guaraní

adj.

Guarani.

f. & m.

Guarani, member of the Guarani Indians of Paraguay.

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1.

ADJ SMF Guarani

2.

SM (Ling) Guarani

GUARANÍ Guaraní is an American Indian language of the tupí-guaraní family and is widely spoken in Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia. In Paraguay it is the majority language and has equal official status with Spanish, which is spoken mainly by non-Indians. In parts of southern Brazil, tupí-guaraní is the basis for a pidgin known as Língua Geral, now losing ground to Portuguese. From guaraní and its sister dialect tupí come words like "jaguar", "tapir", "toucan" and "tapioca".

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I

adjetivo/masculino, femenino Guarani

II

masculino (idioma) Guarani

•• Cultural note:

guaraní

The name of a people who lived between the rivers Amazon and Plate, and their language. The Guarani language is an official language in Paraguay. It is also spoken in parts of Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. The Jesuit missionaries in Paraguay wrote Guarani dictionaries and grammars, hymns and catechisms. Guarani acquired a symbolic status in Paraguay during the Chaco War with Bolivia, 1932-35. Today many Paraguayans with hardly any indigenous blood speak Guarani better than Spanish

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I

adjetivo/masculino, femenino Guarani

II

masculino (idioma) Guarani

•• Cultural note:

guaraní

The name of a people who lived between the rivers Amazon and Plate, and their language. The Guarani language is an official language in Paraguay. It is also spoken in parts of Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. The Jesuit missionaries in Paraguay wrote Guarani dictionaries and grammars, hymns and catechisms. Guarani acquired a symbolic status in Paraguay during the Chaco War with Bolivia, 1932-35. Today many Paraguayans with hardly any indigenous blood speak Guarani better than Spanish

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guaraní¹

adjective

Guarani

guaraní²

masculine and feminine

guaraní (↑ guaraní a1)

A (persona) Guarani

B

guaraní masculine

1 (idioma) Guarani

2 (moneda) guarani

CULTURAL NOTE

guaraní

The name of a people who lived between the rivers Amazon and Plate, and their language.

The Guarani language is an official language in Paraguay. It is also spoken in parts of Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. The Jesuit missionaries in Paraguay wrote Guarani dictionaries and grammars, hymns and catechisms. Guarani acquired a symbolic status in Paraguay during the Chaco War with Bolivia, 1932-35. Today many Paraguayans with hardly any indigenous blood speak Guarani better than Spanish.

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guaraní adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
Guarani
■ sustantivo masculino (idioma) Guarani
'guaraní' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
céntimo

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guaraní (pl guaraníes)

♦ adj

Guarani

♦ nmf

[persona] Guarani

♦ nm

1. [lengua] Guarani

2. [moneda] guarani

GUARANÍ

Paraguay is the only Latin American country where an indigenous language is used as widely as Spanish. Guaraní was the language spoken by the main indigenous people at the time of the Spanish conquest. The process of racial mixing between Spaniard and Guarani over centuries has resulted in a population that is largely bilingual. In the major urban areas about half the population are able to use both languages freely, while in rural areas Guarani speakers predominate. Spanish is the language of the press and education, but Guarani has had a great influence on the vocabulary of Spanish speakers, and this has given rise to a so-called “guarañol”, a hybrid of both languages.

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guaraní

m FIN guaraní

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guaraní adj & nmf

: Guarani

guaraní nm

: Guarani (language of Paraguay)