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In other languages: EspañolDescription[edit | edit source]
The Republic of Paraguay is a primarily bilingual country, as the majority of the population uses Spanish and Guaraní.
The Constitution of Paraguay of 1992 declares it as a multicultural and bilingual country, recognizing Spanish and Guaraní as official languages.
Spanish is understood by about 90% of the population as a first or second language.
Guaraní, an indigenous language of the Tupian family, is comprehended by 77%, and its use is controlled by the Academy of the Guaraní Language. [1]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Spanish
Guaraní
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Spanish
- Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
- Spanish Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)
- Spanish grammar (Wikipedia)
Guaraní
- Guarani alphabet (Wikipedia)
- Guarani Phonology (Wikipedia)
- Guarani Grammar (Wikipedia)
- Guaraní Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
- Estigarribia, Bruno. A grammar of Paraguayan Guarani. London: UCL Press, 2020. Available at: WorldCat.
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Spanish
- Spanish Letter Writing Guide
- Spanish Handwriting Clarified
- Learn Spanish (duolingo)
- Spanish dictionary (Lexilogos)
- English to Spanish Dictionary (Glosbe)
- The Spanish Script Tutorial (byu.ed)
Guaraní
- English to Guaraní Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Guarani (MustGo)
- Guaraní: The Language and People (Byu.ed)
- Estigarribia, Bruno and Justin Pinta. Guarani linguistics in the 21st century. Leiden: Brill, 2017. Available at: WorldCat.
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Paraguay," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Paraguay, accessed 16 May 2023.