• Languages of the population native to the Americas before the ‘discovery’ of Columbus.
  
  
• At least 50 separate language families.
  
  
• Most prominent:
  - Oto-Manguean family (170, in Mexico)
  - Arawakan family (75, Honduras to Argentina)
  - Tupi family (70, Paraguay to French Guyana
  - Uto-Aztecan family (60, Western USA to El Salvador)
  - Quechuan family (47, Andean area)
  - Na-Dene family (42 from Alaska to S.W. USA)
  - Algic family (33, Canada and USA)
  
  
  Source: Wikipedia

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