Wayampi

Wayampi
Delivery of the UNESCO Certificate of Protection to the Wayampi
Total population
2,171[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Brazil1,221 (2014)
 French Guiana950 (2009)
Languages
Wayampi, French Guiana Creole, Portuguese[2]
Religion
traditional tribal religion[1]

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. The number of Wayampi is approximately 2,171 individuals. Approximately 950 live in French Guiana[1] in two main settlements surrounded by little hamlets,[3] and 1,221 live in Brazil[1] in 49 villages.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Wajãpi: Introduction". Instituto Socioambiental (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Wayampi." Ethnologue. 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  3. ^ Davy & Tritsch 2012, p. 16.
  4. ^ "Apina Conselho das Aldeias Wajãpi". Apina (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2020.