The Caribbean, Trinidad and the Guianas
Wayana
Lands
Upper Maroni River and its tributaries in French Guiana, the Tapanahony and Paloemeu rivers in Suriname, and the East Paru River in Pará, Brazil
Countries French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil
Facts 3
Language
France recognizes Wayana as one of six Amerindian languages of French Guiana with the status of a language of France.
As of 2015 Source: Ministère de la Culture, Direction des affaires culturelles de Guyane, Langues de France et langues régionales en Guyane: bilan au 7 décembre 2015 (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Among younger people on Brazil's East Paru River, the Wayana language has gained great prestige.
Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Indigenous Peoples in Brazil, Wayana (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
Wayana live where three countries meet: on the upper Maroni and its Tampok and Marouini tributaries in French Guiana, in southern Suriname and in Brazil.
Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Indigenous Peoples in Brazil, Wayana (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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