Aluku Maroons
|
Arawak
| Emerillon
|
Kalina
|
Palikur
|
Wayana
| Kalina |
|
| Indigenous Group |
Kalina
(Alternative names: Galibi, Carib, Coastal Carib, Galibi do Oiapoque,
Kalinya, Carina, Caribe, Karib) |
| Location |
French
Guiana, Northwestern regions along Maroni river, and along northern
coast from Awala-Yalimapo to Iracoubo and Kourou) |
| Estimated Population |
2,050 (2005,
Joshua
Project) |
| Environment |
Coastal
lowlands; possibly some tropical forests |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Fishing /
Agriculture / Paid Labour |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly
Traditional to Assimilated |
| Language Family |
Carib
Classification: Carib, Northern, Galibi
Alternative Names: Caribe, Carina, Kalihna, Kalinya,
Galini, Kali?fna
Dialects: Tyrewuju (Eastern Carib) |
| Website URLs |
Languages
of French Guiana
Joshua
Project
Languages
of French Guiana
Linguistic
Situation in French Guiana
Socioa
mbiental: Galibi of the Oiapoque
|
| NGOs |
Federation
of
Amerindian Organizations of Guyana (FOAG)- T’Leuyu: Organisation of
Kalina Amerindians of Kourou
Original
website
Translated
website
|
|
