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Language name Guarani �ɡwɑ�rəni�,
ɡw�rə�ni�
Language name Greek ɡri�k
(Modern)
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Autonym (if known and different)
Autonym (if known and different) Neoelleniki (Dimotiki)
Language family Andean-Equatorial Tupi-Guarani
Language family Indo-European Hellenic
Spoken in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil
Spoken in Greece, Cyprus
Approximate number of speakers 4m
Approximate number of speakers 12m
Writing system Roman
Writing system Greek
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress word-final
Stress variable
Contains following rare
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 6�nasalisation
Contains following rare
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 5
Marked vowel types
Marked vowel types
Tone none
Tone none
Rhythm no information
Rhythm stress-timed
Vowel harmony none
Vowel harmony none
Morphology agglutinative stem-based
Morphology fusional stem-based
Particular formation types incorporation; prefix; suffix
Particular formation types dvandva; prefix; suffix
Syntax
Word order SVO NA postpositions
PossN
Syntax
Word order SVO AN prepositions
PossN
Particular syntactic phenomena inclusive / exclusive 1st plural
Particular syntactic phenomena gender; morphological aspect; nominative /
accusative marking; conjugation classes
Points of interest
Sources Campbell (1991), Gordon (2002), Jensen (1999),
Maddieson (1984), Ruhlen (1976)
Points of interest a diglossic situation between dimotiki and the more
conservative katharevousa is gradually being resolved,
largely in favour of the former
Sources Campbell (1991), Mackridge (1985), Ruhlen (1976),
Wälchli (2005)
Gros Ventre see Hidatsa