Guarani
Guarani is a Tupian language spoken in Paraguay and Argentina, by about 4.9 million people.
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Guaraní is that rare thing in the Americas, an indigenous language spoken by most of the non-indigenous population too: most Paraguayans speak it, and it is co-official with Spanish.
Paraguayan Guaraní (Paraguái avañe’ẽ) is the most widely spoken dialect variety of the Guaraní language. It is regulated by the Academy of the Guarani Language.
It is also mentioned as "modern Guaraní" or "colloquial Paraguayan Guaraní", which is different from the pure or closed Guaraní used by the indigenous people. It is used mainly by 77% of the population of Paraguay, many of whom are mestizos or criollos, that is, non-Guaraní people.
This country is one of the few almost completely bilingual nations in the world, as many Guaraní speakers also use the Spanish language. It is very similar to Correntine Guarani, spoken in the north of the Corrientes Province, Argentina.
From Wikipedia · Paraguayan Guarani dialect · CC BY-SA 4.0
Written down
Mayma yvypóra ou ko yvy ári iñapytlʼyre ha eteĩcha dignidad ha derecho jeguerekópe; ha ikatu rupi oikuaa añetéva ha añeteʼyva, iporãva ha ivaíva, tekotevẽ pehenguéicha oiko oñondivekuéra.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Guarani
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | sy | |
| father | úva | |
| child | mitã | |
| man | ava | |
| person | ava | |
| name | téra | |
| friend | angirũ | |
| eye | resa | |
| nose | tĩ | |
| tooth | tãi | |
| tongue | kũ | |
| hand | po | |
| heart | ñe'ã | |
| head | akã | |
| blood | tuguy | |
| bone | kangue | |
| skin | api | |
| breast | titi | |
| water | y | |
| fire | tata | |
| sun | kuarahy | |
| moon | jasy | |
| star | mbyja | |
| sky | yvága | |
| rain | ama | |
| snow | yrypy'a | |
| wind | yvytu | |
| stone | ita | |
| river | ysyry | |
| sea | para |
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Vocabulary
- KaiwáTupian50% alike
- Eastern Bolivian GuaraníTupian37% alike
- TapietéTupian35% alike
- Mbyá GuaraníTupian35% alike
- AnambéTupian33% alike
- GuarayuTupian30% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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