Newfound Pride in Guaraní, a Language Long Disdained in Paraguay
Newfound Pride in Guaraní, a Language Long Disdained in Paraguay
Porfiria Orrego Invernizzi said that I had to do it in front of my friends so
that they saw in black and white what happens to people who speak the language,
David Galeano Olivera said that It was a question of open persecution,
The Guaraní Language Academy, established in 2012, is split between those who favor a purer version of the language, replacing words adopted from Spanish with old Guaraní words,
and those who believe it should be the heavily Spanish-influenced version, known as Yopará, that is spoken on the street.
Despite its widespread use — Paraguay is the only country in the Americas where the majority of the population speaks a single indigenous
language — Guaraní has long been considered palatable for use on the streets and at home, but unsuitable in the spheres of power.
Nancy Benítez said that Parents say: ‘At home we speak Guaraní, so in the school they attend, I want them to learn Spanish,’
But not mine.’ " The government is hoping to change people’s perspective on the language by encouraging its use in official circles.
Porfiria Orrego Invernizzi said that I had to do it in front of my friends so
that they saw in black and white what happens to people who speak the language,
David Galeano Olivera said that It was a question of open persecution,
The Guaraní Language Academy, established in 2012, is split between those who favor a purer version of the language, replacing words adopted from Spanish with old Guaraní words,
and those who believe it should be the heavily Spanish-influenced version, known as Yopará, that is spoken on the street.
Despite its widespread use — Paraguay is the only country in the Americas where the majority of the population speaks a single indigenous
language — Guaraní has long been considered palatable for use on the streets and at home, but unsuitable in the spheres of power.
Nancy Benítez said that Parents say: ‘At home we speak Guaraní, so in the school they attend, I want them to learn Spanish,’
But not mine.’ " The government is hoping to change people’s perspective on the language by encouraging its use in official circles.
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