tucanoan languages	23	30,308	South America

Tupian languages	66	5,026,502	South America

Uru–Chipaya languages	2	1,200	South America

Witotoan languages	7	17,478	South America

Xincan languages	(5)	extinct	South America

Yabutian languages	2	3	South America	Macro-Jê

Yanomaman languages	4	31,670	South America

Zamucoan languages	2	5,900	South America

Zaparoan languages	3	90	South America

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Trans–New Guinea (TNG) is spoken in New Guinea and it is the third-largest language family in the world by a number of languages.

final_sentence: Trans–New Guinea (TNG) is spoken in New Guinea and it is the third-largest language family in the world by a number of languages.