GUI ISO 639-3
Guaraní, Eastern Bolivian
Guaraní Autonym
A language of Bolivia
- ISO 639
- gui
- Alternate Names
- Western Argentine Guaraní, “Chawuncu” (pej.), “Chiriguano” (pej.)
- Autonym
- Guaraní
- Population
- 52,000 in Bolivia (2014 UNSD). Ethnic population: 125,000 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 69,530.
- Location:
- Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, and Tarija departments; south central Parapeti river area.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Guaraní, Guaraní, Bolivian Guaraní
- Dialects
- Izoceño (Izocenio), Ava. A member of macrolanguage Guarani [grn].
- Typology
- 12 consonants and 10 vowels (5 oral, 5 nasal).
- Language Use
- Bilingual education implemented on a large scale (Crevels 2007). Used by all.
- Language Development
- Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 2001.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Guaraní, Eastern Bolivian
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Jujuy and Salta provinces.
- Dialects
- Chané, Izoceño (Isocenio, Izocenyo).
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. ’Guarayo’ is a collective name in Argentina; distinct from Guarayo of Bolivia. Chané is a group that formerly spoke an Arawakan language, but now speak a dialect of Western Argentine Guaraní. Traditional religion. View other languages of Argentina
Language Name
Guaraní, Western Argentine
User Population
15,000 in Argentina (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 21,000 (Crevels 2007).
- Location
- Boquerón department: Barrio Guaraní, Guaraní Occidental, Macharetti, Manjui, San Agustín, Santa Teresita, Santa Teresita-Guaraní Occidental, Yvopey; Concepción department; San Pedro department: Palomita.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Different from Guarayo [gyr] of Bolivia or Huarayo (Ese Ejja) [ese] of Peru and Bolivia. View other languages of Paraguay
Language Name
Guarayo
User Population
2,530 in Paraguay (2007 R. Perik), decreasing.
Map
Location: Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, and Tarija departments; south central Parapeti river area.
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