Chamacoco Language
Chamacoco is a Zamucoan language spoken in Paraguay by the Chamacoco people. It is also known as ''Xamicoco'' or ''Xamacoco'', although the tribe itself prefers the name Ishír, which is also spelled ''Ishiro'' or ''Jewyo''.Chamacoco: Orientation
''Every Culture.'' 2008 (retrieved 29 March 2009) When the term ''Ishiro'' (or ''yshyro'' or ''ɨshɨro'') is used to refer to the language, it is an abbreviation for ''Ishir(o) ahwoso'', literally meaning 'the words, the language of the Chamacoco people'. Ciucci, Luca 2011. L’amico di D’Annunzio e la tribù perduta: in Sudamerica alla ricerca dei confini di Babele. ''Normale. Bollettino dell’associazione normalisti'', 1-2. 23-28. It is spoken by a traditionally

Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of seven million, nearly three million of whom live in the capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro. Although one of only two landlocked countries in South America (Bolivia is the other), Paraguay has ports on the Paraguay and Paraná rivers that give exit to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway. Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1524, and in 1537, they established the city of Asunción, the first capital of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata. During the 17th century, Paraguay was the center of Jesuit missions, where the native Guaraní people were converted to Christianity and introduced to European culture. ...
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