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Koreans in Paraguay formed one of the earliest Korean diaspora communities in Latin America. However, they were always overshadowed by the larger Korean communities in neighbouring Brazil and Argentina and since the late 1990s, their population has fallen significantly.
They likely migrated to the Korean Peninsula from as far away as Siberia. Korean is the language of South Korea and is spoken by as many as 80 million people worldwide, including a small minority in Paraguay, South America. The first ethnic Koreans came to Paraguay and Argentina in 1865.
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The majority of the population of Paraguay uses both languages (Spanish and Guarani). About 70% of the population is bilingual, speaking Spanish and Guarani at least to some degree. True bilingualism in which both languages are spoken equally is difficult in practice for many people.
The majority of Paraguay's 6 million people are mestizo, and Guarani culture remains widely influential; more than 90% of the population speak various dialects of the Guarani language alongside Spanish. Paraguay's GDP per capita PPP is the seventh-highest in South America.
Koreans in Paraguay formed one of the earliest Korean diaspora communities in Latin America. However, they were always overshadowed by the larger Korean communities in neighbouring Brazil and Argentina and since the late 1990s, their population has fallen significantly.
Non-European or Asian languages include Japanese in Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay; Korean in Argentina and Paraguay; Arabic in Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, and Chile; and Chinese throughout South America. In several nations, especially in the Caribbean region, creole languages are spoken.
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Apr 18, 2015 · Paraguay is a complicated country with a language that is difficult to explain; for example, there are five ways to say “dawn” (ko ´e, koé, ti ko ´embota, koe ju, koe soro). It takes about three minutes for the sun to dawn, but it requires five different expressions to describe it in Guarani.
