Guaraní language

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/guaran-language

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the estimated speaker population?Approximately 5 to 6 million individuals
2. What is the linguistic classification?Member of the Tupi-Guaraní branch of the Tupian language family
3. Why is Guaraní special compared to other Indigenous languages?Unlike many Indigenous languages that have disappeared, Guaraní has survived and even spread across a large area. It is now an official language of Paraguay, used in schools, government, and courts. This shows how strong and proud its speakers are.
4. How did Guaraní become an official language of Paraguay?In 1992, Paraguay’s Constitution made Guaraní an official language together with Spanish. The law says that Guaraní must be used in public life, like in schools and government offices.

Polysynthetic Language: A language that combines many morphemes into single, complex words, often equivalent to entire sentences.
Lingua Franca: A language adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.
Linguistic Assimilation: The process by which a minority language group adopts the language of the dominant group.
Sociolinguistics: The study of the relationship between language and society.