|
Location
|
Languages
|
# of speakers
|
Answer
|
|
Eurasia
|
586
|
3,237,999,904
|
Indo-European
|
|
Eurasia
|
514
|
1,385,995,195
|
Sino-Tibetan
|
|
Africa
|
1,410
|
500,000,000
|
Atlantic-Congo
|
|
Africa, Eurasia
|
381
|
499,294,669
|
Afroasiatic
|
|
Africa, Eurasia, Oceania
|
1,274
|
325,862,510
|
Austronesian
|
|
Eurasia
|
84
|
252,807,610
|
Dravidian
|
|
Eurasia
|
35
|
179,945,933
|
Turkic
|
|
Eurasia
|
13
|
129,240,180
|
Japonic
|
|
Eurasia
|
158
|
116,323,040
|
Austroasiatic
|
|
Eurasia
|
95
|
81,549,828
|
Kra–Dai
|
|
Eurasia
|
2
|
77,269,890
|
Koreanic
|
|
Africa
|
55
|
33,306,780
|
Nilotic
|
|
Africa
|
75
|
27,003,000
|
Mande
|
|
Eurasia
|
49
|
20,716,457
|
Uralic
|
|
Africa
|
10
|
10,940,500
|
Saharan
|
|
Eurasia
|
43
|
9,332,070
|
Hmong–Mien
|
|
Africa
|
63
|
9,145,280
|
Central Sudanic
|
|
South America
|
45
|
7,768,820
|
Quechuan
|
|
Africa
|
23
|
7,383,320
|
Ta-Ne-Omotic
|
|
Eurasia
|
16
|
7,269,480
|
Mongolic
|
|
North America
|
31
|
6,522,182
|
Mayan
|
|
South America
|
70
|
5,026,502
|
Tupian
|
|
Eurasia
|
5
|
4,850,000
|
Kartvelian
|
|
Eurasia
|
29
|
4,155,258
|
Northeast Caucasian
|
|
Africa
|
38
|
3,800,000
|
Kru
|
|
New Guinea
|
376
|
3,678,184
|
Trans–New Guinea
|
|
Africa
|
10
|
3,228,000
|
Songhay
|
|
Africa
|
9
|
3,221,650
|
Ijaw
|
|
South America
|
4
|
2,808,740
|
Aymaran
|
|
North America
|
58
|
1,910,442
|
Uto-Aztecan
|
|
Africa
|
6
|
1,898,500
|
Zande
|
|
North America
|
176
|
1,678,214
|
Oto-Manguean
|
|
Eurasia
|
4
|
1,655,000
|
Northwest Caucasian
|
|
Africa
|
10
|
1,115,260
|
Maban
|
|
Africa
|
13
|
842,050
|
Nubian
|
|
Africa
|
2
|
786,900
|
Fur
|
|
North America
|
5
|
709,000
|
Misumalpan
|
|
North America, South America
|
77
|
699,709
|
Arawakan
|
|
Africa
|
20
|
630,820
|
Dogon
|
|
New Guinea
|
15
|
613,400
|
Chimbu-Wahgi
|
|
New Guinea
|
9
|
606,930
|
Engan
|
|
Africa
|
11
|
544,680
|
Surmic
|
|
Africa
|
5
|
438,100
|
Aroid
|
|
New Guinea
|
23
|
380,120
|
Timor–Alor–Pantar
|
|
Africa
|
6
|
380,000
|
Berta
|
|
Africa
|
14
|
337,337
|
Khoe-Kwadi
|
|
North America, South America
|
27
|
306,267
|
Chibchan
|
|
North America
|
12
|
282,250
|
Totonacan
|
|
New Guinea
|
15
|
279,035
|
North Halmahera
|
|
Africa
|
10
|
276,690
|
Heiban
|
|
New Guinea
|
49
|
263,404
|
Sepik
|
|
South America
|
2
|
262,000
|
Araucanian
|
|
Africa
|
7
|
261,000
|
Daju
|
|
Africa
|
3
|
253,680
|
Gumuz
|
|
North America
|
47
|
214,768
|
Algic
|
|
North America
|
46
|
208,552
|
Na-Dene
|
|
Africa
|
2
|
181,000
|
Kunama
|
|
Africa
|
2
|
162,000
|
Nyima
|
|
North America
|
17
|
153,612
|
Mixe–Zoque
|
|
Africa
|
4
|
128,800
|
Taman
|
|
Africa
|
2
|
126,000
|
Rashad
|
|
Africa
|
6
|
120,600
|
Kadu
|
|
North America, South America
|
9
|
114,600
|
Chocoan
|
|
New Guinea
|
57
|
114,565
|
Torricelli
|
|
Africa
|
8
|
112,250
|
Talodi
|
|
North America, Eurasia
|
10
|
108,705
|
Eskaleut
|
|
Africa
|
4
|
104,600
|
Eastern Jebel
|
|
Africa
|
5
|
104,000
|
Kx'a
|
|
New Guinea
|
13
|
103,739
|
Angan
|
|