Guarani may be Paraguay's 'secret weapon'

The Hindustan Times | April 28, 2006 | Copyright

Mainz (Germany), April 28 -- The bookshelves of Mainz University lecturer Wolfgang Lustig are lined with books on Guarani that could prove useful to football players soon - at least those pitted against the team from Paraguay.

Lustig teaches Guarani, Paraguay's 'secret language'. His students also have excellent contacts to the South American country.

The books include translation aids for Guarani, the native language that Paraguayan footballers also speak.

"The players could use Guaraní as a 'secret language' to hide tactics from others," said literary researcher Lustig.

Guarani is ...

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