Indigenous South American ethnic group of the Guajira Peninsula
"Wayuu" redirects here. For other uses, see Wayuu (disambiguation).
Wayuu
Wayúu people engaged in a courtship dance
Total population
Approx. 413,437 in Venezuela (2011 Census)[1] Approx. 380,460 in Colombia (2018 Census)[2]
Regions with significant populations
La Península Guajira Colombia and Venezuela
Languages
Wayuu, Spanish
Religion
Traditional, Roman Catholicism (mixed), many Protestant Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Arawak group
People
Wayuu
Language
Wayuunaiki
Country
Wajiira
The Wayuu (also Wayu, Wayúu, Guajiro, Wahiro) are an Indigenous ethnic group of the Guajira Peninsula in northernmost Colombia and northwest Venezuela. The Wayuu language is part of the Arawakan language family.
^"XIV Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda, 2011". Instituto Nacional de Estadística(INE).
^"RESULTADOS DEL CENSO NACIONAL DE POBLACIÓN Y VIVIENDA 2018". DANE Información para todos.
The Wayuu (also Wayu, Wayúu, Guajiro, Wahiro) are an Indigenous ethnic group of the Guajira Peninsula in northernmost Colombia and northwest Venezuela...
Wayuu (Wayuu: Wayuunaiki [waˈjuːnaiki]), or Guajiro, is a major Arawakan language spoken by 400,000 indigenous Wayuupeople in northwestern Venezuela...
population of 49,271 people in Venezuela during the 2011 census, they were the second largest indigenous group after the Wayuupeople. They speak an agglutinative...
a zone known as El Cerrejón. It is also home to the indigenous Wayuupeople. The Wayuu are mostly herders but also master deep-sea divers, known for collecting...
settlement as the village of Riohacha, as a result of constant attacks by the Wayuupeople. In 1544, it was moved to the site of the present-day city. In 1871,...
groups are the Ye'kuana, the Wayuu, the Kali'na, the Ya̧nomamö, the Pemon, and the Warao. The most advanced Indigenous peoples to have lived within the boundaries...
of Costa Rica; the Naso and Kuna people of Panama; the Kogi, Wayuu and Carib of South America; the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia and Negeri...
Pimienta. Pimienta identifies as queer. She is of mixed Afro-Colombian and Wayuu descent. She is a single parent. Color (2010) La Papessa (2016) Miss Colombia...
Maicao (Wayuu: mai-ka-u) is a city and municipality in the Department of La Guajira, northern Republic of Colombia. It is located 76 km from Riohacha...
populations. C-M217 is found among the Wayuupeople of Colombia and Venezuela. Listed here are notable Indigenous peoples of the Americas by human Y-chromosome...
March 2000. It is named after Juyá, the mythological rain god of the Wayuupeople native to South America. Huya's surface is moderately red in color due...
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peoples of Colombia. UNESCO report on education of indigenous peoples in Colombia (in Spanish) Ethnic groups of Colombia Documentary about the Wayuu Indigenous...
northeast of Riohacha. The area has been populated by the indigenous Wayuupeople for a long time. The headland is also the location of the northernmost...
locality in the Macuira National Natural Park. The specific name wayuu refers to Wayuupeople, an ethnic group from the extreme north of Colombia. Males measure...
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Zulia. The most numerous indigenous people, at about 200,000, is the Venezuelan part of the Wayuu (or Guajiro) people who primarily live in Zulia between...
La Guajira. Pearl deposits led to constant attacks from the indigenous Wayuu and other Spanish conquerors from the neighboring Government of Santa Marta...
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Venezuela