Ache |
Angaite |
Ayoreo |
Chamacoco |
Chiripa |
Enxet |
Guana |
Maca |
Manjui |
Mbya |
Nivacle |
Pai Tavytera |
Sanapana |
Totobiegosode
| Guana |
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| Indigenous Group |
Guana (Also known as Guaná, Kaskihá, Kaskiha, Cashquiha) |
| Location |
Paraguay, Presidente Hayes Department, Boquerón, Salado River, south of Chamacoco, north of Sanapaná, Loma Plata |
| Estimated Population |
406 3,000 (2002, SIL International) |
| Environment |
Arid / Desert / Lowland |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Fishing / Hunter / Paid Labor |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Guana
Classification: Mascoian
Alternate Names: Kaskihá, Cashquihaâ
Dialects: Layana (Niguecactemigi), Echoaldi (Echonoana, Chararana)
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| Website URLs |
IRN (International Rivers Network)
Lengua Amerindias
Paraguay – Infotour.de: The natives of Paraguay
Ethnologue: Guana, A Language of Paraguay
United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations
Unesco: Country Reports- Paraguay
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| NGOs |
Forests.org
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