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ALSO KNOWN AS		Mbua, Mbiá, Bugre, Mbyá Guaraní, Mbü'a Guaraní, Guaraní language area
CLASSIFICATION		Tupian, Tupi-Guaranian, Guarani
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		gun
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Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
19,924
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
28,847
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Argentina: 3,908 speakers, 8,223 population. Brazil: 6,000 speakers and population. Paraguay 10,016 speakers, 14,624 population.

PLACES: Aargentina, Brazil, Paraguay

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
16,050
Native speakers worldwide

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15,050
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
6,000 in Brazil; 4,000 in Argentina; 5,000 in Paraguay

DATE OF INFO: 2008

PLACES: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: In Brazil: Paraná, São Paulo, Espírito Santo, Pará, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina states; possibly also Minas Gerais state. 35 villages.
In Argentina: Corrientes and Misiones provinces: south bank, Alto Parana river, Posadas area.
In Paraguay: Widespread, east, central, and south.

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Approx 9,500-10,500 speakers in all countries
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
13,245 - 14,245 in all countries
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
BRAZIL: ethnic population of approx 6,000, nearly all fluent speakers. ARGENTINA: ethnic population of 2,500-3,500, most still speak the language. PARAGUAY: ethnic population of 4,745, out of which 2,445 speak the language.

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BRAZIL: "Most children, women and elders in Brazil are still monolingual speakers of Mbyá," ARGENTINA: "Language use is vigorous among the groups that have arrived recently, but among those that have been arriving since the end of the nineteenth century the use of Spanish is becoming more and more predominant." PARAGUAY: "the Mbyá still use their language in day-to-day speech."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Spanish and Portuguese

PLACES: Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
25,450
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are 6,000 speakers in Brazil (2003 ISA).

PLACES: Uruguay; Paraguay; Brazil; Argentina;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Southwestern Parana, southeastern Slo Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Espirito Santo states; possibly in Minas Gerais State; 35 villages.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Southwestern Parana, southeastern Slo Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Espirito Santo states; possibly in Minas Gerais State; 35 villages.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
17,000
Native speakers worldwide

16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis		SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		25,450		10000-99999	There are 6,000 speakers in Brazil (2003 ISA).		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Southwestern Parana, southeastern Slo Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Espirito Santo states; possibly in Minas Gerais State; 35 villages.	Uruguay; Paraguay; Brazil; Argentina;	Southwestern Parana, southeastern Slo Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Espirito Santo states; possibly in Minas Gerais State; 35 villages.
	2016	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)			Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	online	SIL International	Dallas, Texas	http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition (2016). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.			15,050	2008	10000-99999	6,000 in Brazil; 4,000 in Argentina; 5,000 in Paraguay		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				In Brazil: Paraná, São Paulo, Espírito Santo, Pará, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina states; possibly also Minas Gerais state. 35 villages. In Argentina: Corrientes and Misiones provinces: south bank, Alto Parana river, Posadas area. In Paraguay: Widespread, east, central, and south.	Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger					UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		17,000		10000-99999			Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)							-26.5099, -55.2832
	2007	South America	Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages	103-196	C. Moseley		London & New York: Routledge			Mily Crevels	Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	13,245 - 14,245 in all countries	Approx 9,500-10,500 speakers in all countries		1000-9999	BRAZIL: ethnic population of approx 6,000, nearly all fluent speakers. ARGENTINA: ethnic population of 2,500-3,500, most still speak the language. PARAGUAY: ethnic population of 4,745, out of which 2,445 speak the language.	Spanish and Portuguese	Threatened (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	11	BRAZIL: "Most children, women and elders in Brazil are still monolingual speakers of Mbyá," ARGENTINA: "Language use is vigorous among the groups that have arrived recently, but among those that have been arriving since the end of the nineteenth century the use of Spanish is becoming more and more predominant." PARAGUAY: "the Mbyá still use their language in day-to-day speech."	11		Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina
		World Oral Literature Project							http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			16,050		10000-99999			Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	2012	Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking	The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide	167-234	Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona		Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin		Crevels, Mily	Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.		28,847	19,924		10000-99999	Argentina: 3,908 speakers, 8,223 population. Brazil: 6,000 speakers and population. Paraguay 10,016 speakers, 14,624 population.		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Aargentina, Brazil, Paraguay

Mbyá

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

19,924

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

16,050

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15,050

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Approx 9,500-10,500 speakers in all countries

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

25,450

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

17,000

Discussion

Mbyá

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

19,924

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

16,050

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15,050

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Approx 9,500-10,500 speakers in all countries

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

25,450

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

17,000

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