Vocabulary of Guarani (Avañe'ẽ)


1.    mother           sy
2.    father           túva
3.    sister           t-yke
4.    brother           t-yke’y
5.    daughter           t-ajy
6.    son           t-a’y


Tumpa ohaĩhu yeae ĩwĩ pegwa reta ramo, ome Taĩ jae vaeño, oipotagwe jese gwĩrobia va,
agwĩye vaera oyemokañi tein, erei atu tekove iyapĩmbae va gwĩnoi vaera.


For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           y
2.    fire           tata
3.    sun           kuarahy
4.    moon           jasy
5.    wind           yvytu
6.    rain           ama


1.    one           peteĩ
2.    two           mokõi
3.    three           mbohapy
4.    four           irundy
5.    five           sinko
6.    six           sei


Eme’ẽ oréve ko árape ore rembi’urã, opa ára roikotevẽva.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           mbarakaja
2.    dog           jagua
3.    horse           kavaju
4.    cow           vaka
5.    fish           pira
6.    bird          
7.    tree           yvyra
8.    flower           yvoty


Jesu Cristo Tumpa Taĩ iñe iyĩpĩ.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           morotĩ
2.    black          
3.    red           pytã
4.    green           h-ovy
5.    yellow           sa’yju
6.    blue           h-ovy
7.    gray          
8.    brown          

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