Wayana people

Carib-speaking indigenous people located in the south-eastern part of the Guiana highlands, a region divided between Brazil, Surinam, and French Guiana
Person ethnic_group Q2299931
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Summary

Wayana people is an ethnic group[1]. They draws 517 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_group category, ranking #665 of 4,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wayana was Wayana people's native language[3].
  • Cariban was Wayana people's native language[4].
  • Wayana people is in the country of Brazil[5].
  • Wayana people is in the country of Suriname[6].
  • Wayana people is in the country of France[7].
  • Wayana people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[8].
  • Wayana people's instance of is recorded as indigenous people[9].
  • The location of Wayana people was Guiana Highlands[10].
  • Wayana people is part of Peuples autochtones de Guyane[11].
  • Wayana people's Commons category is recorded as Wayana[12].
  • Wayana people's country of origin is recorded as Brazil[13].
  • Wayana people's country of origin is recorded as French Guiana[14].
  • Wayana people's country of origin is recorded as Suriname[15].
  • Wayana people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wayana people[16].
  • Wayana people's described at URL is recorded as https://pib.socioambiental.org/pt/Quadro_Geral_dos_Povos[17].
  • Wayana people has a population of {'amount': '+1500'}[18].
  • Wayana people has a population of {'amount': '+329'}[19].
  • Wayana people has a population of {'amount': '+800'}[20].
  • Wayana people has a population of {'amount': '+500'}[21].
  • Wayana people's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Cariban[22].
  • Wayana people's native label is recorded as Wayana[23].

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Origins and Family

Native languages include Wayana[3] and Cariban[4].

Why It Matters

Wayana people draws 517 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_group category, ranking #665 of 4,529).[2] They has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] They is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sociomap id → SM256590
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → Peuples autochtones de Guyane
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Cariban
    Native language → Wayana, Cariban
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007555729805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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