Languages in SA?

Question

What languages are spoken in south america?

Answer 1

Spanish and Portuguese (In Brazil) and some indigenous languages like Quechua spoken by natives in the jungles and mountains.

Answer 2

There are some other countries in SA where Spanish and Portuguese aren't the official language. Ex: Suriname.
Dutch
is the official language of Suriname. The Surinamese also speak their own languages:
Sranang Tongo
(also known as Surinaams). This is a mix of several languages. Mainly Dutch, but
also English, Portuguese and French, and the local languages. With a little effort,
a lot of European people can recognize some words of it.
Javanese
,
Indonesian
, and others. Also, the original
Carib
and
Arawak
Amerindians of Suriname speak their own languages, as do the Maroons;
Aucan
(n'Djuka or Ndjukas) and
Saramaccan
. The second largest language of the nation is
Sarnami Hindustani
, a form of
Bihari
, which is a dialect of modern India's
Hindi
language. Additionally,
English
and
Spanish
are also widely used, especially at tourist-oriented facilities or shops.

Guyana:
. Guyana is the only South American country whose official language is English, and
is one of only two remaining countries in the mainland Americas to
drive on the left
. Other languages of Guyana include
Creolese
,
Hindi
,
Wai-Wai
,
Arawak
and
Macushi

and in French Guiana:

French Guiana. 191,309. National or official language: French. Literacy rate: 78%
to 82%. Also includes Aukan (6,592), Haitian Creole French, Hmong Njua (2,000), North
Levantine Spoken Arabic (800), Saramaccan (3,000). Information mainly from A. Butt
1966; SIL 1965–2003. The number of languages listed for French Guiana is 10. Of those,
all are living languages.
Living languages
Arawak
[arw] 150 in French Guiana. Coastal areas.
Alternate names:
Lokono.
Classification:
Arawakan, Maipuran, Northern Maipuran, Caribbean
More information.
Carib
[car] 1,200 in French Guiana. Coastal areas.
Alternate names:
Caribe, Cariña, Kalihna, Kalinya, Galibi.
Dialects:
Tyrewuju (Eastern Carib).
Classification:
Carib, Northern, Galibi
More information.
Chinese, Hakka
[hak] 5,000 in French Guiana.
Classification:
Sino-Tibetan, Chinese
More information.
Emerillon
[eme] 400 (2001). Southern border area, Ouaqui, Camopi and Oiapoque rivers. None
in Brazil.
Alternate names:
Emerilon, Melejo, Mereo, Mereyo, Emereñon, Teco.
Dialects:
Probably not intelligible with Wayampi.
Classification:
Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup VIII
More information.
French
[fra]
Classification:
Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance,
Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French
More information.
Guianese Creole French
[gcr] 50,000 (1977 SIL).
Alternate names:
Guyanais, Guyane, Guyane Creole, Patois, Patwa, French Guianese Creole French.
Dialects:
Intelligibility of Saint Lucia Creole is 78%, of Karipúna Creole of Brazil 77%.
Classification:
Creole, French based
More information.
Javanese, Caribbean
[jvn] Coastal area.
Classification:
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Javanese
More information.
Palikúr
[plu] 500 in French Guiana. Eastern border area.
Alternate names:
Palikour, Palicur.
Classification:
Arawakan, Maipuran, Eastern Maipuran
More information.
Wayampi
[oym] 650 in French Guiana (2000 SIL). Population includes 120 Camopí and Masikilí
on the middle Oyapock River, and 180 in 3 villages on upper Oyapock around Trois-Sauts
(1980 Frangoise Grenand). Population total all countries: 1,180. Southern border
area. Also spoken in Brazil.
Alternate names:
Oiampí, Oyapí, Oyampí, Wayãpi, Wayapi, Wajapi, Oiumpian.
Dialects:
Oiyapoque, Wajapuku. Inherently intelligible with Oiapoque Wayampi. Not intelligible
with Emerillon.
Classification:
Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup VIII
More information.
Wayana
[way] 200 in French Guiana. Ethnic population: 1,000 in French Guiana. Southwestern
border area.
Alternate names:
Oayana, Guayana, Uaiana, Alukuyana, Upurui.
Classification:
Carib, Northern, East-West Guiana, Wayana-Trio
More information.

Answer 3

Portugese in Brazil. Guarani in Paraguay. Quechua is the most widely spoken Amer-indian language, with over 8 million speakers (in Peru about a quarter of the population speaks Quechua). Spanish is spoken elsewhere.

Answer 4

There are about 500 languages or so spoken in South America. This website can help you: http://www.ethnologue.com/country_index.asp?place=Americas

Answer 5

Spanish

Answer 6

Portuguese and Spanish are the primary languages of the continent. The majority of South Americans (51%) speak Portuguese. However, most South American countries are Spanish-speaking, and nearly all of the continent's Lusophones reside in Brazil.
Among other languages used by many South Americans are:

-Aymará in Bolivia and Peru.
-Quechua in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and parts of Argentina and Chile.
-Guaraní in Paraguay.
-English in Guyana.
-Hindi in Suriname.
-Dutch and Indonesian in Suriname.
-Italian in certain pockets across southern South America in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay
-German in certain pockets in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay.
-Welsh remains spoken and written in the historic towns of Trelew and Rawson in recently settled parts of Patagonia, Argentina.
-Mapudungun, in parts of Chile and certain pockets of Argentina.
-Small cluster groups of Japanese speakers in Brazil, Peru and Ecuador.
-Arabic speakers, often of Lebanese and Syrian descent in Arab communities of Brazil and Argentina.

In some countries the continent's upper classes and well-educated people study English and French. There are small Spanish speaking areas of Southernmost Brazil, due to the proximity of Uruguay.