What is Guaraní language?
'''Guaraní''' is an [[Native American]] language from [[Paraguay]]. It is one of the two [[official language]]s of Paraguay, along with [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Languages|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/languages/|access-date=22 May 2023|website=The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency}}</ref> Guaraní is written using the [[Guaraní alphabet]]. Guaraní is one of the most widely spoken American languages. It is often used among the Paraguayan people and neighboring communities. This is unique among American languages. Language shift towards European colonial languages (in this case, [[Spanish language|Spanish]]) has been nearly universal in the [[Western Hemisphere]]. However, Paraguayans have kept their traditional language while also adopting Spanish.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Romero|first=Simon|date=12 March 2012|title=An Indigenous Language With Unique Staying Power (Published 2012)|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/world/americas/in-paraguay-indigenous-language-with-unique-staying-power.html|access-date=17 December 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{InterWiki|code=gn}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Paraguayan culture]] [[Category:Languages of South America]]