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Akawaio |
Arawak |
Arekuna |
Karinya |
Macushi |
Patamona |
WaiWai |
Wapisiana |
Warau
| Arawak |
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| Indigenous Group |
Arawak (Also known as: Arowak, Lokono) |
| Location |
Guyana, Mabaruma, Mattarkai, Moruka, Pomeroon, Wakapao, along the Essequibo Coast, and the Demerara, Mahaica, Corentyne, Berbice Rivers. Also in: Suriname, French Guiana
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| Estimated Population |
15,500 (2001,
SIL International) |
| Environment |
Riverine / Rainforest / Savannah / Coastal |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Fishing / Agriculture / Paid Labor / Handicraft Sales |
| Level of Assimilation |
Assimilated |
| Language and Language Family |
Arawak
Classification: Arawakan, Maipuran, Northern Maipuran,
Caribbean
Alternate names: Arowak, Lokono.
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| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Arawak, Languages of Guyana
Guyana
Sustainable Development
Networking Programme (Guyana)
National
Report on Indigenous Peoples and development: Guyana
Health
Conditions of the Aboriginal Peoples in Belize, Guyana and Suriname
Les ethnies de la
Grande Amazonie
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| NGOs |
Caribbean Amerindian
Centrelink
The Amerindian Peoples Association
World
Rainforest Movement
Forest Peoples Programme
Devnet
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