Also Known As:
Mbua, Mbiá, Bugre, Mbyá Guaraní, Mbü'a Guaraní, Guaraní language area
Dialects & Varieties
South America
Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Approx 9,500-10,500 speakers in all countries
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
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Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
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Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
13,245 - 14,245 in all countries
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Spanish and Portuguese
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
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