Waiwai language
| Waiwai | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil, Guyana |
| Ethnicity | Wai-Wai |
Native speakers | (2,200 cited 1990–2006)[1] |
Cariban
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | waw – inclusive codeIndividual code: xkh – Karahawyana |
| Glottolog | waiw1244 |
| ELP | |
Waiwai /ˈwaɪwaɪ/[2] (Uaiuai, Uaieue, Ouayeone) is a Cariban language of northern Brazil, with a couple hundred speakers across the border in southern Guyana.
References
- ^ Waiwai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Karahawyana at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
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