Difference between revisions of "User:Cpillsb1/Language selection"
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*'''Number of native speakers''': 4,850,000 worldwide (4,650,000 in Paraguay) | *'''Number of native speakers''': 4,850,000 worldwide (4,650,000 in Paraguay) | ||
*'''iso''': <code>gug</code> | *'''iso''': <code>gug</code> | ||
| − | *'''Orthography''': | + | *'''Orthography''': Latin script, largely phonemic |
| + | *'''Current Status''': Guaraní, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Paraguay. It is an indigenous language spoken by the majority of the population. There are approximately 2,500,000 monolingual speakers of Guaraní. It is used extensively in bilingual education (still taught in many schools). | ||
| + | ===Text availability === | ||
| + | There appears to be plenty of text available for Guaraní, including a Bible translation.<ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarani_language#Literature </ref> | ||
== 2. Kabardian == | == 2. Kabardian == | ||
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=== Basic Information === | === Basic Information === | ||
| + | ===Text availability === | ||
== 3. Abkhaz == | == 3. Abkhaz == | ||
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Revision as of 02:20, 19 January 2017
IN PROGRESS
Contents
1. Guaraní
Morphological Typology
Guaraní is a highly agglutinative, polysynthetic language.[1]
Basic Information [2]
- Location: Mostly spoken in Paraguay, but also spoken in parts of Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.
- Number of native speakers: 4,850,000 worldwide (4,650,000 in Paraguay)
- iso:
gug - Orthography: Latin script, largely phonemic
- Current Status: Guaraní, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Paraguay. It is an indigenous language spoken by the majority of the population. There are approximately 2,500,000 monolingual speakers of Guaraní. It is used extensively in bilingual education (still taught in many schools).
Text availability
There appears to be plenty of text available for Guaraní, including a Bible translation.[3]
