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Mbyá Guaraní language

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Ethnicity
  
Guaraní

ISO 639-3
  
gun

Native speakers
  
15,050 (2007–2008)

Glottolog
  
mbya1239

Native to
  
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay

Language family
  
Tupian Tupí–Guaraní Guaraní (I) Guaraní Mbyá

Mbyá Guaraní is a Tupi–Guaraní language spoken 6,000 Brazilians, 3,000 Argentines, and 8,000 Paraguayans. It is 75% lexically similar to Paraguayan Guaraní.

Mbyá Guaraní is one of a number of "Guaraní dialects" now generally classified as distinct languages.

References

Mbyá Guaraní language Wikipedia