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Uto-Aztecan languages

Uto-Aztecan is a language family with 33 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in North America. The largest by number of speakers are Western Huasteca Nahuatl, Highland Puebla Nahuatl, and Central Tarahumara. 33 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
Western Huasteca NahuatlMexico400,000At risk
Highland Puebla NahuatlMexico125,000At risk
Central TarahumaraMexico85,018Vulnerable
Lowland TarahumaraMexico85,018Vulnerable
Northern TarahumaraMexico85,018Vulnerable
Southeastern TarahumaraMexico85,018Vulnerable
Southwestern TarahumaraMexico85,018Vulnerable
Southeastern TepehuanMexico36,543Threatened
Southwestern TepehuanMexico36,543Threatened
HuicholMexico35,724Vulnerable
MayoMexico32,702Vulnerable
YaquiMexico, United States21,000Vulnerable
El Nayar CoraMexico, United States20,078Endangered
Santa Teresa CoraMexico20,078Endangered
Tohono O'odhamMexico, United States15,000Vulnerable
Northern TepehuanMexico8,000Threatened
HopiUnited States5,000Threatened
Ute-Southern PaiuteUnited States3,500Endangered
HuarijioMexico2,136Threatened
ShoshoniUnited States1,000Endangered
Northern PaiuteUnited States700Critically Endangered
ComancheUnited States100Severely Endangered
PipilEl Salvador97Critically Endangered
KawaiisuUnited States3Critically Endangered
TübatulabalUnited States1Critically Endangered
CahuillaUnited States
CupeñoUnited StatesAwakening
LuisenoUnited StatesAwakening
Mono (USA)United States
OpataMexicoDormant
PanamintUnited States
Pima BajoMexicoEndangered
SerranoUnited StatesAwakening

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.