Guarani
Language Information
Guarani, with the stress on the final syllable, is the native language of Paraguay. While Spanish is the official language of the country, and spoken by the majority of the population, it is estimated that as many as 2½ million people, or 70 percent of the population, speak Guarani as well. No other Indian language is so widely used by all classes of society in a given country. There are also some speakers of Guarani in southern Brazil and Bolivia. The name Paraguay is a Guarani word meaning "place of great water."
Guarani is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Central South American Indian
- Subgroup
- Andean Equatorial
Guarani Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Guaraní, Paraguayan
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.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights