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
| Sape |
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| Indigenous Group |
Sape (Also
known as: Sapé, Kariana, Kaliána, Caliana, Chirichano) |
| Location |
Venezuela,
Bolivar State, 3 small settlements on Paragua and Karuna rivers. |
| Estimated Population |
28 (1990,
UNDP) |
| Environment |
Tropical
Forest, Savannah |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture /
Hunter / Fishing |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly
Traditional |
| Language Family |
Sapé
(Nearly extinct)
Classification:
Arutani-Sape
Alternate Names: Kariana, Kaliána, Caliana, Chirichano
Dialects: Some lexical correspondences Warao (Language
Isolate). |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Sapé,A Language of Venezuela
Ethnologue, Language Maps of Venezuela
Kwintessential: Language and Culture Specialists
Venezuela and
Indigenous Rights
IPS:
New Compendium on Yanomami Language
UNDP, Article: The Struggle over the electric transmission line to
Brazil: Lessons from the indigenous conflict in Venezuela |
| NGOs |
Amazon Alliance
COICA
Mission Venezuela
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
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