Wayana, the Glossary
The Wayana (alternate names: Ajana, Uaiana, Alucuyana, Guaque, Ojana, Oyana, Orcocoyana, Pirixi, Urukuena, Waiano etc.) are a Carib-speaking people located in the southeastern part of the Guiana highlands, a region divided between Brazil, Suriname, and French Guiana.[1]
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66 relations: Akani Pata, Alawataimë enï, Aldeia Bona, Aluku, Antecume Pata, Aparai people, Apetina, Élahé, Blood brother, Brazil, Cariban languages, Coming of age, Communes of France, Elsevier, Epoja, Extended family, France, Francization, French Guiana, Grand-Santi, Granman, Guiana Shield, Inini, Intangible cultural heritage, Jari River, Kananoe Apetina, Kawemhakan, Kayodé, Kulumuli, Kumakahpan, Lawa River (South America), Lensidede, Litani (Maroni tributary), Maripasoula, Maroni (river), Ministry of Culture (France), Missionary, National Geographic, Ndyuka people, Official residence, Oyapock, Palasisi, Palimino, Paloemeu, Papaichton, Paru River, Pëleya, Pïleike, Pilima, Shamanism, ... Expand index (16 more) »
- Indigenous peoples in French Guiana
- Indigenous peoples in Suriname
- Indigenous peoples of the Guianas
- Wayana people
Akani Pata
Akani Pata, also known as Akani Kampu, is a Wayana village on the Tapanahony River in Suriname.
Alawataimë enï
Alawataimë enï is a Wayana village situated on the Lawa River in French Guiana.
Aldeia Bona
Aldeia Bona or Aldeia Apalaí, sometimes also known by its native name Karapaeukuru, is an Apalaí-Wayana village on the Eastern Paru River in the state of Pará in Brazil. Wayana and Aldeia Bona are indigenous peoples in Brazil.
Aluku
The Aluku are a Bushinengue ethnic group living mainly on the riverbank in Maripasoula in southwest French Guiana.
See Wayana and Aluku
Antecume Pata
Antecume Pata is a village in French Guiana, France.
Aparai people
The Aparai or Apalai are an indigenous people of Brazil, who live in Amapá and Pará states. Wayana and Aparai people are indigenous peoples in Brazil, indigenous peoples in French Guiana, indigenous peoples in Suriname and indigenous peoples of the Guianas.
Apetina
Apetina, also known as Pïlëuwimë or Puleowime, is a village in the South Eastern jungle area of Suriname within the Tapanahony resort in the Sipaliwini District.
Élahé
Élahé, also known by the names Malipahpan and Maripahpan, is a Wayana village on the Tampok River in French Guiana.
See Wayana and Élahé
Blood brother
Blood brother can refer to two or more people not related by birth who have sworn loyalty to each other.
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.
Cariban languages
The Cariban languages are a family of languages indigenous to north-eastern South America.
See Wayana and Cariban languages
Coming of age
Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult.
Communes of France
The is a level of administrative division in the French Republic.
See Wayana and Communes of France
Elsevier
Elsevier is a Dutch academic publishing company specializing in scientific, technical, and medical content.
Epoja
Epoja, also known as Opoya, is a Wayana village situated on the Lawa River in French Guiana.
See Wayana and Epoja
Extended family
An extended family is a family that extends beyond the nuclear family of parents and their children to include aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins or other relatives, all living nearby or in the same household.
See Wayana and Extended family
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
Francization
Francization (in American English, Canadian English, and Oxford English) or Francisation (in other British English), also known as Frenchification, is the expansion of French language use—either through willful adoption or coercion—by more and more social groups who had not before used the language as a common means of expression in daily life.
French Guiana
French Guiana (or; Guyane,; Lagwiyann or Gwiyann) is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies.
Grand-Santi
Grand-Santi (Gransanti) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America.
Granman
Granman (Ndyuka language: gaanman) is the title of the paramount chief of a Maroon nation in Suriname and French Guiana.
Guiana Shield
The Guiana Shield (Plateau des Guyanes, Bouclier guyanais; Hoogland van Guyana, Guianaschild; Planalto das Guianas, Escudo das Guianas; Escudo guayanés) is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate.
Inini
Inini was an inland territory of French Guiana, administered separately between 6 June 1930 and 19 March 1946, after which all of French Guiana became a department of France.
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Intangible cultural heritage
An intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage.
See Wayana and Intangible cultural heritage
Jari River
The Jari River, or Jary River (Rio Jari), is a northern tributary of the Amazon River on the border between the states of Pará and Amapá in northeastern Brazil.
Kananoe Apetina
Kananoe Apetina (ca. 1885 – 11 April 1975) was a Wayana chief, who first in 1937 was recognized by the colonial authorities of Suriname as a captain, and who subsequently in 1952 was recognized by governor Jan Klaasesz as granman of the Wayana of the Tapanahony River in Suriname. Wayana and Kananoe Apetina are Wayana people.
See Wayana and Kananoe Apetina
Kawemhakan
Kawemhakan, formerly also known as Anapaikë, is a Wayana village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname.
Kayodé
Kayodé or Cayodé is a Teko and Wayana village on the Tampok River in French Guiana.
Kulumuli
Kulumuli, also known by the name Twenkë, is a Wayana village situated on an island in the Lawa River in French Guiana.
Kumakahpan
Kumakahpan is a Wayana village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname.
Lawa River (South America)
The Lawa is a river of South America.
See Wayana and Lawa River (South America)
Lensidede
Lensidede or Lessé Dédé, is a Surinamese village on an island in the Lawa River, near the Lensidede rapids after which the village was named.
Litani (Maroni tributary)
The Litani or Itany is a river which forms part of the boundary between Suriname and French Guiana.
See Wayana and Litani (Maroni tributary)
Maripasoula
Maripasoula, previously named Upper Maroni, is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America.
Maroni (river)
The Maroni or Marowijne (Maroni; Marowijne; Sranan Tongo: Marwina-Liba) is a river in South America that forms the border between French Guiana and Suriname.
Ministry of Culture (France)
The Ministry of Culture (Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the monuments historiques.
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Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.
National Geographic
National Geographic (formerly The National Geographic Magazine, sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners.
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Ndyuka people
The Ndyuka people (also spelled 'Djuka') or Aukan people (Okanisi), are one of six Maroon peoples (formerly called "Bush Negroes", which also has pejorative tinges) in the Republic of Suriname and one of the Maroon peoples in French Guiana.
Official residence
An official residence is a residence designated by an authority and assigned to an official (such as a head of state, head of government, governor, or other senior figures), and may not always be the same place where the office holder conducts their official functions or lives.
See Wayana and Official residence
Oyapock
The Oyapock or Oiapoque is a long river in South America that forms most of the border between the French overseas department of French Guiana and the Brazilian state of Amapá.
Palasisi
Palasisi, also named Mapahpan or Palassisi, is a Wayana village on an island in the Litani River.
Palimino
Palimino is a Wayana village on the Litani River.
Paloemeu
Paloemeu or Palumeu is an Amerindian village in the interior of Suriname, situated at the site where the Paloemeu River joins the Tapanahoni River.
Papaichton
Papaichton (unofficial spelling Papaïchton with a trema; Papaychton) is a commune in the overseas region and department of French Guiana.
Paru River
The Paru River is a northern tributary of the lower Amazon in Pará state in north-central Brazil.
Pëleya
Pëleya, also spelt as Péléa, is a Wayana village on an island in the Litani River.
Pïleike
Pïleike was a Wayana village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname.
Pilima
Pilima, also known as Pidima, is a Wayana village situated on the Litani River in French Guiana.
Shamanism
Shamanism or samanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman or saman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance.
Social stratification refers to a society's categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors like wealth, income, race, education, ethnicity, gender, occupation, social status, or derived power (social and political).
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Suisuimënë
Suisuimënë or Xuixuimënë is an Apalaí-Wayana village on the Eastern Paru River in the state of Pará in Brazil.
Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname (Republiek Suriname), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.
Surinamese Interior War
The Surinamese Interior War (Binnenlandse Oorlog) was a civil war waged in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname between 1986 and 1992.
See Wayana and Surinamese Interior War
Talhuwen
Talhuwen, also spelt as Taluwen, Taluhen and Taluen, is a Wayana village situated on the Lawa River in French Guiana.
Tampok
The Tampok is a right tributary of the river Lawa (the upper course of the Maroni) in western French Guiana.
Tapanahony River
The Tapanahony River (sometimes called Tapanahoni) is a major river in the south eastern part of Suriname, South America.
See Wayana and Tapanahony River
Tedamali
Tedamali, also known as Telamali, is a Wayana village on the Lawa River in French Guiana.
Tiriyó people
The Tiriyó (also known as Trio) are an Amerindian ethnic group native to parts of northern Brazil, Suriname, and Guyana. Wayana and Tiriyó people are indigenous peoples in Brazil, indigenous peoples in Suriname and indigenous peoples of the Guianas.
Tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group.
See Wayana and Tribe
Tumuk Humak Mountains
The Tumuk Humak Mountains (Toemoek-Hoemakgebergte, Serra do Tumucumaque, Monts Tumuc Humac) are a mountain range in South America, stretching about east–west in the border area between Brazil in the south and Suriname and French Guiana in the north.
See Wayana and Tumuk Humak Mountains
Tupi people
The Tupi people, a subdivision of the Tupi-Guarani linguistic families, were one of the largest groups of indigenous peoples in Brazil before its colonization. Wayana and Tupi people are indigenous peoples in Brazil.
Tutu Kampu
Tutu Kampu, also known as Kulumuli, is a Wayana village on the Tapanahony River in Suriname.
United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
Wayampi
Wayampi or Wayãpi are an indigenous people located in the south-eastern border area of French Guiana at the confluence of the rivers Camopi and Oyapock, and the basins of the Amapari and Carapanatuba Rivers in the central part of the states of Amapá and Pará in Brazil. Wayana and Wayampi are indigenous peoples in Brazil and indigenous peoples in French Guiana.
Wayana language
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. Wayana and Wayana language are Wayana people.
See Wayana and Wayana language
See also
Indigenous peoples in French Guiana
- Aparai people
- Indigenous peoples of South America
- Kalina people
- Lokono
- Palikur
- Teko people
- Wayampi
- Wayana
- Wayana people
- Yaio language
Indigenous peoples in Suriname
- Akurio people
- Aparai people
- Indigenous peoples in Suriname
- Kalina people
- Lokono
- Sikiana
- Taruma people
- Tiriyó people
- Warao people
- Wayana
- Wayana people
Indigenous peoples of the Guianas
- Akawaio people
- Akurio people
- Aparai people
- Arawak
- Arawak peoples
- Arhuaco
- Auaké people
- Baniwa
- Hodï
- Indigenous peoples in French Guiana
- Indigenous peoples in Guyana
- Indigenous peoples in Suriname
- Jê peoples
- Kalina people
- Kalinago
- Karipuna do Amapá
- Lokono
- Macushi
- Marueta people
- Pemon
- Piaroa people
- Sikiana
- Taruma people
- Tiriyó people
- Wai-wai people
- Wapishana
- Warao people
- Wayana
- Wayana people
- Yanomami
Wayana people
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayana
Also known as Alucuyana, Orkokoyana, Oyana, Roucouyen, Uaiana, Uaianas, Upurui, Urukuyana, Wayana people.
, Social stratification, Suisuimënë, Suriname, Surinamese Interior War, Talhuwen, Tampok, Tapanahony River, Tedamali, Tiriyó people, Tribe, Tumuk Humak Mountains, Tupi people, Tutu Kampu, United States, Wayampi, Wayana language.