Les llengües ameríndies són tots aquells idiomes parlats a Amèrica abans de l'arribada de Cristòfor Colom pels amerindis nord-americans i pels amerindis sud-americans. No corresponen a una sola família lingüística sinó a una agrupació geogràfica. Moltes es van extingir, suplantades per l'espanyol, el portuguès, el francès i l'anglès, les llengües dels colonitzadors. Avui dia moltes llengües indígenes han de lluitar per la seva supervivència i el seu reconeixement, ja que estan lligades a cultures rurals, amb una forta diglòssia i, moltes, sense el suport de l'escriptura.
Hi ha diverses classificacions de les llengües d'Amèrica, i és fora de l'abast d'aquest article considerar-les totes; per això, la llista davall consisteix en famílies lingüístiques generalment considerades provades, excepte les mercades específicament com "hipotètiques".
Yurumanguí (Colòmbia) també Yurimangui, Yurimangi) (†)
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