Guaraní language
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| Guarani | |
|---|---|
| Paraguayan Guarani | |
| avañeʼẽ | |
 Books in Guarani | |
| Native to | Paraguay |
| Ethnicity | Guaraní Paraguayan people |
Native speakers | 6.5 million (2020)e24 |
| Dialects | |
| Guarani alphabet (Latin script) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |
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| Regulated by | Academia de la Lengua Guaraní (Guarani Ñeʼẽ Rerekuapavẽ) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gug |
| Glottolog | para1311 |
| Linguasphere | 88-AAI-f |
 Guarani-speaking world[1] | |
Guaraní is an Native American language from Paraguay. It is one of the two official languages of Paraguay, along with Spanish.[2] Guaraní is written using the Guaraní alphabet.
Guaraní is one of the most widely spoken American languages. It is often used among the Paraguayan people and neighboring communities. This is unique among American languages. Language shift towards European colonial languages (in this case, Spanish) has been nearly universal in the Western Hemisphere. However, Paraguayans have kept their traditional language while also adopting Spanish.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Muturzikin (2008). "Paraguai". muturzikin.com.
- ↑ "Languages". The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ↑ Romero, Simon (12 March 2012). "An Indigenous Language With Unique Staying Power (Published 2012)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
Guarani edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
