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Irakule: See Akuriyo

"Irakule" is the name of a major subgroup of the Akuriyo tribe, also known as the Wayarikure or Wama. This tribal name is no longer commonly used, but is thought to have meant "people of the salt."

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Here are links to our webpages about the Irakule tribe and language:

Irakule
Language spoken in Suriname
Indigenous of South America
South American mythology
Cariban language group

Here are a few good books about the Irakules:
The Akuriyo of Surinam
Manufacturing Otherness
Comparative Cariban Morphosyntax

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