Wai-wai people

Carib-speaking ethnic group of Guyana and northern Brazil
Person isolated_human_group Q1853257
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Wai-wai people

Summary

Wai-wai people is an isolated human group[1]. They draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (isolated_human_group category, ranking #72 of 347).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cariban was Wai-wai people's native language[3].
  • Wai-wai people is in the country of Guyana[4].
  • Wai-wai people is in the country of Brazil[5].
  • Wai-wai people's instance of is recorded as isolated human group[6].
  • Wai-wai people's instance of is recorded as indigenous people[7].
  • Wai-wai people's Commons category is recorded as Wai-wai people[8].
  • Wai-wai people's country of origin is recorded as Brazil[9].
  • Wai-wai people's country of origin is recorded as Guyana[10].
  • Wai-wai people's described at URL is recorded as https://pib.socioambiental.org/pt/Quadro_Geral_dos_Povos[11].
  • Wai-wai people has a population of {'amount': '+2502'}[12].
  • Wai-wai people has a population of {'amount': '+170'}[13].
  • Wai-wai people's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Waiwai[14].
  • Wai-wai people's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Cariban[15].
  • Wai-wai people's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mis', 'text': 'Waiwai'}[16].

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Origins and Family

Cariban was Wai-wai people's native language[3].

Why It Matters

Wai-wai people draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (isolated_human_group category, ranking #72 of 347).[2] They has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] They is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved . pib.socioambiental.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved . pib.socioambiental.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved . pib.socioambiental.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved . pib.socioambiental.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved . pib.socioambiental.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved . pib.socioambiental.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved . pib.socioambiental.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved . pib.socioambiental.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved . pib.socioambiental.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed Waiwai, Cariban
    Native language Cariban
    Country of origin
    Country of origin Brazil, Guyana
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007548771605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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