This article is about the Carib language. For the Ge language called Wayana, see Guayana language.
Wayana
Native to
Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil
Ethnicity
Wayana people
Native speakers
1,700 (2012)[1]
Language family
Cariban
Guianan Carib
Wayana–Apalaí?
Wayana
Language codes
ISO 639-3
way
Glottolog
waya1269
ELP
Wayana
Wayana (also referred to as Ojana, Ajana, Aiana, Ouyana, Uajana, Upurui, Oepoeroei, Roucouyen, Oreocoyana, Orkokoyana, Urucuiana, Urukuyana, and Alucuyana in the literature) is a language of the Cariban family, spoken by the Wayana people, who live mostly in the borderlands of French Guiana, Brazil, and Suriname.[2]
In Brazil, they live along the Paru and Jari rivers, in Suriname, along the Tapanahoni and Paloemeu rivers, and in French Guiana, along the upper Maroni River and its tributaries.[2]
The exact number of Wayana is unclear. The issue is complicated because counts are done on a per-country basis. Ethnologue lists 1,700 users of the language as of 2012 and 1,900 ethnic Wayana in all countries, using counts from 2006 and 2012.[1] Instituto Socioambental, a Brazilian NGO, lists 1,629 ethnic Wayana, using counts from 2002 and 2014.[2] The count of ethnic Wayana individuals is further complicated due to the close ties that the Wayana share with other ethnic groups in the region, especially the Aparai in Brazil, to the extent that they are sometimes considered one group, the Wayana-Aparai.[3]
^ abWayana at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ abc"Introducción > Wayana". Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Instituto Socioambiental. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
^"Processes of rapprochement and separation > Wayana". Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Instituto Socioambiental. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
Urukuyana, and Alucuyana in the literature) is a language of the Cariban family, spoken by the Wayana people, who live mostly in the borderlands of French...
speak their original language. According to both oral tradition and descriptions by 20th century European explorers, the Wayana emerged fairly recently...
Caingang group of languages: Caingang São Paulo (Coroado); Nyacfateitei Paraná Rio Grande do Sul Shocleng Taven Tain Ingain (Wayana, Guayaná) Patte (Basa)...
of the Wayanalanguage. A dialect of the Gadsup language, Oyana. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Oyana language. If an...
classification of the Cariban languages according to Sérgio Meira (2006):: 169 Cariban Guianan branch Karinya (Galibi); Wayana; Apalaí (?); Palmella † (...
An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its...
also known as the silk-cotton tree. The name means "house sky" in the Wayanalanguage. The motifs of the maluwana are traditional, and represent evil animal...
population. The main groups are the Akurio, Arawak, Kalina (Caribs), Tiriyó and Wayana. Afro-Surinamese form about 37% of the population, and are usually divided...
An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its...
millennium BC by various indigenous peoples, including the Arawaks, Caribs, and Wayana. Europeans arrived in the 16th century, with the Dutch establishing control...
Wayanas who emigrated from Brazil. Palasisi means "white man" in the Wayanalanguage and is usually reserved for the French. Wapahpan means "place of the...
The languages of the Caribbean reflect the region's diverse history and culture. There are six official languages spoken in the Caribbean: Spanish (official...
south.: 15 Related "South Kaingáng" languages were: Guayana / Wayana / Gualachí / Guanhanan - extinct language once spoken between the Uruguay River...
Jupta Lilian Itoewaki (born 18 February 1988) is a Wayana activist and politician from Suriname. Since 2018, she has been the founding president of Mulokot...
cash economy. The Wayampi were part of the great commercial link of the Wayana Indians which extended form the Amapari river in Brazil as far as the Tapanahoni...
Interprétation démographique de la fréquence des groupes sanguins chez les Wayana et les Emerillon de la Guyane. Population (French edition), 22(4), 709-734...
most widely spoken languages. There are also several native languages, including Arawakan (Arawak and Palikúr), Cariban (Carib and Wayana), and Tupi-Guarani...
contacts with the Amerindian Wayana tribe with two tribes often living together in the same villages. In 1815 the Aluku and Wayana became blood brothers. In...
French Guiana, France. It was founded by André Cognat, a Pierre-Bénite-born Wayana tribal chief. It is home to a nursery and primary state school. Even though...
centralise their dealings with the Wayana, and for this purpose installed captains, head captains and granman among the Wayana chief. As the concept of a paramount...
speak Aparai, Wayana, Portuguese, and Tiriyó, as well as Wajãpi, Aluku, and Criollo. The Aparai language is one of the Karib languages. In 1993, they...
Élahé Kayodé Camopi Trois Sauts The Teko are in a minority in the following Wayana villages: Antecume Pata Élahé Kayodé The Teko are in a minority in the following...
Kumakahpan is a Wayana village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village lies on the banks of the Lawa River, which forms the border with French...
riverbank" in the Wayanalanguage. The village is also known by the name Anapaikë, which is the name of the late granman of the Wayana in Suriname, who...
Global Information
