Patricia Avilés, a speaker of the Guarani
Language.
Origins:
Asunción-Paraguay
Residency:
Hobart-Tasmania
Language:
Guaraní
Speakers:
6.5 million
Speakers in Tasmania:
1
Countries where it is spoken:
Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
Alphabet:
Latin alphabet
Official Status:
Official language in Paraguay
National Language Day:
25 August
Incredible facts:
Guarani as an indigenous language is
spoken by 90% of the population in Paraguay, the only country
in Latin America where the pre-hispanic indigenous language
is widely spoken, and one of the few countries in the world
where that is the case.
The Tasmanian Language Cafe
