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Akawaio |
Arawak |
Arekuna |
Karinya |
Macushi |
Patamona |
WaiWai |
Wapisiana |
Warau
| Warau |
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| Indigenous Group |
Warau (Also
known as: Warrau, Warao, Guarao, Guarauno, Araote, Farut, Tirativa,
Tivitivi, Uarau, Uarauno, Uarow) |
| Location |
Guyana, near Pomeroon, Oreala, Courantyne River |
| Estimated Population |
5,000 (2001, Pan
Tribal Confederacy of Tribal Nations) |
| Environment |
Coastal / Rainforest / Swamp |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Gatherer /
Fishing |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly
Traditional |
| Language and Language Family |
Warao
Classification: Language Isolate
Alternate names: Warrau, Warau, Warrau, Guarao, Guarauno
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| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Languages of Guyana
Sustainable Development
Networking Programme: Guyana
Guyana
National
Report on Indigenous Peoples and development: Guyana |
| NGOs |
Caribbean Amerindian
Centrelink
The Amerindian Peoples Association
World
Rainforest Movement
Forest Peoples Programme
Devnet
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