David Galeano Olivera

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David Abdón Galeano Olivera (born February 18, 1961 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan linguist, anthropologist, philologist, educator, president and fonder of Lyceum of language and culture Guarani.

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[edit] Background

Galeano Olivera studied at Gral. Bernardino Caballero college in Asunción in 1979. He did his bachelors in Guarani at Universidad Nacional de Asunción 1985 and then got his doctorate in the following specialties: Linguistic and Philology of Guarani (in 1998 and 1999), Methodology of researches (2000), University didactics (1994 and 1995), Common linguistic (1987) and also at Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción Catholic University he became doctor of Antropology (in 1988) and international anthropology and ethnology (1991).

[edit] Work at university

Mr. David Galeano Olivera is a professor at Universidad Nacional de Asunción and teaches Philosophy (philology of Guarani), Medicine, Politechnology, Nature and Exact sciences. He is the chief of department of Anthropology, Methodology of Researches, Sociology and Spanish.

[edit] Guarani language

David Galeano Olivera founded Lyceum of language and culture Guarani (Ateneo de Lengua y Cultura Guarani) in 1985 and is the president of this institution ever since. He is also a professor of grammar, literature, didactics and culture at this lyceum. Mr. Galeano is an activist of guarani language and culture propagation and organizes various culture events, conferences, seminars, forums about guarani in Paraguay. He is a member of various government and UN commissions on Paraguayan culture.Also, David Galeano Olivera is an author and of many books on guarani and Paraguayan culture. Mr. Galeano has won various national and international prizes as a result of his work.

Author of the following books:

  • Mbo’ehao arapapaha Guarani ha España ñe’ême - Calendario Escolar Bilingüe (1988)
  • Jakavere ypykue (15 káso ñemombe’u) (1989)
  • Guarani Rayhupápe mbohapyha (1995)
  • Guarani Rayhupápe irundyha (1995)
  • Diferencias gramaticales entre el Guarani y el Castellano: estudio contrastivo, y su incidencia en la educación (1999)
  • Káso Ñemombe’u (1999)
  • Antropología – Avakuaaty (2002)
  • Guarani Ñe’êkuaaty – Lingüística (en) Guarani (2002)
  • Sentimientos - Temiandu Pytu (2002)
  • Pukarâmeme (2007)
  • Pukarântevoi (2007)
  • He also writes articles in newspapers, magazines, conferences.

[edit] Family

Mr. David Galeano Olivera lives in Capiatá, Central department with his wife Sabina (specialist in Guarani)and his four children Edgar, Norma, Jorge and Anai.

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