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Akawaio |
Arawak |
Arekuna |
Karinya |
Macushi |
Patamona |
WaiWai |
Wapisiana |
Warau
| WaiWai |
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| Indigenous Group |
WaiWai (Also known as: Wai Wai, Wai-Wai, Uaiuai, Uaieue, Ouayeone, Parukota,
Ouayeome, Ouayeoue, Waiwe, Woyamana) |
| Location |
Guyana, headwater of the Essequibo River. Also in: Brazil |
| Estimated Population |
250 (2001, Pan
Tribal Confederacy of Tribal Nations) |
| Environment |
Tropical / Lowland / Highland / Rainforest |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Gatherer / Agriculture / Fishing / Handicraft Sales |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly
Traditional |
| Language and Language Family |
Waiwai
Classification: Carib, Northern, East-West Guiana, Waiwai.
Alternate names: Uaiuai, Uaieue, Ouayeone, Parukota.
Dialects: Katawian (Katwena, Katawina). |
| Website URLs |
Guyana
Ethnologue: Languages of Guyana
Sustainable Development
Networking Programme (SDNP) Guyana
National
Report on Indigenous Peoples and development: Guyana
Les ethnies de la
Grande Amazonie
Wai
Wai Sign Memorandum of Conservation
Wai
Wai Expedition
Wai Wai Indians
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| NGOs |
Caribbean Amerindian
Centrelink
The Amerindian Peoples Association
World
Rainforest Movement
Forest Peoples Programme
Devnet |
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