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, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
, alongside Spanish.
The Guarani languages are:
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Guarani dialect chain:
Western Bolivian Guarani (Simba),
Eastern Bolivian Guarani (Chawuncu; Ava, Tapieté dialects),
Paraguayan Guaraní (Guarani),
Correntine Guarani (Taragui),
Chiripá Guaraní (Nhandéva, Avá),
Mbyá Guaraní (Mbya)
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Kaiwá (
Paí Tavyterá dialect)
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Aché (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
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