The Guarani languages are a group of half a dozen or so languages in the
Tupi–Guarani language family. The best known language in this family is
Guarani, one of the national languages of
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 th ...
, alongside Spanish.
The Guarani languages are:
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Guarani dialect chain:
Western Bolivian Guarani
Western Bolivian Guarani, known locally as Simba and Simba Guarani, is a Guarani language spoken in Bolivia, in the Chuquisaca Department north of the Pilcomayo River.
Western Bolivian Guarani is one of a number of "Guarani dialects" considere ...
(Simba),
Eastern Bolivian Guarani
Eastern may refer to:
Transportation
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(Chawuncu; Ava, Tapieté dialects),
Paraguayan Guaraní
The guaraní (, plural: ''guaraníes''; sign: ₲; code: PYG) is the national currency unit of Paraguay. The guaraní was divided into 100 céntimos but, because of inflation, céntimos are no longer in use.
The currency sign is ; if unavaila ...
(Guarani),
Chiripá Guaraní
Chiripá Guarani (Tsiripá, Txiripá), also known as Ava Guarani and ''Nhandéva'' (''Ñandeva''), is a Guaraní language spoken in Paraguay, Brazil, and also Argentina. Nhandéva is closely connected to Mbyá Guaraní, as intermarriage between s ...
(Nhandéva, Avá),
Mbyá Guaraní (Mbya)
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Kaiwá (
Paí Tavyterá dialect
Pãi Tavyterã is a Guarani language spoken by about 600 Pai Tavytera people in eastern Paraguay, in Amambay, eastern Concepción, eastern San Pedro, and northern Canindeyú Departments. The language has 70% lexical similarity with the Kaiwá ...
)
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Aché
The Aché ( ) are an indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous people of Paraguay. They are hunter-gatherers living in eastern Paraguay.
From the earliest Jesuit accounts of the Aché in the 17th century until their peaceful outside contac ...
(Guayaki) (several dialects)
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Xetá
The varieties of Guarani proper and Kaiwá have limited mutual intelligibility. Aché and Guarani are not mutually intelligible.
The position of Xetá is unclear.
See also
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WikiProject Guaraní
Notes
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