Languages of South America

The languages of South America can be divided into three broad groups: the languages of the (in most cases, former) colonial powers, primarily Spanish and Portuguese; many indigenous languages, some of which are co-official alongside the colonial languages; and various pockets of other languages spoken by immigrant populations. == Main languages == Spanish is the most spoken language in the Americas, but Portuguese is the most spoken language in the continent of South America, with Spanish as a close second in South America.

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