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Guaraní, South American Indigenous group living mainly in Paraguay and speaking a Tupian language also called Guaraní. Smaller groups live in Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. For centuries, the Guaraní have shaped the cultural landscape of the South American region, particularly in Paraguay, where their language remains one of the country’s two official languages and continues to be spoken by roughly 70 percent of the population. It is estimated that approximately 6 million people speak Guaraní,...