The Guaraní languages are a group of half a dozen or so languages in the Tupí–Guaraní language family. The best known language in this family is Guaraní, the national language of Paraguay.
The Guaraní languages are:
- Guaraní dialect chain: Western Bolivian Guaraní (Simba), Eastern Bolivian Guaraní (Chawuncu; Ava, Tapieté dialects), Paraguayan Guaraní (Guarani), Chiripá Guaraní (Nhandéva, Avá), Mbyá Guaraní (Mbya)
- ? Kaiwá (Paí Tavyterá dialect)
- Aché (Guayaki) (several dialects)
- ? Xetá
The varieties of Guaraní proper and Kaiwá have limited mutual intelligibility. Aché and Guaraní are not mutually intelligible. The position of Xetá is unclear.
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