Western Bolivian Guarani Explained

Western Bolivian Guarani
Nativename:Simba, Simba Guarani
States:Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay
Speakers:7,000
Date:2002
Ref:e18
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Tupian
Fam2:Tupi–Guarani
Fam3:Guarani (I)
Fam4:Guarani
Iso3:gnw
Glotto:west2640
Glottorefname:Western Bolivian Guaraní

Western Bolivian Guarani, known locally as Simba and Simba Guarani, is a Guarani language spoken in Bolivia, in the Chuquisaca Department north of the Pilcomayo River.

Western Bolivian Guarani is one of a number of "Guarani dialects" considered distinct languages by Ethnologue: Chiripá, Eastern Bolivian Guarani, Mbyá Guarani, Aché, Kaiwá, Xetá, and Paraguayan Guaraní. Of these, Paraguayan Guaraní is by far the most widely spoken variety and it is often referred to simply as Guaraní.