Indigenous languages of South America still in effect

Indigenous languages of the Americas never cease to amaze, many that are usually thought of as "ancient" i.e. of the history books are still spoken by millions.

9 million speak Quechua the Inca language

6 million speak Mayan languages

5 million speak Guarani - only one for which speakers include large numbers of non-indigenous people

2.2 million speak Aymara

1.5 million speak Nahuatl the Aztec language

Not to mention 100,000 speak Inuit and scores of other smaller languages.