Mawayana
A language of Guyana
| Population | 50 (1986 C. Howard). |
| Region | Southwest Guyana, living with the Waiwai. |
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Guyana |
| Alternate names | Mahuayana |
| Dialects | Not related to Wapishana [wap], Atorada [aox], or Mapidian [mpw]. Mawayana shows no semantic similarity with Wapishana [wap], Atorada [aox], or Mapidian [mpw] (2002 R. Hicks). |
| Classification | Arawakan, Maipuran |
| Language use | Also use Waiwai [waw]. |
| Comments | Swidden agriculturalists: cassava. Traditional religion, Christian. Nearly extinct. |
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