Avañe'ẽ
Guaraní
Tupian
Guaraní (Avañe’ẽ) belongs to the Tupi–Guaraní branch of the Tupian family. The Guaraní macrolanguage code is ISO 639-3: grn, while Paraguayan Guaraní has the individual code gug; related Guaraní varieties in Bolivia, Argentina, and Brazil are distinct and should not all be treated as one standard. Paraguay’s 1992 Constitution makes Guaraní and Castilian official languages, and Paraguayan Guaraní is widely used by Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in conversation, broadcasting, education, and literature. Its agglutinative grammar marks person on verbs and includes an active–stative alignment pattern, while nasal harmony can affect vowels, consonants, and affixes across a word. Standard spelling uses a Latin-based alphabet with letters such as ñ and diacritics for nasal vowels; contact with Spanish produces a broad range of mixed usage often called Jopara, rather than one sharply bounded variety.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Guaraní
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| Meaning | Guaraní | Mbyá Guaraní | Tupinambá | Nheengatu | Argentine Spanish | Uruguayan Spanish | Andalusian Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | y /ɨ/ | y /ɨ/ | ʼy /ʔɨ/ | ií /iˈʔi/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ |
| Fire | tata /tata/ | tata /taˈta/ | tatá /taˈta/ | tatá /tata/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ |
| Sun | kuarahy /kwaɾahɨ/ | kuaray /kʷaɾaˈɨ/ | kuarasy /kwaɾaˈsɨ/ | kuarasi /kwaɾasi/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sɔl/ |
| Moon | jasy /dʒasɨ/ | jaxy /ʒaˈʃɨ/ | iasy /jaˈsɨ/ | yasi /jasi/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ |
| Star | mbyja /mbɨˈdʒa/ | jaxy tata /ʒaʃɨ taˈta/ | jasytata /jasɨtaˈta/ | yasytatá /jasɨtaˈta/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʃa/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʒa/ | estrella /ehˈtɾeʝa/ |
| Night | pyhare /pɨhaɾe/ | pytũ /pɨtũ/ | pytuna /pɨtuna/ | pituna /pituna/ | noche /ˈnotʃe/ | noche /ˈnotʃe/ | noche /ˈnotʃe/ |
| Rain | ama /ˈama/ | oky /okɨ/ | amana /amaˈna/ | amana /amana/ | lluvia /ˈʒuβja/ | lluvia /ˈʒuβja/ | lluvia /ˈʝuβja/ |
| Snow | yrypyʼa veve /ɨɾɨpɨʔa veve/ | yroʼy apĩgue /ɨɾoʔɨ apĩŋɡwe/ | amanarypyʼoka /ãmãnaɾɨpɨˈʔɔka/ | — | nieve /ˈnjeβe/ | nieve /ˈnjeβe/ | nieve /ˈnjeβe/ |
| Wind | yvytu /ɨvɨˈtu/ | yvytu /ɨvɨˈtu/ | ybytu /ɨβɨˈtu/ | iwitú /iwiˈtu/ | viento /ˈbjento/ | viento /ˈbjento/ | viento /ˈbjento/ |
| Earth | yvy /ɨvɨ/ | yvy /ɨˈvɨ/ | yby /ɨˈβɨ/ | yby /ɨβɨ/ | tierra /ˈtjera/ | tierra /ˈtjera/ | tierra /ˈtjera/ |
| Stone | ita /iˈtaʔ/ | ita /ita/ | itá /iˈta/ | itá /iˈta/ | piedra /ˈpjeðɾa/ | piedra /ˈpjeðɾa/ | piedra /ˈpjeðɾa/ |
| Mountain | yvyty /ɨʋɨˈtɨ/ | yvyty /ɨvɨˈtɨ/ | — | iwitera /iwiteɾa/ | montaña /monˈtaɲa/ | montaña /monˈtaɲa/ | montaña /monˈtaɲa/ |
| Sea | para /paˈɾa/ | yeʼẽ /ɨeˈʔẽ/ | paranã /paɾãˈnã/ | paranawasú /paɾanawaˈsu/ | mar /maɾ/ | mar /maɾ/ | mar /maɾ/ |
| Mother | sy /sɨ/ | xy /ʃɨ/ | sy /sɨ/ | manha /ˈmaɲa/ | madre /ˈmaðɾe/ | madre /ˈmaðɾe/ | madre /ˈmaðɾe/ |
| Father | túva /tuva/ | tuu /tuu/ | tuba /ˈtuβa/ | paiá /paja/ | padre /ˈpaðɾe/ | padre /ˈpaðɾe/ | padre /ˈpaðɾe/ |
| Daughter | tajýra /taˈdʒɨɾa/ | tajy /taˈʒɨ/ | tajyra /taˈjɨɾa/ | tayera /tajeˈɾa/ | hija /ˈixa/ | hija /ˈixa/ | hija /ˈiha/ |
| I | che /ʃe/ | xee /ʃeː/ | ixé /iˈʃɛ/ | ixé /iˈʃe/ | yo /ʃo/ | yo /ʒo/ | yo /ʝo/ |
| You | nde /nde/ | ndee /ndeː/ | endé /ẽˈdɛ/ | indé /ĩˈde/ | vos /bos/ | vos /bos/ | tú /tu/ |
| We | ñande / ore /ɲãnde / oɾe/ | nhande / ore /ɲãnde / oɾe/ | îandé / oré /ɲãˈdɛ / oˈɾɛ/ | yandé /jãˈde/ | nosotros /noˈsotɾos/ | nosotros /noˈsotɾos/ | nosotros /noˈsotɾoh/ |
| Name | téra /ˈtera/ | tery /teɾɨ/ | tera /ˈteɾa/ | sera /seˈɾa/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ |
| Person | yvypóra /ɨʋɨˈpoɾa/ | — | abá /aˈβa/ | mira /miɾa/ | persona /peɾˈsona/ | persona /peɾˈsona/ | persona /peɾˈsona/ |
| Head | akã /aˈkã/ | akã /aˈkã/ | akanga /aˈkãŋa/ | akanga /akaŋa/ | cabeza /kaˈβesa/ | cabeza /kaˈβesa/ | cabeza /kaˈβesa/ |
| Eye | tesa /tesa/ | esa /esa/ | t-esá /teˈsa/ | sesa /sesa/ | ojo /ˈoxo/ | ojo /ˈoxo/ | ojo /ˈoho/ |
| Ear | nambi /nãmbi/ | nambi /nambi/ | nambi /nãbi/ | nambi /nambi/ | oreja /oˈɾexa/ | oreja /oˈɾexa/ | oreja /oˈɾexa/ |
| Nose | tĩ /tĩ/ | xĩ /ʃĩ/ | tĩ /tĩ/ | tĩ /tĩ/ | nariz /naˈɾis/ | nariz /naˈɾis/ | nariz /naˈɾih/ |
| Mouth | juru /dʒuˈɾu/ | juru /ʒuˈɾu/ | îuru /juˈɾu/ | juru /juɾu/ | boca /ˈboka/ | boca /ˈboka/ | boca /ˈboka/ |
| Tooth | tãi /tãj/ | taĩ /tãj/ | aĩa /ãia/ | sanya /saɲa/ | diente /ˈdjente/ | diente /ˈdjente/ | diente /ˈdjente/ |
| Tongue | kũ /kũ/ | kũ /kũ/ | apekũ /apekũ/ | apekũ /apekũ/ | lengua /ˈleŋɡwa/ | lengua /ˈleŋɡwa/ | lengua /ˈleŋɡwa/ |
| Hand | po /po/ | po /po/ | pó /po/ | pó /po/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ |
| Foot | py /pɨ/ | py /pɨ/ | py /pɨ/ | pí /pi/ | pie /pje/ | pie /pje/ | pie /pje/ |
| Heart | pyʼa /pɨʔa/ | pyʼa /pɨˈʔa/ | nheʼã /ɲẽˈʔã/ | piá /piˈa/ | corazón /koɾaˈson/ | corazón /koɾaˈson/ | corazón /koɾasɔ̃/ |
| Bone | kangue /kãŋɡwe/ | kãgue /kãŋɡwe/ | kanga /kaˈŋa/ | kãwera /kãweɾa/ | hueso /ˈweso/ | hueso /ˈweso/ | hueso /ˈweso/ |
| Blood | tuguy /tuɣɨ/ | tuguy /tuɣɨ/ | tuguy /tuɣɨ/ | tuwi /tuwi/ | sangre /ˈsaŋɡɾe/ | sangre /ˈsaŋɡɾe/ | sangre /ˈsaŋɡɾe/ |
| Poop | tepoti /tepoti/ | — | tepoti /tepoˈti/ | tiputí /tipuˈti/ | caca /ˈkaka/ | caca /ˈkaka/ | caca /ˈkaka/ |
| Love | hayhu /haɨhu/ | mborayvu /mboɾaɨvu/ | aûsub /aˈwsuβ/ | saysu /sajsu/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /amɔh/ |
| Tree | yvyra /ɨvɨɾa/ | yvyra /ɨvɨˈɾa/ | ybyʼrá /ɨβɨˈɾa/ | mirá /miˈɾa/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbol /aɾβɔl/ |
| Dog | jagua /dʒaɡwa/ | jagua /dʒaɡuˈa/ | îagûara /jaˈɣwaɾa/ | yawara /jawaɾa/ | perro /ˈpero/ | perro /ˈpero/ | perro /ˈpero/ |
| Cat | mbarakaja /mbaɾakadʒa/ | xiviʼi /ʃiviˈʔi/ | marakaîá /maɾakaˈja/ | pixana /piʃana/ | gato /ˈɡato/ | gato /ˈɡato/ | gato /ˈɡato/ |
| Fish | pira /piɾa/ | pira /piɾa/ | pirá /piˈɾa/ | pirá /piˈɾa/ | pez /pes/ | pez /pes/ | pez /peh/ |
| Bird | guyra /ɡʷɨɾa/ | guyra /ɡɨˈɾa/ | gûyrá /ɡʷɨˈɾa/ | wirá /wiˈɾa/ | pájaro /ˈpaxaɾo/ | pájaro /ˈpaxaɾo/ | pájaro /ˈpaxaɾo/ |
| Butterfly | panambi /panaˈmbi/ | popo /popo/ | panam /paˈnam/ | panapana /panapana/ | mariposa /maɾiˈposa/ | mariposa /maɾiˈposa/ | mariposa /maɾiˈposa/ |
| Egg | rupiʼa /ɾupiʔa/ | rupiʼa /ɾupiʔa/ | s-upiʼa /supiˈʔa/ | supiá /supiˈa/ | huevo /ˈweβo/ | huevo /ˈweβo/ | huevo /ˈweβo/ |
| Bear | óso /ˈoso/ | kaguare-jagua /kaɡuaɾeʒaɡuˈa/ | — | ursu /uɾsu/ | oso /ˈoso/ | oso /ˈoso/ | oso /ˈoso/ |
| Horse | kavaju /kaʋaˈdʒu/ | kavaju /kavaˈʒu/ | kabaru /kaβaˈɾu/ | kawarú /kawaˈɾu/ | caballo /kaˈβaʃo/ | caballo /kaˈβaʒo/ | caballo /kaˈβaʝo/ |
| House | óga /oɡa/ | o /o/ | oka /ˈoka/ | oka /oka/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ |
| Milk | kamby /kambɨ/ | kamby /kambɨ/ | kamby /kambɨ/ | kambí /kamˈbi/ | leche /ˈletʃe/ | leche /ˈletʃe/ | leche /ˈletʃe/ |
| Honey | eirete /eiɾeˈte/ | ei /ei/ | eíra /eˈiɾa/ | íra /ˈiɾa/ | miel /mjel/ | miel /mjel/ | miel /mjel/ |
| Salt | juky /dʒuˈkɨ/ | juky /ʒuˈkɨ/ | îukyra /juˈkɨɾa/ | yukira /jukiɾa/ | sal /sal/ | sal /sal/ | sal /sal/ |
| Wine | víno /ˈʋino/ | vinho /ˈviɲu/ | — | vinyu /viɲu/ | vino /ˈbino/ | vino /ˈbino/ | vino /ˈbino/ |
| Rice | arro /aˈro/ | aroi /aɾoˈi/ | — | — | arroz /aˈros/ | arroz /aˈros/ | arroz /aˈroh/ |
| Chocolate | chokora /ʃokoˈɾa/ | — | — | — | chocolate /tʃokoˈlate/ | chocolate /tʃokoˈlate/ | chocolate /tʃokoˈlate/ |
| Iron | itakandua /itakanˈdua/ | ferro /ˈfɛʁu/ | — | feru /ˈfeɾu/ | hierro /ˈjero/ | hierro /ˈjero/ | hierro /ˈjero/ |
| Wheel | rruéda /ruˈeda/ | ruéda /ɾuˈeda/ | ybyrapararanga /ɨβɨɾapaɾaˈɾãŋa/ | — | rueda /ˈrweða/ | rueda /ˈrweða/ | rueda /ˈrweða/ |
| Silk | séda /ˈseda/ | seda /ˈseda/ | — | — | seda /ˈseða/ | seda /ˈseða/ | seda /ˈseða/ |
| Book | aranduka /aɾanduˈka/ | kuaxia para /kuaˈʃia paɾa/ | kûatiara /kʷatiˈaɾa/ | papera /paˈpeɾa/ | libro /ˈliβɾo/ | libro /ˈliβɾo/ | libro /ˈliβɾo/ |
| Eat | karu /kaˈɾu/ | karu /kaɾu/ | ʼu /ʔu/ | mbaú /mbaˈu/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ | comer /komɛh/ |
| Drink | yʼu /ɨʔu/ | yʼu /ɨʔu/ | ʼu /ʔu/ | u /u/ | beber /beˈβeɾ/ | beber /beˈβeɾ/ | beber /beβɛh/ |
| Sleep | ke /ke/ | ke /ke/ | ker /keɾ/ | kéri /keɾi/ | dormir /dorˈmir/ | dormir /doɾˈmiɾ/ | dormir /dorˈmir/ |
| One | peteĩ /peteĩ/ | peteĩ /peteˈĩ/ | oîepé /ojeˈpe/ | yepé /jepe/ | uno /ˈuno/ | uno /ˈuno/ | uno /ˈuno/ |
| Two | mokõi /mokõĩ/ | mokoĩ /mokõˈĩ/ | mokõi /moˈkõj/ | mukũi /muˈkũĩ/ | dos /dos/ | dos /dos/ | dos /doh/ |
| Three | mbohapy /mbohaˈpɨ/ | mboapy /mboaˈpɨ/ | mosapyr /mosaˈpɨɾ/ | musapíri /musapiˈɾi/ | tres /tɾes/ | tres /tɾes/ | tres /tɾeh/ |
| Four | irundy /iɾuˈdɨ/ | irundy /iɾunˈdɨ/ | oîoirundyk /ɔjɔiɾũˈⁿdɨk/ | irundi /iɾunˈdʒi/ | cuatro /ˈkwatɾo/ | cuatro /ˈkwatɾo/ | cuatro /ˈkwatɾo/ |
| Five | po /po/ | po /po/ | ambó /ãˈᵐbo/ | pú /pu/ | cinco /ˈsinko/ | cinco /ˈsinko/ | cinco /ˈsinko/ |
| Hundred | sa /sa/ | cem /sẽj̃/ | — | papasawa /papaˈsawa/ | cien /sjen/ | cien /sjen/ | cien /sjen/ |
| Hello | mbaʼéichapa /mbaʔeitʃapa/ | aguyjeve te /aɡʷɨdʒɛˈβɛtɛ/ | ereîubé /eɾejuˈβe/ | poranga /poɾaŋɡa/ | hola /ˈola/ | hola /ˈola/ | hola /ˈola/ |
| Thank you | aguyje /aɡuɨdʒe/ | haʼevete /haʔevete/ | — /—/ | kuekatú /kwekaˈtu/ | gracias /ˈɡɾasjas/ | gracias /ˈɡɾasjas/ | gracias /ɡɾasjah/ |
| Good | porã /poɾã/ | porã /poˈɾã/ | katu /kaˈtu/ | katu /katu/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ |
| New | pyahu /pɨaˈhu/ | pyau /pɨˈau/ | pysasu /pɨsaˈsu/ | pisasú /pisaˈsu/ | nuevo /ˈnweβo/ | nuevo /ˈnweβo/ | nuevo /ˈnweβo/ |
| Red | pytã /pɨtã/ | pytã /pɨtã/ | pirang /piɾaŋ/ | piranga /piˈɾaŋa/ | rojo /ˈroxo/ | rojo /ˈroxo/ | rojo /ˈroho/ |
| White | morotĩ /moɾoˈtĩ/ | xiĩ /ʃiˈĩ/ | ting /tiŋ/ | tinga /tiŋa/ | blanco /ˈblaŋko/ | blanco /ˈblaŋko/ | blanco /ˈblaŋko/ |
| Black | hũ /hũ/ | hũ /hũ/ | pixun /piʃun/ | pixuna /piʃuna/ | negro /ˈneɣɾo/ | negro /ˈneɣɾo/ | negro /ˈneɣɾo/ |
| Green | hovyũ /hoʋɨˈʔũ/ | ovy /ovɨ/ | oby /oˈβɨ/ | suikiri /suikiɾi/ | verde /ˈbeɾðe/ | verde /ˈbeɾðe/ | verde /ˈbeɾðe/ |
| Blue | hovy /hoʋɨ/ | ovy /ovɨ/ | — | suikiri /suikiɾi/ | azul /aˈsul/ | azul /aˈsul/ | azul /aˈsul/ |
| Cuckoo | anó /aˈno/ | — | anũ /ãˈnũ/ | anú /aˈnu/ | pirincho /piˈɾintʃo/ | pirincho /piˈɾintʃo/ | cuco /ˈkuko/ |
| Computer | mohendaha /mohendaˈha/ | — | — | — | computadora /komputaˈðoɾa/ | computadora /komputaˈðoɾa/ | ordenador /oɾðenaˈðoɾ/ |
| Sushi | súchi /ˈsuʃi/ | — | — | — | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsusi/ |
| Tea | te /te/ | — | — | xaa /ʃaʔa/ | té /te/ | té /te/ | té /te/ |
| Coffee | kafe /kafe/ | — | — | — | café /kaˈfe/ | café /kaˈfe/ | café /kaˈfe/ |
| Sugar | asuka /asuka/ | — | — | asukirí /asukiɾi/ | azúcar /aˈsukaɾ/ | azúcar /aˈsukaɾ/ | azúcar /aˈsukaɾ/ |
| Orange | narã /naˈɾã/ | narã /naˈɾã/ | — | — | naranja /naˈɾaŋxa/ | naranja /naˈɾaŋxa/ | naranja /naˈɾaŋha/ |
| Ninety-nine | porundypa porundy /poɾudɨpa poɾudɨ/ | — | — | — | noventa y nueve /noˈβenta i ˈnweβe/ | noventa y nueve /noˈβenta i ˈnweβe/ | noventa y nueve /noˈβenta i ˈnweβe/ |
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