• Waramadong, and Kako. There are two dialects, Akawaio and Patamona. The Macushi name of the language is Ingarikó. The Carib tribes practice an indigenous...
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  • Akawaio may refer to: Akawaio people, an indigenous people of South America Akawaio language, the language of the Akawaio people Akawaio (fish), a genus...
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    Akawaio language is used by 5,000 to 6,000 speakers. Akawaio were known as prominent traders in the region. At the time of European contact, Akawaio lived...
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    Yawaperi: Atruahí [Atrowari, Waimiri] (N) Pemong: Macushi–Pemon [Arekuna], Akawaio–Patamona (= Kapong, Ingariko) (N) Paravilyana: Pawishiana † Kaufman breaks...
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    number of Amerindian languages are also spoken by a minority of the population. These include Cariban languages such as Macushi, Akawaio and Wai-Wai; and...
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  • to name the Pemon language itself, even if Kapon strictly covers only the two Akawaio and Patamona languages). These four languages (including Macushi)...
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  • 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...
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    number of Amerindian languages are also spoken by a minority of the population. These include Cariban languages such as Macushi, Akawaio and Wai-Wai, and...
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    language and is the mother tongue of the majority of Venezuelans. Although there is an established official language, there are countless languages of...
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  • 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...
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    Macushi (category CS1 Portuguese-language sources (pt))
    from the sun. Similar to other Amerindian groups (such as Patamona or Akawaio people) is the importance of the piaiman, a medicine-man or spiritual leader...
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    Warrau, Arecuna, Akawaio and Patamona. Some of these languages are still spoken there by a few people. Creoles are contact languages usually spoken in...
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  • Ingarikó (redirect from Ingarikó language)
    Linguistically, the three groups fall within the Cariban language family. These groups are: The Akawaio people The Pemon people The Patamona people Annetta...
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     Brazil  Suriname  Venezuela Afro-Guyanese people Agriculture in Guyana Akawaio language Air Force of Guyana Airports in Guyana Amazon rainforest Ambassador...
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    labor counts as slavery.[citation needed] The Arawak, Caribs, Waraos and Akawaio of the Dutch Guiana captured people from other tribes. Most males were...
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  • Oxford under Edward Evans-Pritchard, and carried out fieldwork among the Akawaio people in Guyana in 1951-1952 and in 1957, later broadening her study to...
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    Guyana (category Countries and territories where English is an official language)
    Amerindian influences, as their native tongue. Indigenous Cariban languages (Akawaio, Wai-Wai, and Macushi) are spoken by a small minority of Amerindians...
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  • 1845 and 1885. Abel, an Akawaio, was credited with founding the first church in Amokokopai. He heard of Alleluia from other Akawaio who had learned of it...
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  • Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Guyana. It is known as Malaima-tepui in the local Akawaio language. Most published sources place it just inside Guyanese territory, very...
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    Patamona people (category CS1 Portuguese-language sources (pt))
    northern Brazil. They speak a Cariban language, Kapóng, and have often been referred to interchangeably as Akawaio or Ingariko. Patamona are considered...
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    Plains" Capital Georgetown Common languages Official English Vernacular language Guyanese Creole Native languages Akawaio Macushi Waiwai Arawakan family...
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  • Brazil / Suriname: Portuguese and Sikiana. Brazil / Guyana: Portuguese, Akawaio, Patamona, Wapishana and Macushi. Brazil / Venezuela: Pemon, Ninam, Arutani...
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    Venezuela (category Articles containing Spanish-language text)
    the most spoken Indigenous language, with 170,000 speakers. Immigrants, in addition to Spanish, speak their own languages. Chinese (400,000), Portuguese...
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    Alleluia church, which combines Christian beliefs with Amerindian traditions. Akawaio (Also known as Acahuayo, Acewaio, Akawai, or Ingariko), Mazaruni River...
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  • Sérgio Meira (category CS1 Portuguese-language sources (pt))
    relacionais' das línguas tupí-guaraní (2013) Rhythmic stress in Tiriyó (Cariban) Akawaio, Akurio, Apalaí, Bakairi, Carijona, Hixkaryana, Kalina, Katxúyana, Kuhikuru...
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  • mostly Akawaio. The Kako River is an important source of water and food, as well as supporting village agriculture and transportation. Akiwaio language is...
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    Demerara (category CS1 Dutch-language sources (nl))
    Gravesande formed an alliance with the Amerindian Arawak, Kalina, Warao and Akawaio tribes, and prevented the uprising from spreading to Demerara and Essequibo...
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  • linguistic names. Language portal Constructed language and List of constructed languages Language (for information about language in general) Language observatory...
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    Works By Night") and Piai ("Medicine Man") are the Creator gods of the Akawaio and neighboring Cariban tribes, said to never have been seen by mortals...
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    List of Indigenous peoples of Brazil (category Articles containing Portuguese-language text)
    Indigenous or Native peoples. This is a sortable listing of peoples, associated language families, Indigenous locations, and population estimates with dates. A...
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