Uajana
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Uajana is an alternative name for the Wayana language, an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Wayana people in parts of Brazil, Suriname, and French Guiana.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cariban language
ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Wayana language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Apalaí language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Wayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Oayana
ⓘ
Uajana ⓘ Wayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isIndigenousTo | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | way ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Cariban languages of the Guianas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cariban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Guiana Shield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Amazon ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Wayana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Amapá, Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Paru d’Este region, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ Tapanahony River region, Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Maroni River region, French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
daily communication within Wayana communities
ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ traditional oral literature ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.