Wajana
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Wajana is an alternative name for the Wayana language, an indigenous Cariban language spoken by the Wayana people in parts of Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cariban language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Wayana language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
ⓘ
France ⓘ Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endonymOf | Wayana language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Wayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects | dialectal variation among Wayana communities ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | waya1269 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | pyn ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
agglutinative language
ⓘ
head-marking language ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV-dominant ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cariban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
endangered language
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Aparai language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trio language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Guiana Shield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Amazon ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Wayana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Cariban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication within Wayana communities
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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