Akawaio |
Arawak |
Arekuna |
Karinya |
Macushi |
Patamona |
WaiWai |
Wapisiana |
Warau
| Wapisiana |
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| Indigenous Group |
Wapisiana
(also known as: Wapitxana, Vapidiana, Wapixana) |
| Location |
Guyana, Rupununi region, south of the Kanuku Mountains |
| Estimated Population |
6,000 (2000, SIL International) |
| Environment |
Mountain |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Gatherer |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language and Language Family |
Wapishana
Classification: Arawakan, Maipuran, Northern Mairupan, Wapishanan
Alternate names: Wapichana, Wapichan, Wapitxana, Wapishshiana, Wapisiana, Vapidiana, Wapixana, Wapisana, Uapixana
Dialects: Amariba |
| Website URLs |
Wapisiana
Ethnologue: Wapishana, A Language of Guyana
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| NGOs |
The Amerindian Peoples Association |
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