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As one of the official languages of Paraguay and with roughly six million total speakers, Guaraní is one of the only indigenous American languages to flourish alongside Spanish. Although Guaraní is spoken primarily in Paraguay's more rural areas, visitors will find some knowledge of the language to be useful in urban centres like Asunción, as well as some of the coastal communities of neighbouring Brazil. With over 7,000 entries, this is the most comprehensive bilingual Guaraní/English dictionary available today. An exhaustive pronunciation and orthography section is supplied to ensure that users are understood when travelling. In addition, this volume provides parts of speech, illustrative examples, and etymological notes for words derived from Spanish. The book is primarily designed for travellers, but will also be a useful tool for linguists and South American scholars.Britton, A. Scott is the author of 'Guarani-English/ English-Guarani Concise Dictionary ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780781810661 and ISBN 0781810663.
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