Paraguay is the only country in South America with two official languages, Spanish and Guaraní. Paraguayans elect to speak one language over the other based, not on geographic location, but on the context of the conversation. Guaraní often captures the essence of a situation in a way that that does not translate into Spanish or English.
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at: August 25, 2009 at 2:34 PM said...
That link is now outdated. Please see http://marykennon.com/2009/03/31/ahecha-in-review/ for its permanent home.
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