Jopara

Jopara
Yopará
Pronunciation[ɟopaˈɾa]
Native toParaguay
Ethnicitymost Paraguayans
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologjopa1240

Jopara (Guarani pronunciation: [ɟopaˈɾa]) or Yopará (Spanish: [ɟʝopaˈɾa]) is a colloquial form of Guarani spoken in Paraguay which uses a number of Spanish loan words. Its name is from the Guarani word for “mixture”.

The majority of Paraguayans, particularly younger ones, speak some form of Jopara.