Guarani
Paraguay's indigenous language
Guarani refers to an indigenous people of South America, primarily Paraguay, and their language.
Guarani is one of Paraguay's two official languages alongside Spanish, spoken by the majority of the population regardless of ethnicity—unusual for an indigenous American language.
The currency of Paraguay is also called the guarani.
Paraguayan holly leaf infusion
- San BernardinoInland Southern California city
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
Related tongues from one source
Proficiency in two languages
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- agglutinativeMorphemes chained, roots intact
- nasalizationSound routed through nostrils
grammar · vocabulary · conjugation · dialects · pronunciation · lexicon · official language · oral tradition
Skilled manual workers
- handicraftsManually created decorative objects
- subsistence farmingGrowing food for household
- shamanismMediation between worlds
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
ancestral lands · land rights · indigenous territory · tribal elders · communal living · cultural preservation
Traditional origin-of-everything tales
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
yerba mate
Paraguayan holly leaf infusion
- San BernardinoInland Southern California city
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
language family
Related tongues from one source
bilingualism
Proficiency in two languages
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- agglutinativeMorphemes chained, roots intact
nasalization · grammar · vocabulary · conjugation · dialects · pronunciation · lexicon · official language · oral tradition · verb forms
artisans
Skilled manual workers
- handicraftsManually created decorative objects
- subsistence farmingGrowing food for household
- shamanismMediation between worlds
oral tradition · ancestral lands · land rights · indigenous territory · tribal elders · communal living · cultural preservation
creation myths
Traditional origin-of-everything tales
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
spirits · supernatural beings · shamanism · rituals · sacred stories
GuaraniSpanish
Language of Iberia
Castilian · Portuguese · Latin · European languages · Romance languages
Guaraniconquistadors
Spanish colonial soldiers
GuaraniUS dollar
American monetary unit
euro · pound sterling · hard currency · Swiss franc · Japanese yen