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
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
, alongside Spanish.
The Guarani languages are:
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Guarani dialect chain:
Western Bolivian Guarani (Simba),
Eastern Bolivian Guarani
Eastern may refer to:
Transportation
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* Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways
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(Chawuncu; Ava, Tapieté dialects),
Paraguayan Guaraní
The guaraní (, plural: ''guaraníes''; currency sign, sign: ₲; ISO 4217, code: PYG) is the national currency unit of Paraguay. The guaraní was divided into 100 céntimos but, because of inflation, céntimos are no longer in use.
The currenc ...
(Guarani),
Chiripá Guaraní
Chiripá Guarani (Tsiripá, Txiripá), also known as Ava Guarani and ''Nhandéva'' (''Ñandeva''), is a Guaraní languages, Guaraní language spoken in Paraguay, Brazil, and also Argentina. Nhandéva is closely connected to Mbyá Guaraní language ...
(Nhandéva, Avá),
Mbyá Guaraní (Mbya)
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Kaiwá (
Paí Tavyterá dialect)
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Aché (Guayaki) (several dialects)
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Xetá
The varieties of Guarani proper and Kaiwá have limited mutual intelligibility. Aché and Guarani are not mutually intelligible.
The position of Xetá is unclear.
See also
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WikiProject Guaraní
Notes
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