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GUN ISO 639-3

Guaraní, Mbyá

Nhandeayvu Autonym

A language of Brazil

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Bugre, Mbiá, Mbua, Mbya, Mbyá
Autonym
Nhandeayvu
Population
6,000 in Brazil (2008 CTI). Most children, women and elders are monolingual (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 6,000 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 19,960.
Location:
Paraná, São Paulo, Espírito Santo, Pará, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina states; possibly also Minas Gerais state. 35 villages.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Guaraní, Guaraní
Dialects
Tambéopé, Baticola. Lexical similarity: 75% with Paraguayan Guaraní [gug]. A member of macrolanguage Guarani [grn].
Typology
SVO; 14 consonants and 12 vowels (6 oral, 6 nasal).
Language Use
Some also use Portuguese [por].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 2004.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Guaraní, Mbyá
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Guaraní, Mbyá
User Population
3,910 in Argentina (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 8,220 (Crevels 2012).
Location
Corrientes and Misiones provinces: south bank, Alto Parana river, Posadas area; shared border.
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
Other Comments
Traditional religion.
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Language Name
Guaraní, Mbyá
User Population
10,000 in Paraguay (Crevels 2012), decreasing. Ethnic population: 14,300 (2002 census).
Location
Widespread, east, central, and south.
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
Other Comments
Some Chiripá may live among them. Special vocabulary, ‘ayvu porã’, used for ritual purposes. Traditional religion, Christian.
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Location: Paraná, São Paulo, Espírito Santo, Pará, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina states; possibly also Minas Gerais state. 35 villages.