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| Language | Current Population (speakers) | Former Population Estimate | Subsistence Preference | Density | Sedentism | Ecotome | Marriage Pattern | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahuilla | large | AG | low | seasonal | no | ||||
| Luiseño | large | HG | medium | seasonal | no | ||||
| Western Mono | large | HG | low | seasonal | no | ||||
| Comanche | large | AG | low | mobile | no | ||||
| Northern Paiute | large | HG | low | mobile | no | ||||
| Yuma | large | AG | dense | sedentary | no | ||||
| Central Sierra Miwok | large | HG | medium | seasonal | no | ||||
| Gabrielino | large | HG | dense | sedentary | no | ||||
| Northern Sierra Miwok | large | HG | medium | seasonal | no | ||||
| Plains Miwok | large | HG | medium | seasonal | no | ||||
| Southern Sierra Miwok | large | HG | medium | seasonal | no | ||||
| Wintu | large | HG | dense | seasonal | no | ||||
| Yuki | large | HG | medium | seasonal | no | ||||
| Cocopa | large | AG | dense | sedentary | no | ||||
| Mojave | large | AG | dense | sedentary | no | ||||
| Chumash Barbareno | large | HG | dense | sedentary | no | ||||
| Chumash Ventureno | large | HG | dense | sedentary | no | ||||
| Baniwa | 6000 | large | AG | dense | sedentary | Riverine | |||
| Wapishana | large | AG | dense | sedentary | |||||
| Akawaio | large | AG | dense | sedentary | |||||
| Makushi | 25000 | large | AG | dense | sedentary | ||||
| Sikuani | 23000 | large | HG | medium | mobile | ||||
| Cubeo | 6150 | large | AG | medium | sedentary | Riverine | Phratric exogamy | used as lingua franca | |
| Nheengatu | 8000 | large | AG | dense | sedentary | Riverine | exclusively the product of language shift | ||
| Sanumá | 5000 | large | HG | medium | seasonal | Interfluvial | |||
| Yanomam | 9000 | large | HG | medium | seasonal | Interfluvial | |||
| Yanomami | 18000 | large | HG | medium | seasonal | Interfluvial | |||
| Bardi | large | HG | medium | seasonal | no | ||||
| Yawuru | large | HG | medium | sedentary | yes | ||||
| Wardaman | large | HG | low | mobile | |||||
| Nyikina | large | HG | medium | seasonal | yes | ||||
| Yandruwandha | large | HG | low | mobile | yes | ||||
| Walmajarri | large | HG | low | mobile | unknown | ||||
| Warlpiri | large | HG | low | mobile | no | ||||
| Kuuk Thaayorre | large | HG | medium | mobile | |||||
| Yidiny | large | HG | dense | mobile | |||||
| Gupapuyngu | large | HG | dense | mobile | yes | ||||
| Ngarinyin | large | HG | medium | mobile | no | ||||
| Worrorra | large | HG | medium | mobile | no | ||||
| Burarra | large | HG | dense | mobile | yes | ||||
| Yir-Yoront | large | HG | medium | mobile | |||||
| Kuku-Yalanji | large | HG | medium | mobile | |||||
| Dhuwal | large | HG | dense | mobile | yes | ||||
| Djambarrpuyngu | large | HG | dense | mobile | |||||
| Gumatj | large | HG | dense | seasonal | yes | ||||
| Makiritare | 6000 | large | AG | medium | sedentary |