• Macushi is an indigenous language of the Carib family spoken in Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. It is also referred to as Makushi, Makusi, Macuxi, Macusi...
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    considered sub-groups of Pemon. Macushi people speak the Macushi language, a Macushi-Kapon language, which is part of the Carib language family. Some in Brazil...
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  • the Pemon language itself, even if Kapon strictly covers only the two Akawaio and Patamona languages). These four languages (including Macushi) form the...
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    three dozen, but most are spoken only by a few hundred people. Macushi is the only language among them with numerous speakers, estimated at 30,000. The Cariban...
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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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  • and Kako. There are two dialects, Akawaio and Patamona. The Macushi name of the language is Ingarikó. The Carib tribes practice an indigenous system of...
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    The Indigenous languages of the Americas are the languages that were used by the Indigenous peoples of the Americas before the arrival of non-Indigenous...
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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;...
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    (Terena, Kinikinau, Terena Sign Language) Paranhos, Mato Grosso do Sul (Guarani, under approval) Bonfim, Roraima (macushi) and (wapishana) Tocantínia, Tocantins...
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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,...
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  • perhaps three hundred sign languages in use around the world today. The number is not known with any confidence; new sign languages emerge frequently through...
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  • District Development Board Guyana's first indigenous community radio, in Macushi language. 98.1 Hot FM 98.1 Online Guyana Soca, Chutney, Reggae, Pop & News Vibes...
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    Amerindians. Each group has a distinct language, although there is understanding between speakers of Pemon, Kapóng, and Macushi. According to a survey conducted...
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    The languages of the Caribbean reflect the region's diverse history and culture. There are six official languages spoken in the Caribbean: Spanish (official...
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  • population is 353. In addition to English, Wapishana, and Macushi language are also commonly spoken languages. It has a nursery and a primary school, but secondary...
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    Guyana Topic outline of Guyana Literature of Guyana Mazaruni River Macushi Macushi language Maopityan Falls Military of Guyana Music of Guyana National Cultural...
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    Guyana (category Countries and territories where English is an official language)
    of many waters". Nine indigenous tribes reside in Guyana: the Wai Wai, Macushi, Patamona, Lokono, Kalina, Wapishana, Pemon, Akawaio and Warao. Historically...
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  • Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region in Guyana. The village is mainly inhabited by Macushi people. The village had a population of 332 inhabitants according to the...
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    Pemon (category CS1 Spanish-language sources (es))
    the larger Cariban language family, and include six groups including the Arekuna, Ingarikó, Kamarakoto, Tualipang, Mapoyo and Macushi/Makushi (Macuxi or...
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    Wapishana (section Language)
    Wapishana and Macushi. Historical boundaries extend as far up as the Rio Branco basin, but the Wapishana were driven south by the Macushi under pressure...
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    (1986). Handbook of Amazonian languages Vol 1. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. Cited in Dixon (2000): 36  Abbot, M. (1991). "Macushi" pp. 40 in Derbyshire & Pullum...
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  • village of Macushi Amerindians in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. It is located in the North Rupununi Wetlands. The main language spoken...
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    hectares (6,110 km2). The area around the mountains is inhabited by the Macushi and Wapishana people in 21 communities who use the resources of mountains...
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  • is Normandia in Brazil. The primary language of its inhabitants is Macushi with English as the secondary language. The major religion is Christianity...
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    Capital Georgetown Common languages Official English Vernacular language Guyanese Creole Native languages Akawaio Macushi Waiwai Arawakan family Patamona...
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  • populations London, Birmingham, Manchester Languages English (British English, Guyanese Creole), Akawaio, Hindi, Macushi, Wai-Wai, Arawakan, Cariban Religion...
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  • List of contemporary ethnic groups (category CS1 Turkish-language sources (tr))
    group tends to be associated with shared ancestry, history, homeland, language or dialect and cultural heritage; where the term "culture" specifically...
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  • Sikiana. Brazil / Guyana: Portuguese, Akawaio, Patamona, Wapishana and Macushi. Brazil / Venezuela: Pemon, Ninam, Arutani, Yanomami and Nheengatu. Brazil...
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  • Bernaldina José Pedro (category CS1 Brazilian Portuguese-language sources (pt-br))
    part of the Macushi people, an indigenous people who live in Guyana, Northern Brazil, and Venezuela. Pedro eventually married into a Macushi family living...
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    Immigration to Brazil (category CS1 Portuguese-language sources (pt))
    and Baniwa) Tacuru (Guarani) Paranhos (Guarani, under approval) Bonfim (macushi) and (wapishana) Tocantínia (Akwê Xerente) Serafina Corrêa Flores da Cunha...
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