Waiwai language
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| Waiwai | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil, Guyana |
| Ethnicity | Wai-Wai |
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Native speakers
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(2,200 cited 1990–2006)[1] |
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Cariban
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| Dialects |
Katawian (Tunayana)
Karahawyana
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | waw |
| Glottolog | waiw1244[2] |
Waiwai /ˈwaɪwaɪ/[3] (Uaiuai, Uaieue, Ouayeone) is a Cariban language of northern Brazil, with a couple hundred speakers across the border in southern Guyana.
References[edit]
- ^ Waiwai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Waiwai". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
External links[edit]
- Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Waiwai". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.
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