 Indigenous Wiwa people in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 18,202 [1] (2018, census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Cesar Department, La Guajira Department, Valledupar, Santa Marta | |
| Languages | |
| Dʉmʉna, Colombian Spanish, Kagaba | |
| Religion | |
| Shamanism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arhuaco, Kogi, Kankuamo |
The Wiwa people, also known as the Damana people,[2] are an indigenous people of Colombia that speak Dʉmʉna, of the Chibchan language family, and live in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta region.[3][4]
- ^ "Población Indígena de Colombia" [Indigenous population of Colombia] (PDF), 2018 census, Bogotá: Departamento Nacional de Estadística (DANE), 16 September 2019, retrieved 28 July 2020
- ^ Vincent, Jessica (11 December 2018). "The Culture Of The Wiwa An Indigenous Colombian Tribe In The Sierra Nevada". Culture Trip. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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