List of language families sorted by size and their flagships

# 1—10
Indo-European       3238M*	eng spa hin por ben rus pan deu fra ita…
Sino-Tibetan        1386M*	OV; →SVO [cmn, wuu, yue | Top non-Chinese lang: Burmese 32:43M↑]
Niger-Congo         520M*	Swahili⁺ 18:109~150M↑, Yoruba 40M, Fula⁺ 30, Zulu 28, Igbo 27, Xhosa 19
Afro-Asiatic        499M*	Arabic (arz: 65M); Chadic top: Hausa 44-63M; Cushitic top: Oromo 45M
Austronesian        326M*	Malay⁺ 80-250M, Javanese 68, Tagalog 24:45, sun 32, mlg, ceb ∈ Austro-Tai
Dravidian           253M	Telugu 82:93M SOV, Tamil 75:81M, Kannada 45-56M, Malayalam 38M…
Turkic              180M	SOV ^ Turkish 80M, Uzbek⁺ 30M, Azeri⁺ 23M, Kazakh 13M…
Japonic             129M
Austro-Asiatic      116M	^ Vietnamese 77M, Khmer 18M, Santali 7.6M, Ho 1½, Mundari, Khasi, Wa, Mon
Tai-Kadai           81.5M	^ Thai 21:61M, Isan 15M, N.Thai 6M, Lao 4.5M, S.Thai 4.5M… ∈ Austro-Tai
# 11—20
Koreanic            77.3M   ∈? Dravido-Korean
Nilo-Saharan?       53.4M	^ S.Luo 8.8M (Dholuo 4.2M↑), C.Kanuri 7.8M, Zarma 3.7M; Maasai 1.5M↑ VSO
                            Eastern Sudanic: S.Luo 8.8M (Dholuo 4.2M↑), Teso 2.7M, Kipsigis, Maasai…
                            Central Sudanic: High Lugbara [lgg] 1.9M↑, Ngambay 1.4M, Lendu 750k…
                            Saharan: C.Kanuri [knc] 7.8M  |  Songhai: Zarma [dje] 3.7M
Creole*             40.7M ×87
Uralic              20.7M	^ Hungarian 13M, Finnish 5.4M, Estonian 1.1M, Mari 548k…
Hmong-Mien          9.33M	^ Hmong 3.7M iso-SVO (std-var: Daw 1.6M), Hmu 2.1M, Qo Xiong 900k
Sign language*      9.04M ×143	[Chinese SL > Brazilian 3M > Indo-Pakistani > American@FSL…]
Quechuan            7.77M	#SOV-agg-poly [Southern 6.9M [^ South Boliv. 1.6M, Cusco 1.5M…]…]
Mongolic            7.27M	#SOVX?-agg [Peripheral (mvf) 3.38M, Khalkha/Standard (khk) 2.38M]
※ Je–Tupi–Carib     6.41M  = "Katuje"; Possibly related to Guaykuruan?
Tupian              6.26M	(∈? Je–Tupi–Carib) @South-America (Guarani 6.1M↓ SVO) # poly
Mayan               4.95M	^East: K'iche' 891k; Yuc.: Yucatec 735k; West: Tzeltal 450k; VO agg-poly
Kartvelian          4.30M	^ Georgian 3.7M, Mingrelian 500k, Laz 22k, Svan 15k.
Nakh-Daghestanian	4.14M   ^ Chechen 1.5M LB, Lezgian 789k, Avar 762k, Dargwa 490k…
# 21—30
Trans-New-Guinea    3.58M*	^ Enga 230k, Western Dani 180k, Huli 150k, Melpa 130k, Ekari 100k
Abkhaz-Adyghe       2.51M   ^ Kabardian 1.7M, Adyghe 500k, Abkhaz 110k. | poly agg AOV erg
Uto-Aztecan         1.93M	^ Nahuatl 1.6M, Tarahumara 85k, Huichol; Hopi 6.8k; poly ∈? Aztec–Tanoan
Oto-Manguean        1.72M	@Mexico VSO [Mixtec* 480k, Zapotec* 450k, Mazahua 140k…] (※)
Aymaran             1.68M	SOV, agg, somewhat poly
Language isolate*   871k ×78	^ Basque 538~752k, Burushaski 87k, Sandawe 60k, Páez 40k, Warao 32k…
Maipurean           775k	(= Arawakan) ^Wayuu 416k VSO, Garífuna 175k, Asháninka, Ashéninka
Mixed language*     762k ×23
※ ? Dogon languages ~600k ∈? Nigero-Congo, ^ Western Plains Dogon 260k (※)
※ Basque [isolate]  538~752k
Unclassified*       354k ×42
Chibchan            303k	^ Guaymí/Ngäbere 172k SOV, Guna 61k, Buglere 18k, Kogi 10k… # + Muiscas
Khoe-Kwadi          284k	(A Khoisan family) ∈? Khoe–Sandawe; ^ Khoekhoe ~300k SOV ⇒ naq 202k S4
Totonacan           282k	^ Highland Totonac 120k (dialects), Papantla 58k; poly, ∈? Totozoquean
# 31—40
West Papuan (hypo)  269k	[? Ternate 42k + 20k L2, Mai Brat (?) 25k SVO] # many polysynthetic?
                               ∈? Extended West Papuan
Mapudungu           258k	THR (= Araucanian) @Chile | Single lang or 2 langs. Top: Mapuche. # poly
Tarascan            235k	(= Purépecha) @Mexico | Single lang or 2 langs. # aggl, flex, ~poly
Eyak-Athabaskan     202k	THR; ∈ Na-Dené; ^ Navajo 167k ~SOV; Western Apache 14k # poly templatic
Sepik               166k	@Papua ^Abelam 44k, Boiken 31k, Kwanga… # Maybe related to Torricelli
Mixe-Zoquean        164k	^ Mixe 188k (^mir: 22½k), Zoque 88k (^poi: 26k); poly, ∈? Totozoquean
Misumalpan          152k	^ Miskito 143k SOV, Sumo 7k # ∈? Macro-Chibchan
Kx'a                143k	(A Khoisan family) ^ !Kung 45k (Main dialect: Juǀ'hoan [ktz] 44k S4)
Algic               132k	^ Cree 97k, Ojibwe 90~101k, Mi'kmaq 8k, Blackfoot 5k, Cheyenne 2k # poly
Chocoan             114k	@Colombia ^ Emberá 100k
Jivaroan            114k	^ Aguaruna 38k, Shuar 35k, Huambisa 9.3k…
# 41—50
Torricelli          114k	@Papua ^ Bukiyip 16k, Olo 14k, Mufian 11k, Au 8k, Urat 6k…
※ Burushaski [iso] 112k↑	SOV, 4 genders, vigesimal
Eskimo-Aleut        110k	(Kalaallisut 57k > Inuktitut 34k) # poly (extreme examples)
Cariban             89.1k	∈? Je–Tupi–Carib; ^ Macushi 18k
Paezan              81.0k	THR @Colombia ^ Páez 60k
East Bird’s Head-Sentani  71.7k	@Indonesia ^ Sentani 30k, Meax 15k, Mantion 12k, Moskona 8k…
                            ∈? Extended West Papuan
Ramu-Lower Sepik    70.2k	^ Kambot 10k, Angoram 8.2, Aruamu 8, Rao 6, Adjora 4.2…
South Bougainville  66.6k	@Papua ^ Terei 27k, Naasioi 20k, Motuna 7k, Nagovisi 6k…
※ Sandawe [isolate] 60k	(Khoisan, possibly ∈ Khoe) SOV-flex, Status 6a
Matacoan            56.1k	@S.America ^ Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz 25k, Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay 15k…
# 51—60
Jean                56.1k	∈ Macro-Jê ∈? Je–Tupi–Carib | ^Kaingang 18k (※)
Tungusic            54.5k	THR aggl; ^ Xibe 30k S6b, Evenki 17k SOV HF S7, Even 5.7k S7, Nanai S7…
Guaykuruan          39.4k	^ Toba Qom 31.6k
Guajiboan           39.3K	@Colombia Top: Guajibo 23k; ∈? Macro-Arawakan
Panoan              38.2k   ^ Shipibo-Conibo 26k, Yaminawa 3.1, Matsés 2.2… # poly ∈? Pano–Tacanan
Australian*         37.0k	Main family: Pama–Nyungan [Top: Wati/WDL 7.4k] (※)
Tucanoan            35.6k   ^ Tucano 6.6k, Cubeo 6.3, Wanano 2.6, Koreguaje 2.1, Barasano…
※ Warao [isolate]   32.4k   [wba] S=6a
Yanomaman           27.2k   5 very similar langs. ^ Yanomamö 20k, Waiká 6k, Sanumá 5.1k…
North Bougainville  26.1k	^ Rotokas 4.3k OV (one of the smallest phoneme set), Rapoisi 3.5k…
# 61—70
Maybrat             25.0k   ∈? West Papuan ^Mai Brat 20k SVO, Karon Dori 5k, ∅
Barbacoan           21.8k   @ Colombia+Ecuador ^ Coconuco 21k, Awa Pit 15k, Cha'palaa
※ Puroik [isolate]  20k     @ China [suv] ∈? Kho-Bwa ∈? Sino-Tibetan
Border              17.1k   Imonda…
Sálivan             16.2k
South-Central Papuan 15.9k
Tor-Kwerba          15.3k
Muskogean           15.2k	THR @US ^ Choctaw 9.6k, Muscogee 5k, Chickasaw 2~3k
Central Solomons    14.8k
Huavean             14.7k   Huave 18k?; possibly related to Oto-Manguean.
# 71—80
Cahuapanan          14.0k
East New Britain    13.8k
Mascoyan            13.6k
Lakes Plain         10.8k    @ Indonesia
Keresan             10.7k   THR ^ Eastern Keres 6.7k, Western Keres 4k, ∅
Siouan-Catawban     10.3k	THR ^ Sioux SOV ~2k (※) ∈? Macro-Siouan
※ Yawa [isolate]    10k     [yva] S5 ∈? West Papuan
※ Zuni language     9.6k↑   THR (9650 increasing, 6b threatened)
Skou                8.6k
Nimboran            8.5k    @ Indonesia
# 81—90
East Geelvink Bay   8.0k    @ Indonesia
Mosetenan           7.3k    Chimané / Tsimané, ∈? Moseten–Chonan
※ Amberbaken [isolate] 7.0k [akc] ∈? West Papuan
Chukotko-Kamchatkan 6.9k	THR ^ Chukchi 5.1k SOV-free, Koryak 1.7k
Yuat                6.9k    @ Papua New Guinea
Eastern Trans-Fly   6.8k
Yele-West New Britain  6.6k
Kiowa-Tanoan        6.4k	THR ^ Jemez 1.8k↓, Southern Tiwa 1.6k↓, S6b, Tewa 1.6k; ∈? Aztec–Tanoan
Puinavean           6.1k
# 91—100
Arauan              5.7k
Yaguan              5.3k    (poly)
Zamucoan            5.2k
Iroquoian           4.7k	THR ^ Mohawk 3.0k S6b, Cherokee 1520 S8a # poly, ∈? Macro-Siouan
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Witotoan 4.4k, Mairasi 4.4k, Pauwasi 3.7k, Senagi 3.6k, Tequistlatecan 3.5k, Karajá 3.0k,
Tacanan 3.0k, Kwomtari 2.9k, Fas 2.8k, Chapacuran 2.8k, Piawi 2.6k, Tuu 2.5k, Cochimí-Yuman 2.3k,
Harákmbut 2.2k, Somahai 2.2k, Arai (Left May) 2.0k, Mongol-Langam 2.0k, Arafundi 2.0k,
Chipaya-Uru 1.8k, Bororoan 1.4k ∈ Macro-Jê, Tsimshian 1.4k, Salish 1.3k, Maxakalian 1.3k,
Nambikwara 1.0k, Hadza 1.0k↓……
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Tuu				2.5k	(A Khoisan family) ^ ǃXóõ (basically only survivor, dial.clust., Status 6a)
                        (typologically very similar to Kx'a, but the similarities may be an areal feature)
Chipaya-Uru		1.8k	Chipaya is basically the only survivor. Agglutinative.
                        "May be Arawakan or distantly related to Mayan (Olson 1964)." ⓘ Ethnologue
Tsimshian       1.4k    Nisga'a 2360 (860 FSp) S7 VSO, Gitxsan 840 S7…
Salish			1.3k	VSO poly; ^ Okanagan 420↑/2k; Halkomelen 285/1.3k, Shuswap 200↑/1.4k
Hadza			1.0k↓	(Khoisan) VSO-flex, Status 6b
Yukaghir        740     Possibly related to Uralic; S8b.
Wakashan		739		(pred/arg flex) ^ Haisla S7 240+21semi, Kwak'wala S8a 170+500semi,
                        Nuu-chah-nulth S8b 130+200semi… ∈? Algic-Nivkh-Wakashan
Andamanese		684		[Ongan] Jarawa [anq] 250 S6a, Öñge [oon] 94 S6b
Muran			390		(= Mura–Matanawí) Pirahã (only survior in the family, 250-380, S6a) #poly
Sahaptian       225     ^ Sahaptin: 125 (4 dial, ^Tenino 50 S7) (most populous Penutian language outside Tsimishian), Nez Percé 100 S8a
Yeniseian       211     ∈? Dené—Yeniseian
Nivkh           200     Moribund. Possibly related to Chukotko-K. or Algic?
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Palaihnihan     10     (∈? Hokan) Achumawi.