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The Constitution of Paraguay of 1992 declares it as a multicultural and bilingual country, establishing Spanish and Guaraní as official languages. [1] Spanish, an Indo-European language of the Romance branch, is understood by about 90% of the population as a first or second language.
A Guarani speaker. Books in Guarani. Guarani (/ ˌ ɡ w ɑːr ə ˈ n iː, ˈ ɡ w ɑːr ən i / GWAR-ə-NEE, GWAR-ə-nee), [3] specifically the primary variety known as Paraguayan Guarani (avañeʼẽ [ʔãʋãɲẽˈʔẽ] [citation needed] "the people's language"), is a South American language that belongs to the Tupi–Guarani branch [4] of the Tupian language family.
Paraguay is a bilingual nation. Both Spanish and Guaraní are official languages. The Guaraní language is a remarkable trace of the indigenous Guaraní culture that has endured in Paraguay. Guaraní claims its place as one of the last surviving and thriving of South American indigenous national languages. [122]
Main language families of South America (other than Aimaran, Mapudungun, and Quechuan, which expanded after the Spanish conquest). Indigenous languages of South America include, among several others, the Quechua languages in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru and to a lesser extent in Argentina, Chile, and Colombia; Guaraní in Paraguay and to a much lesser extent in Argentina and Bolivia; Aymara in ...
Guarani language, or Paraguayan Guarani, an official language of Paraguay Guarani dialects , spoken in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay Guarani languages , a group of languages, including Guarani, in the Tupí-Guaraní language subfamily
Guarani is co-official with Spanish in Paraguay, [3] and most Paraguayans speak both languages. [4] Guaraní is the home language of more than half the population of Paraguay, with higher proportions of its use in rural areas, and those who speak Spanish at home slightly in the majority in the cities. [5]
The Academy of the Guarani Language (Guarani: Guarani Ñe’ẽ Rerekuapavẽ, Spanish: Academia de la Lengua Guaraní) is a Paraguayan institution that promotes and regulates the Guarani language, one of the official languages of Paraguay and the Mercosur. [1]
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.