The Caribbean, Trinidad and the Guianas
Akawaio
Lands
Upper Mazaruni area and nearby river valleys of western Guyana, with Akawaio also counted in Venezuela's census
Facts 3
Language
Akawaio is one of the nine Indigenous languages covered by Guyana's language revival programme, which the government moved to restart in 2021.
As of 2021 Source: Department of Public Information, Government of Guyana, Gov't to resume Amerindian language revival project (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Kapohn is the Akawaio people's own name for themselves, and like most peoples of Guyana's interior they are Carib speakers.
Source: Minority Rights Group, Indigenous peoples in Guyana (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
Akawaio communities live in Guyana's Upper Mazaruni area and along the Barama, Upper Pomeroon, Wenamu and Upper Cuyuni rivers.
Source: Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Government of Guyana, Indigenous Nations (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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