| Also Known As: Nhandeva,Txiripa$,Ava,Apytare,Guaraní,Tsiripá,Txiripá,Chiripá,Ava Guaraní,Ñandeva
Description:
Chiripá (ISO 639-3: nhd) is a Tupí language spoken in Paraguay, Brazil, and also Argentina. It is closely related to Paraguayan Guaraní, a language which speakers are increasingly switching to. There are 4,900 speakers in Brazil and 7,000 in Paraguay.
Chiripá is also known as Ñandeva, although, in the Paraguayan Chaco, Ñandeva refers to the local variety of Eastern Bolivian/Western Argentine Guaraní. In Brazil, Chiripá is called Nhandeva.
Chiripá is one of a number of "dialects" of the Guaraní language now generally classified as distinct languages: Chiripá, Eastern Bolivian or Western Argentine Guaraní, Mbyá Guaraní, Paraguayan Guaraní, etc. Of these, Paraguayan Guaraní is by far the most important variety and it is often referred to simply as Guaraní. For more information, see Guaraní language.
Additionally, the language group known as Guarani also includes additional languages that have never been considered Guaraní "dialects", such as Guarayu and Sirionó. For more information, see Guarani languages...... full article at Wikipedia |
