Guarani languages
language group
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 Paraguayan Guarani, one of the national languages of Paraguay, alongside Spanish.
Classification
The Guarani languages are:
Guarani dialect chain: Western Bolivian Guarani (Simba), Eastern Bolivian Guarani (Chawuncu; Ava, Tapieté dialects), Paraguayan Guaraní (Guarani), Correntine Guarani (Taragui), Chiripá Guaraní (Nhandéva, Avá), Mbyá Guaraní (Mbya)
Western Bolivian Guarani (a.k.a. Simba), 7,000 speakers
Eastern Bolivian Guarani (a.k.a. Chiriguano, Chawuncu, Western Argentine Guarani), 55,000 speakers
dialects: Avá (subdialects Chané, Tapieté a.k.a. Ñandeva), Izoceño/Izocenio
Paraguayan Guarani (Guarani proper), 5 million mostly mestizo speakers
Correntine Guarani (Guarani correntino, Taragui/Taragüí), 100,000 speakers, mostly mestizos and criollo people
Chiripá Guarani (a.k.a. Avá, Nhandéva/Ñandeva, Apytare, Tsiripá/Txiripá), 12,000 speakers
Mbyá Guarani (Mbya), 25,000 speakers
Kaiwá (Paí Tavyterá dialect)
Aché (Guayaki) (several dialects)
? Xetá
Classical Guarani
The varieties of Guarani proper and Kaiwá have limited mutual intelligibility. Aché and Guarani are not mutually intelligible. The position of Xetá is unclear.
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