For example make Nahuatl the primary language of modern Mexico, Quechua for Peru etc., think Philipines
Such as Paraguay, where Guarani is not only widely used but even (IIRC) shares 'offiical' status wirth Spanish.In some parts of South America native languages are still major languages, however these tend to be places where Spanish rule was never really firm and in which their was'nt alot of settlement by Europeans.
Such as Paraguay, where Guarani is not only widely used but even (IIRC) shares 'offiical' status wirth Spanish.
Guarani is'nt just widely used, it's the majority first language, however Guarani in Paraguay has a unique history.
Guarani itself was actually afforded some officialdom as it was used to teach the Guarani peoples by the Catholic Church, their was a Catholic Order that spoke it and one of the early Missionaries was a supporter of the language, comparing it to the 'civilized' languages in Europe; in the 19th century Portugal went to war and lost badly, seeing the majority of its male population dieing, leading to those left being indigenous, Mestizos and of the Europeans primarily women, children and the elderly, which all combined to allow Guarani to become a major language.
Now Spanish of course was still widely spoken back then and a major language, which is why Portugal is one of the few countries where the population is fully bilingual, with Guarani understood and spoken by over 90% of the population and Spanish by 87%.
You can't really do alot with North America and some parts of South America; the Spanish enforced Spanish and punished using other languages which combined with major economic incentive to speak Spanish means the native languages are going to either die out or only be spoken by a minority.
In some parts of South America native languages are still major languages, however these tend to be places where Spanish rule was never really firm and in which their was'nt alot of settlement by Europeans.
Alas, both my Spanish and most especially my Guarani are a little rusty at the moment.Guarani itself was actually afforded some officialdom as it was used to teach the Guarani peoples by the Catholic Church, their was a Catholic Order that spoke it and one of the early Missionaries was a supporter of the language, comparing it to the 'civilized' languages in Europe; in the 19th century Portugal went to war and lost badly, seeing the majority of its male population dieing, leading to those left being indigenous, Mestizos and of the Europeans primarily women, children and the elderly, which all combined to allow Guarani to become a major language.
Now Spanish of course was still widely spoken back then and a major language, which is why Portugal is one of the few countries where the population is fully bilingual, with Guarani understood and spoken by over 90% of the population and Spanish by 87%.