Guarani languages
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| Guaraní | |
|---|---|
| Tupí–Guaraní subgroup I | |
| Geographic distribution: | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay |
| Linguistic classification: |
Tupian
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The Guaraní languages are a group of half a dozen or so languages in the Tupí–Guaraní language family. The best known language in this family is Guaraní, the national language of Paraguay.
The Guaraní languages are:
- Guaraní dialect chain: Western Bolivian Guaraní (Simba), Eastern Bolivian Guaraní (Chawuncu; Ava, Tapieté dialects), Paraguayan Guaraní (Guarani), Chiripá Guaraní (Nhandéva, Avá), Mbyá Guaraní (Mbya)[1]
- Kaiwá (Paí Tavyterá dialect)
- Aché (Guayaki) (several dialects)
- ? Xetá
The varieties of Guaraní proper and Kaiwá have limited mutual intelligibility. Aché and Guaraní are not mutually intelligible. The position of Xetá is unclear.
Notes
- ↑ These varieties are all described as part of the Guarani 'macrolanguage' by Ethnologue 16
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