Guarani

Also known as Guarani language, Guarani dialects

Tupian language of Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia, distinct groups within the Guaraní subgroup

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Guarani is a language spoken by indigenous and non-indigenous people across Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia, with several distinct regional groups that form part of the broader Guaraní language family. It matters because it represents an important indigenous language still actively used across South America and reflects the cultural heritage of the region's native populations.

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Instance of: modern language
Subclass of: Indigenous languages of the Americas
Has part: Ava Guarani
Country: Brazil
Image: Libros en guarani.JPG
Said to be same as: Guarani

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Wikimedia language code: gn
native label: Avañe'ẽ
topic's main category: Category:Guarani language
linguistic typology: polysynthetic language
different from: Waorani
indigenous to: Guaraní people
language regulatory body: Guarani Language Academy
Commons category: Guaraní language
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/GRN
category for films in this language: Category:Guaraní-language films
P10369: Pacific Ocean
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 4500000

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Encyclopedic overview

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, alongside Spanish.

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