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The immigrant ethnic groups kept their cultures and languages to some extent, especially Brazilians – known as "Brasiguayos". [9] [10] Official records gave an imprecise sense of the number of Brazilians who came to the country. According to the 1982 census, 99,000 Brazilians resided in Paraguay.
Paraguay is predominantly a bilingual country, as the majority of the population uses Spanish and Guaraní. The Constitution of Paraguay of 1992 established Spanish and Guaraní as official languages. [11] Spanish, an Indo-European language of the Romance branch, is understood by about 90% of the population as a first or second language.
Indigenous peoples in Paraguay, or Native Paraguayans, include 17 ethnic groups belonging to five language families. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] While only a 1.7% of Paraguay 's population is fully indigenous, 75% of the population identifies as being partially of indigenous descent; [ 3 ] however, the majority do not identify as being indigenous but as Mestizos .
Paraguay (/ ˈ p ær ə ɡ w aɪ /; Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaˈɣwaj] ⓘ), officially the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guarani: Paraguái Tavakuairetã), 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.
Paraguay's cultural heritage can be traced to the extensive intermarriage between the original male Spanish settlers and indigenous Guaraní women. Their culture is highly influenced by various European countries, including Spain. Therefore, Paraguayan culture is a fusion of two cultures and traditions; one European, the other, Southern Guaraní.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Paraguay" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Ethnic groups in Paraguay (4 C, 13 P) Expatriates in Paraguay (38 C, 3 P) P. Populated places in Paraguay (6 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Demographics of Paraguay"
Although according to official estimates, the Afro-Paraguayan population accounts for 2% of the total population, the Afro Paraguayan Association Kamba Cuá, supported by the Department of Statistics, Surveys and Censuses (Dgeec) and the U.S. and state IAF, estimated the number of Afro-Paraguayan people at only 8,013, equivalent to 0.13 percent of the 6.1 million inhabitants of Paraguay. [3]