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'''Waiwai''' (Uaiuai, Uaieue, Ouayeone) is a [[Cariban language]] of [[Brazil]], with a couple hundred speakers in [[Guiana]]. Katawian dialect has been listed as a separate language (Voegelin 1977).
'''Waiwai''' (Uaiuai, Uaieue, Ouayeone) is a [[Cariban language]] of [[Brazil]], with a couple hundred speakers in [[Guiana]]. Katawian dialect has been listed as a separate language (Voegelin 1977).



[[Category:Languages of Brazil]]
[[Category:Languages of Brazil]]

Revision as of 09:02, 12 November 2011

Waiwai
Native toBrazil
EthnicityWai-Wai people
Native speakers
3,100
Cariban
  • Guiana Carib
    • Waiwai
Dialects
  • Katawian
Language codes
ISO 639-3waw
ELP

Waiwai (Uaiuai, Uaieue, Ouayeone) is a Cariban language of Brazil, with a couple hundred speakers in Guiana. Katawian dialect has been listed as a separate language (Voegelin 1977).