What is the main language spoken in South America?

Since South America is a continent and not one country, several languages are spoken. Spanish dominates but Portuguese, English, Dutch and French are spoken in South America. It depends on what you mean. Portuguese is spoken by more people in South America than any other Language. Spanish is the most WIDELY spoken language. read more

Portuguese is the majority language of South America, by a small margin. Spanish, with slightly fewer speakers than Portuguese, is the second most spoken language on the continent. Other official and majority languages in specific countries are: Dutch in Suriname; English in Guyana and the Falkland Islands. read more

By population numbers I think that it would be Portuguese, I’m not sure, if I'm wrong somebody feel free to correct me. On the other hand, Spanish has more countries speaking the language. read more