Dialect comparison

Mbyá Guaraní vs Paraguayan Guarani

Compare two dialects of Guarani side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Mbyá Guaraní

A Guarani variety distinct from Paraguayan Guaraní, spoken by the Mbyá people across southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and north-eastern Argentina. The most widely spoken Indigenous Guaraní variety in Brazil.

Approximate centre
-25.50°, -55.00°
Paraguayan Guarani

Avañeʼẽ · Jopará

The Guarani of Paraguay. A national co-official language alongside Spanish, used by a majority of the population, often code-mixed with Spanish (Jopará).

Approximate centre
-25.28°, -57.63°

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