Anu
| Baniwa
| Bari
| Curripaco
| Enepa
| Guahibo
| Hoti
| Karina
| Mapoyo
| Ninam
| Pemon
| Piapoco
| Piaroa
| Puinave
| Pume
| Sape
| Uruak
| Warao
| Warekena
| Wayuu
| Yabarana
| Yanomami
| Yekuana
| Yeral
| Yukpa
| Mapoyo |
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| Indigenous Group |
Mapoyo (Also
known as: Mapoye, Mopoi, Nepoye, Wanai) |
| Location |
Venezuela,
Amazonas State, Suapure River, 100 kilometres north of La Urbana |
| Estimated Population |
200 (2002, UNESCO) |
| Environment |
Rainforest |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Gatherer / Agriculture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Completely
Assimilated |
| Language Family |
Mapoyo
Classification: Carib, Northern, Western Guiana
Alternate Names: Mapayo, Mapoye, Mopoi, Nepoye, Wanai
Dialects: Close to Yawarana. Spanish is now the dominant
language. Only a handful of original speakers exist. Original language
is almost extinct |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Mapoyo: A Language of Venezuela
Language
Maps of Venezuela
UNESCO
Portal de la Cultura para América Latina y el Caribe
Los últimos Wanai (Mapoyo), contribucion al conocimiento de otro pueblo
amerindio que desaparece
Fragments de Mythes Wanai
KAKIKE: Journal of Caribbean Amerindian History and Anthropology –
“Glosario de Astronamia de Los Caribe de Venezuela”
Indigenas Venezolanos
Eco Portal. Net: Por los Derechos de los Pueblos Indigenas
Nawa Institute: To serve
Indigenous Peoples |
| NGOs |
Linguas Indigenas
Da Amazonia |
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